Specialist Sleep Practitioner

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• Manage a case load of individual family referrals.
• Assess the childs sleep problem to determine its nature and any contributing factors.
• Work with families to develop a sleep plan encouraging the child or young person to develop positive sleep habits.
• Provide advice and support to parents who are implementing a sleep programme.
• Contribute to the organisation and delivery of sleep clinics and workshops.
• Maintain high service standards and contribute to quality improvement across the Therapy & Specialist Support Service (TSS)
  Service in line with the needs of the service and evidence-based practice.
• Work independently and use own initiative.
• Apply evidence based and child centred principles.
• Offer advice, training and guidance to other professionals as required.
• Be accountable for all aspects of the role working to professional guidelines and Together Trust policy.
• Ensure practice is up to date and be evidence based.
• Participate in relevant education/training opportunities, read and critically appraise research articles and relevant literature, ensuring best practice in your day-to-day work.
• Establish/maintain internal and external networks to maintain good standards of practice, embrace new initiatives for the service and enhance job satisfaction.
• Be aware of any potential conflicts of interest and inform their manager of these.

Together Trust is a charity that champions the rights, needsand ambitions of the people they support. They work across the North West of England, providing a range of services including education, residential care,fostering, and community support.

Hours:

22.5 per week,37.5 hours worked across 52 weeks per year

Are you a passionate Specialist Sleep Practitioner ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people? Together Trust is looking for a Specialist Sleep Practitioner toprovide personalised advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people with sleep difficulties across all age and ability ranges and specialises in helping autistic people and those with complex communication needs.

What You will do;

• Manage a case load of individual family referrals.
• Assess the childs sleep problem to determine its nature and any contributing factors.
• Work with families to develop a sleep plan encouraging the child or young person to develop positive sleep habits.
• Provide advice and support to parents who are implementing a sleep programme.
• Contribute to the organisation and delivery of sleep clinics and workshops.
• Maintain high service standards and contribute to quality improvement across the Therapy & Specialist Support Service (TSS)
  Service in line with the needs of the service and evidence-based practice.
• Work independently and use own initiative.
• Apply evidence based and child centred principles.
• Offer advice, training and guidance to other professionals as required.
• Be accountable for all aspects of the role working to professional guidelines and Together Trust policy.
• Ensure practice is up to date and be evidence based.
• Participate in relevant education/training opportunities, read and critically appraise research articles and relevant literature, ensuring best practice in your day-to-day work.
• Establish/maintain internal and external networks to maintain good standards of practice, embrace new initiatives for the service and enhance job satisfaction.
• Be aware of any potential conflicts of interest and inform their manager of these.

What we are looking for;

• Recognised professional qualification to degree level or equivalent experience
• Experience of working with autistic children and those with complex needs including ADHD.
• Experience of successful practice in working with parents and families.
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge and understanding at both theoretical and practical levels of current perspectives on autism and SEN.
• Knowledge of specific approaches to working with autistic people, both structured and unstructured, e.g. TEACCH, PECS, Social Stories.
• Ability to use and apply knowledge of autism to plan intervention programmes.

• Annual Leave
  27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
• Generous pension schemeand death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.
• Occupational sick payand family friendly policies includingenhancedmaternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eligibility to apply forBlue Light card
• Proud to be areal living wage employer
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
• Comprehensivetraining and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
• Long service awards including…