Job summary
- Main area
- SEND
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Monday - Friday)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
- Job ref
- 411-COM-24-6770619
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Hospital Site
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/11/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 02/12/2024
Employer heading
SEND Clinical Co-Ordinator
NHS AfC: Band 6
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
Are you an AHP or nurse? Do you have a passion for making a difference for children and young people with SEND? Then look no further. We are delighted to be able to advertise for a 12-month full time post for a Band 6 SEND Clinical Coordinator. This is an opportunity to join our small and friendly SEND team in the Children's Community and Mental Health Division at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. The post is based at Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
The post holder will provide support to the Clinical Lead for SEND in the day-to-day implementation of the Children and Families Act (2014) Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) reforms in order to improve the outcomes for children and young people aged 0-25 years.
The post holder will support the Clinical Lead for SEND in ensuring Trust clinical staff are aware of their statutory responsibilities to this group of children, young people and their families and are confident and competent in preparing health advice for Education Health Care Plans. They will support the quality assurance process for health advice that is contributing to the EHCP assessment and annual review processes.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the EHC process to ensure timely and accurate health information is provided to support EHC needs assessments and annual reviews. This will include reviewing the accuracy and quality of the health advice submitted for EHCP assessments and annuals reviews against a quality assurance framework. You will provide advice and support to clinical staff on completion of health advice documents.
The post holder will have good communication skills to provide effective co-ordination of advice and liaison with the SEN teams within the Local Authority.
Working for our organisation
The SEND team at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust was newly formed in late 2020. We are a small team of clinicians and administrative staff who are passionate about outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, please take a look at the job description and person specification attachments.
The post holders must be able to demonstrate a positive attitude which encompasses our Trust Values of excellence, innovation, openness, respect and together. For more information about this post, please contact the SEND Clinical Lead.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- • Registered Nurse / Registered Allied Health Professional / Registered Social Worker
- • Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- • Reviewing case notes to identify and summarise clinical needs and support information gathering for EHCP assessment and annual reviews.
- • Self-directed learning, including reflective practice
- • Reviewing case notes to identify and summarise clinical needs and support information gathering for EHCP assessment and annual reviews. • Self-directed learning, including reflective practice • Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance
- • Knowledge and understanding of the issues and challenges facing children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
- • Knowledge and understanding of The Children and Families Act 2014, Working together 2018
- • Knowledge of safeguarding issues with children and young people with SEN
- • Evidence of good communication skills, written and verbal, ensuring effective communication with service users and other professionals
- • Ability to build effective relationships and influence, persuade and negotiate with others
- • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to unexpected demands
- • Ability to analyse documents and provide effective feedback
- • Ability to prioritise and organise work, underpinned by sound time management skills
- • Computer and IT skills
- • Commitment to improving the SEND System
Desirable criteria
- • Delivering training sessions
- •Safeguarding issues with children and young people with SEN and/or disability
- • Ability to use framework to review/audit documents
- •Demonstrate ability to work flexibly when necessary
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
- Jenny Grimes
- Job title
- SEND Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07814311106
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