Community Practitioner Autism AISS

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust Recruitment

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust are pleased to be recruiting to the Children and young people’s Autism Intensive Support Service (AISS). The service is operational across Lancashire & South Cumbria.

AISS provide rapid clinical support to support children and young people, and their families/carers, where there is a risk of care breakdown or hospitalisation. AISS offer personalised clinical interventions based upon functional formulation and neuro-affirmative best practice. The service works closely with critical partners in health, social care, and educational services.

The post holder will be a registered professional with clinical experience in supporting autistic children and young people with complex health or behavioural needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• The post holder will have good communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team, and under the delegated authority of the band 6 autism practitioner.
• Support the provision of a Children’s Autism Intensive Support to autistic children and young people and their families, who may have complex health or behavioural needs, and who are resident within Lancashire and South Cumbria.
• Provide autism informed clinical interventions.
• Undertake appropriately delegated work.
• Providing a holistic and personalised approach, supporting the child and their families’ network.
• Provide intensive support to the whole family with the aim of enhancing their wellbeing, coping skills and resilience.
• Work with the child in a personalised way that maximises their motivations, values and interests to develop effective therapeutic rapport.
• Understand the child and families goals and work in personalised, flexible way to achieve them.
• Complete and/or contribute to robust multiagency risk assessments and risk management plans.