Adult Neurodevelopmental Practitioner

Are you passionate about supporting individuals with autism and/or ADHD? Do you want to make a positive difference in people's lives while utilising your full range of skills and experiences?

We are seeking enthusiastic and innovative neurodevelopmental practitioners to join our dynamic, multi-disciplinary services within the Croydon locality. You will be part of our Assessment and Liaison and Community Mental Health Teams.

About the Role:

We are specifically looking for a Pharmacist or a Psychologist with a passion for working with adults with neurodevelopmental conditions.

As a Neurodevelopmental Practitioner, you will:

• Conduct specialist clinical assessments.


• Support the development of a stepped-care approach to assist adults with neurodevelopmental disorders.


• Aim to improve access, experience, and outcomes for this population.


What We Offer:

• A collaborative and supportive work environment.


• Opportunities for professional development and growth.


• The chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of adults who are neurodiverse., The main responsibilities of this role include:


• To provide specialist interventions according to discipline including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.


• To offer expert consultation and advice to A&L and CMHT team members in Neurodevelopmental disorders including Autism, ADHD and Learning Disabilities.


• To participate in the development and implementation of a stepped care pathway for people presenting with neurodevelopmental disorders.


• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.


• To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.


• To promote service evaluation, audit and research.


• To scope clinical gaps for people with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.


• To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment an discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor


• To offer training to mainstream services
  
  Relevant qualifications and experience as a Pharmacist or Psychologist


If you are enthusiastic about making a difference and meet the above criteria, we would love to hear from you!

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance.

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.


• Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.


• Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes.


• Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars


• Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites


• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.


Other benefits include:

• Counselling services


• Wellbeing events


• Long service awards


• Cycle to work scheme


• Season ticket loan


• Childcare vouchers


• Staff restaurants