Job summary
- Main area
- Learning Disabilities
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 373-LD0490
- Employer
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastway Building, Countess of Chester Health Park
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Nurse / Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Job overview
**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply
The Adult Autism Service is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic part time Band 6 Specialist Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Speech and Language Therapist to work alongside our Lead Assessors for diagnostic and assessment service for adults who are believed to need an assessment for autism.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have responsibility for the assessment and the gathering and co-ordinating of information in order to inform whether a person has a diagnosis of Autism, what traits are relevant to them and how they can best manage their future. The post holder will also be required to use their skills and expertise to educate, advise and consult with the wider workforce and different agencies, to improve services for autistic people.
Working for our organisation
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/completing-application-guidance. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email – [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/Registered Qualified Occupational Therapist/ Registered Speech and Language Therapist
- Demonstrate commitment to ongoing training
Desirable criteria
- Degree in Health Care field
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to Assess/Plan/Evaluate care to clients and carers
- Support clients in crisis
- Excellent Record Keeping
- Ability to chair meetings and lead a team
- Deliver training to other professionals and services
Desirable criteria
- Experience in quality initiatives
- Ability to manage conflict situations to an amicable resolution
- Confidence/experience in managing potentially challenging situations
Experience
Essential criteria
- A level of post qualifying experience of working with adults with autism
- Direct experience of working with clients with complex needs i.e. people with multiple co-morbidities
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using assessments to identify needs
- Working within a MDT
- Participation in service developments
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tom Egerton-Parry
- Job title
- Operations Manager Adult ADHD and Adult Autism
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 393160
- Additional information
If you consider yourself to be Neurodivergent and need assistance to complete your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100
If you wish to discuss the role further, in advance of submitting your application, please email in the first instance to [email protected]
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