Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

ADHD Nurse Practitioner/Non-medical Prescriber

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Job summary

Are you a qualified Non-Medical Prescriber, looking for your next challenge? Do you want to expand your skills and knowledge base in a role, working with a highly experienced and supportive team, supporting and promoting the health and wellbeing of patients with ADHD through prescribing and review activities?

We want to hear from you if you are a Qualified Non-medical Prescriber, who is highly committed to working with and improving the services for adults (without a learning disability) who have a diagnosis of ADHD.

Main duties of the job

To assess patients referred for ADHD diagnosis; once initial assessment is done, CNS/NMP will discuss with the Consultant Psychiatrist to reach a diagnosis.

To prescribe appropriate medications for the treatment of ADHD: Independent and supplementary prescribing as appropriate.

To inform GP findings of assessments and treatment plans and communicate with GPs, other services and agencies as needed, author and adhere to shared care protocol.

The NMP will hold a caseload of patients and be responsible for their clinical management and follow up/review.

The NMP will be responsible for practicing within competence and working with the Consultants and medical colleagues to ensure that pharmacological therapies are optimised and delivered in accordance with agreed clinical guidelines.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

04 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£52,963 to £59,360 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-5806944-PLD

Job locations

Horizon House

28 Upper High St

Epsom

KT17 4QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To practice as a clinical nurse specialist/ non-medical prescriber in NDS service taking primary responsibility for the prescribing and review of treatments for adults with ADHD and support of the wider Neurodevelopmental service.

To work within the ND clinical team with responsibility for (including but not restricted to);

Assessment and diagnosis of ADHD in referred patients, prescribing, titration, and stabilisation of ADHD patients on a range of medications (stimulant/non-stimulant), review of medications, referral on to other services as appropriate.

Management of caseload and KPI management, day to day liaison with team manager, admin and other clinicians and coordination with wider Surrey service.

Please see attached Job Description

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work within the ND clinical team with responsibility for (including but not restricted to);

Management of caseload and KPI management, day to day liaison with team manager, admin and other clinicians and coordination with wider Surrey service.

Please see attached Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current & relevant nursing qualification
Non-medical prescriber qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience in assessment and treatment of ADHD in adults

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current & relevant nursing qualification
Non-medical prescriber qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience in assessment and treatment of ADHD in adults

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).