Job Description

Applicants need to be within easy commuting distance to both Kings College Hospital and Royal London Hospital.

Role: Early Intervention ABI Coordinator, London (Working in Partnership with King's College Hospital and Royal London Hospital)

Salary:- 25,000 (plus London Waiting 2,000)

The Child Brain Injury Trust was originally set up by a group of medical professionals. The organisation has evolved over the years and is now the leading UK organisation supporting families and professionals affected by childhood acquired brain injury (ABI). Working in consultation and collaboration with families and professionals, the charity aims to ensure families can access the support they need, when they need it and to ensure they have the best possible chance of reaching their potential.

Job Purpose:

The Early Intervention ABI Coordinator will be both home and hospital-based, supporting the team at King's College Hospital (primary site), Royal London Hospital (additional support), with the potential for further expansion. They will work with a multidisciplinary team of professionals to ensure a smooth transition back home and into education after acquired brain injury. The post holder will build a network of professional contacts and support networks to ensure all children and young people affected by childhood ABI, and their families, are able to access appropriate information and the support they need at the time they need it.

You will need to be able to manage your own time and workload with minimal supervision and working to tight deadlines. Understanding how to build effective support networks locally, working across statutory, voluntary, and community sectors to build effective support pathways for children and young people, is also important. You will need to be empathetic, able to engage with children and young people, and above all, always treat people with respect and dignity in line with the values of the Child Brain Injury Trust. The successful candidate will have:

An understanding of the educational support needs of children and young people with special educational needs

An understanding of local services that can support families with special educational needs

Relevant experience supporting families with disabilities

Relevant experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Strong IT skills

As part of the Brain Injury Team, you will be joining the charity at an exciting time, where we will be looking at the future needs of families across the UK affected by childhood acquired brain injury. We will be developing the brain injury service in line with future needs of families and as such, this role may adapt with the changing needs of the service. This is to ensure that families and children affected by acquired brain injury receive the best support possible. As an inclusive and forward-thinking team, you will be part of and contribute to the development of the service.

This is a varied and exciting post for the right individual, where no two days are the same! If you are adaptable, solution focused and have excellent organizational skills then we are keen to hear from you.

How to apply:

Please visit our website https://childbraininjurytrust.org.uk/about/vacancies/ and access our vacancies page download and complete our application form which includes a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what attracts you to this role.

We recognise that some of your experience may be from unpaid roles as well as paid employment - please include any voluntary work if it helps to show why you are the right candidate for the job.

Please email your completed application form and supporting statement to

office@cbituk.org

quoting the job role.

If you would like to have an informal chat with someone from the Child Brain Injury Trust about this role, please email

office@cbituk.org

Key dates:

Application deadline: Wednesday 13th August at 9:00am

Online interviews: Thursday 21st August 2025

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Health & wellbeing programme Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

Do you have previous experience working with young people with special educational needs or disabilities? Do you live within commuting easy commuting distance to King's College Hospital and Royal London Hospital?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London SE5 9RS

Application deadline: 13/08/2025