ASD Pathway Navigator

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Women and Children division at Lancashire teaching Hospitals Trust as an ASD Pathway Navigator.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, confident and dynamic individual who will be a central point of contact for patients currently undergoing an Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment; helping to ensure the individual needs of the patient are supported, whilst facilitating a seamless, coordinated pathway delivery, such as through escalation of requirements to relevant colleagues and supporting behaviour needs through signposting to local services.

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with the wider community paediatrics team (clinical and administrative), as well as other key health and social care providers, to support patients who are undergoing an ASD assessment. The ASD navigator will be involved from the beginning of the pathway up to the point of diag...