Job summary

Join an exciting, innovative and dynamic service dedicated to delivering outstanding care.

As a key clinician within our Core Needs Project and part of the Experts At Hand offer, you will deliver specialist clinical care to your own caseload and across the wider service. Working primarily within schools, you will assess children and young people with neurodiverse needs and formulate person-centred care plans. This role sits within the broader Children's Neurodevelopmental Team, so expertise and knowledge across neurodevelopmental presentations are valued.

You will be an autonomous clinician, accountable for your own clinical practice, delivering evidence-based triage, screening and diagnostic assessments for neurodevelopmental referrals. You will review referral forms, complete holistic and functional assessments, and provide clear advice and care plans.

You will support the Clinical Team Leader in developing and refining our neurodevelopmental assessment pathway, sharing specialist knowledge across the team, providing clinical supervision to peers and junior staff, and building strong links with our wider support and intervention pathways.

You will guide colleagues undertaking referral screening and low-risk triage, and help ensure consistent, safe signposting and risk assessment.

You will practise as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT), working within a fully integrated partnership across health, social care and education, delivering truly joined-up support.

Main duties of the job

• Demonstrates specialist clinical skills when working with education settings as part of the Experts At Hand offer, completing functional and holistic assessments of young people's needs and formulating advice and plans.
• Demonstrates specialist clinical skills in Autism and ADHD triage, referral screening, and diagnostic assessment.
• Demonstrates specialist clinical skills within Neurodiversity to support service development.
• Provides specialist advice to other disciplines within their specific area of practice and supervises staff undertaking referral screening, as well as providing clinical advice to junior staff undertaking low-risk triage and signposting referrals.
• May undertake clinical audits and participate in research activities.
• Is responsible for their own practice and ensures effective patient/service user care is maintained, demonstrating effective time-management skills.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job summary

Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic service that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people?

The post holder will be responsible for delivering specialised clinical care to their own caseload and service within their speciality area. This role will predominantly involve assessing children and young people for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in line with NICE guidance.

Please note that this role will primarily involve assessing young people virtually.

You will have the opportunity to support the Clinical Team Lead in developing the ADHD assessment pathway within the team, sharing specialist clinical knowledge, providing clinical supervision to peers, and developing strong links with our ADHD intervention pathway. Whilst this role mainly focuses on ADHD assessments, the position sits within the wider Children's Neurodevelopmental Team, and knowledge and expertise in autism are also desirable.

The post holder will work in accordance with professional and regulatory body codes, standards, and guidance, always ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence-based theoretical and practical knowledge.

The team includes a Clinical Team Leader, Consultant Doctors, an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, a Speciality Doctor, Pharmacists, Specialist Nurses/Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Nursing Associates, and a Healthcare Assistant.

Main duties of the job

• Utilise specialist clinical skills to complete neurodevelopmental assessments (ADHD), support diagnostic decision-making, and provide feedback to young people and their families.
• Recognise the need for, initiate, and, where appropriate, interpret relevant diagnostic investigations.
• Recognise the need for, and where appropriate seek, advice from relevant specialisms.
• Liaise closely with other members of the MDT to ensure that a detailed and comprehensive diagnostic assessment is completed in line with NICE guidance.
• Be responsible for ensuring that clinical outcome data is appropriately collated and routinely recorded in accordance with Trust and professional regulatory body standards.
• Employ excellent verbal and written communication skills to promote multidisciplinary and inter-agency liaison and collaborative practice with a broad range of audiences, including other professionals and external assessment providers.
• Continuously evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the service through the use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures, and participate in service development.
• Maintain knowledge of current research and clinical developments, and participate in research and audit activities within the service.
• Experience of working with young people with emotional or mental health difficulties, or within a neurodevelopmental setting, is essential.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

Find out more and search live jobs.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of a band 6 Specialist Nurse to join our Mental Health Triage and Assessment Team.

The Mental Health Triage and Assessment team (MHTAT) provides routine triage and initial mental health assessments to individuals between the ages of 18 and 64 years (inclusive), with an identified or suspected mental health need from Hull and East Riding.

Our work is diverse, fast paced and clinically rich.

We work closely with other professionals including General Practitioners, Secondary, Primary and voluntary care providers and collaboratively with families and carers.

We are seeking a professional with a Mental Health nursing registration with experience of working within the specialism of Mental Health and we are looking for professionals who are keen to lead on innovation, developing robust care pathways and enhance the patient and carer experience.

Main duties of the job

o To triage, assess and signpost patients based on clinical need following clinical intervention.

o To support the team/clinical leads in providing clinical and supervisory leadership to junior members of the workforce.

o To be jointly responsible with other senior colleagues for the day-to-day planning and delivery of the Mental Health Triage and Assessment Team.

o To support the team leads and other colleagues with the implementation of policy, protocol, service/practice development and change within own area of responsibility

o To continue to demonstrate specialist clinical skills in practice and provide support/advice re service development and the delivery of care, in partnership with service users, carers, staff, managers and other agencies.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

Find out more and search live jobs.

Details

Date posted

28 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

338-8376621-26

Job locations

Miranda House

Gladstone Street

Hull

HU3 2RT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description Job responsibilities For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Education and Training

Essential

• Diploma or Degree in Professional qualification equivalent to RMN, Registered Social worker, OT or equivalent AHP
• Registration with the HCPC/NMC or equivalent
• Knowledge and understanding of the evidence-based relevant to the clinical area

Desirable

• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
• Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility

Skills & Competencies

Essential

• Able to demonstrate effective inter-personal/communication skills
• Evidence of good time management skills

Desirable

• Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities
• Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area
• Previous community based experience or band 6 experience transferrable to community setting

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area
• Ability to effectively Chair meetings oExperience of SystmOne

Person Specification Qualifications, Education and Training Essential Diploma or Degree in Professional qualification equivalent to RMN, Registered Social worker, OT or equivalent AHP Registration with the HCPC/NMC or equivalent Knowledge and understanding of the evidence-based relevant to the clinical area Desirable Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility Skills & Competencies Essential Able to demonstrate effective inter-personal/communication skills Evidence of good time management skills Desirable Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment Knowledge and Experience Essential Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area Previous community based experience or band 6 experience transferrable to community setting Desirable Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area Ability to effectively Chair meetings oExperience of SystmOne

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Miranda House

Gladstone Street

Hull

HU3 2RT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Miranda House

Gladstone Street

Hull

HU3 2RT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)