Neurodevelopmental Nurse

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Job Purpose:

To work as part of a Neurodevelopmental Nursing Team (NDNT) that provides support and management of children with severe or complex learning disabilities or neurodevelopmental disabilities including but not limited to Autism, ADHD, and global-developmental delay.

To work closely with community paediatricians, children and young people, parents/carers, general practitioners, schools and other partners to develop a greater understanding of the conditions and facilitate appropriate support for children, young people and their families.

The post holder will work autonomously whilst being part of a nursing team that provides a community-based service undertaken in the Halton Child Development Centre, GP surgeries and other clinical centres, Family Hubs and at home.

The post holder will be an experienced nurse with strong clinical leadership and demonstrate an ability to further develop service provision in this area of clinical practice

You will have a passion for working with children and young people and will work within a team that provides support and management of children with severe or complex learning disabilities or neuro-developmental disabilities including but not limited to ASD, ADHD, and global-developmental delay.

The team deliver services to children and young people across the borough of Halton (Widnes and Runcorn) .The vacancy is a full-time role 37.5hours however, the team would welcome applications from nurses who may wish to work on a part time or job share basis. Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS FT has a well-established flexible working policy in place to support a positive work-life balance.

The Child Development Centre offers free parking. Mileage and toll bridge expenses can be claimed for duties requiring a crossing of the bridges.

At Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust our mission is to improve local health and wellbeing in the communities we serve. We want to ensure that our patients, their families, communities, and our stakeholders receive the right care, in the right place and at the right time., Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.