Children's ADHD nurse specialist/prescriber

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Communication and relationship skill

To communicate effectively with patients and carers and other health care professionals and non-professionals using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to share assessment findings, agree treatment plans, progress and modify management programmes, give advice, teaching etc. This will include patients, family members or carers with communication and comprehension difficulties and those who may be unable to accept diagnosis prognosis.

To liaise with health and social care professionals and other agencies regarding paediatric patient care, treatment progress and discharge planning.

1. Knowledge, training and experience

All staff must complete on-going mandatory and role-specific training pertinent to their post, and this should be confirmed with their line manager.

Independent prescribing course should be undertaken within first 18 months of employment if not already compliant.

Staff should ensure that they help to create a positive patient experience at all stages of a patients interaction with MCH and help to improve the patient experience.

1. To support and facilitate the provision of specialist education, training and information to children, families and member of the multi-disciplinary team

To provide an individualised programme of education and advice for each family in the nature of the disease, its treatment and support services available.

To provide patient information leaflets and health education within specialist clinics.

parents to give their own medications and provide information for home administration.

To provide accurate training regarding safe administering and storage of a controlled drug for parents, children and educational establishment.

To organise and participate in formal and informal teaching programmes for other health professionals and education staff.

To provide specialist advice and education for other agencies such as schools, child care workers or local authorities.

1. To be responsible for monitoring patient condition, communicating change to other members of the team and advising about treatment

Participate in clinics for monitoring treatment and assessing follow-up patients.

Ensure that care is evaluated, communicated and documented appropriately in the clinic and community environments.

Responsible for Nurse Led Clinics - assess patient, plan care program, change controlled drug medication and feed back where appropriate to a Paediatrician

Ensure that the patients condition is monitored by accurate recording of growth, vital signs, and assessment of functional ability and impact at home school and wider community

Feedback any alterations in patients conditions to the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.

Refer to CAMHS / NELFT Consultants as appropriate following discussion with specialist nurse prescriber

Advise about treatment and medications using agreed local and national protocols and guidelines.

1. To be responsible for clinical practice developmen

Refer to other professionals.

Review medication and prescribe changes when needed following appropriate training.

Participate in multi-disciplinary group planning of service developments.

Participate in carrying out research within speciality.

Participate in the development of evidence based clinical protocols for this specialist area in collaboration with other team members.

Comply with all policies, procedures, clinical protocols, standards and guidelines based on legislation, evidence based nursing practice and NMC guidelines for conduct and professional practice.

Adhere to the local Child Protection Policies and Guidelines.

Adhere to the Medicines Management Code and NMC Standards for the safe keeping and administration of medication.

Adhere to procedures and protocols on moving and handling in line with current legislation.

Ensures accurate record keeping as per MCH policy and NMC Guidelines on patient records

1. To facilitate the provision of the specialist service in a variety of setting, ensuring the quality of care provision to children

To develop specialist care plans for each patient and communicate these to the child, family and others involved in the childs care

To liaise with other services (Teaching Staff, LEA Parent Partnership, Social Services, CAMHS, GP, CPN etc).

To provide a telephone advice service to patients and serve as a point of contact for other health professionals.

Provide and receive and act upon highly complex and sensitive information.

To undertake school observations as necessary (interpret behaviour using specialist knowledge), gain information from teaching staff provide report as required.

To assess complex children requiring specialist multiagency intervention

To provide specialist programme of care which may need rapid intervention

To develop excellent communication and negotiating skills required for an allocated client group

1. Key working relationships Internal and External

Internal: Patients, parents, guardians, relatives and carers

To liaise with members of the multi-disciplinary team in contributing towards effective service delivery.

External: Clinical and non-clinical staff within Childrens Health Services

Clinical & Non Clinical staff within Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Local Authority Children & Young Peoples Services

Education services and others with the consent of the child and carers

1. Quality Assurance

MCH has adopted comprehensive quality assurance, and all members of staff employed by the organisation are expected to play their part. The aim is to provide a good quality service, which the customer accepts is appropriate and which is provided in the best possible way.

1. Health and Safety

Staff are required to observe local Health & Safety arrangements and take reasonable care of themselves and persons who may be affected by their work.

1. Equal Opportunities

Staff are required to comply with the MCH approach to equal opportunities and treat everyone the same, regardless of their gender, race, disability, marital status, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or age

1. Infection Prevention and Control

Staff must adhere to current policies and procedures on Infection Prevention and Control to ensure that the staff are aware of these provisions. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, but more an outline framework against which staff and managers have flexibility to develop and define the detail of the work undertaken.

1. Information Governance

Staff are required to keep all patient and staff information confidential unless disclosure is expressly authorised by your employer. Misuse of or a failure to properly safeguard any data considered to be confidential may be regarded as misconduct/gross misconduct and a disciplinary offence.

1. Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults

All employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Nurse Prescriber or completing module
• Post registration qualification
• Registered nurse

Knowledge

Essential

• minimum of 2yrs mental health / ADHD experience

Skills and experience

Essential

• Experience working with CAHM's/NELFT
• Demonstrate organisation skills of managing a caseload.

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

Medway Community Healthcare

Address

Snapdragons Children's Centre

Cliffe road

strood

ME2 3FF

Employer's website

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