Autism Practitioner

The post holder will work as part of our team and would be responsible for assessment and differential diagnosis of autism. You will provide person-centred recommendations and reports for the person to enable them to access future support for all aspects of their lives. Training in diagnosing autism, and ongoing development, will be available from a supportive and established team., To have responsibility for a defined caseload of clients under the supervision of the Clinical Lead.
To assist other team members with the diagnostic process for those suspected of having an autism spectrum condition.
Assist with the appropriate screening of referrals and provide information for referrers, service users and carers.
To formulate reports explaining the person's diagnosis for a range of audiences including client, families and other professionals.
To liaise regularly with line manager providing them with an update of caseload.
Ensure intervention is provided in a range of settings suitable to meet the needs of the clients.
Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the multi-disciplinary team.
Provide information, education and support for family members, carers and other relevant professionals.
Participate and promote positive intra-agency working
Participate in case load supervision to monitor the standards of service user case and ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
Participate in regular clinical and managerial supervision with Clinical Lead/Team Manager, as per Trust policy.
Contribute to the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care.
Compile and maintain effective client records and record outcome measures in conjunction with clients and in accordance with Professional and Trust policies, procedures and standards.
Participate in the induction, training or education of a variety of staff, students or volunteers attached to the team/service.
Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings and evidence based practice.
Please see job description for further details.
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We celebrate diversity and promote equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
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Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.