Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a forward thinking and clinically focused individual to provide daily operational leadership for the clinical staff within the 3 borough adult ADHD and ASD Outpatient clinic and be clinical nurse lead for the ASD/ADHD services, providing strategic leadership and development.
The postholder will work with clinicians and local commissioning leads to develop and deliver a local clinical pathway for adults with ADHD and/or ASD.
We wish to hear from individuals who possess strong clinical and operational leadership, sound interpersonal skills and the ability to progress service improvement for our patients.
Applicants must demonstrate an ability to work in partnership to provide a seamless service across each borough. In addition, you must be willing to go the extra mile to support the care pathway in delivering the best possible service to our users and their carers.
The clinics have strong links with research, including the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at Kings College London.
Main duties of the job
The Croydon, Lambeth and Lewisham Adult ADHD and Autism Service (also known as the three borough service) is a local service which can be accessed by any patient registered with a Croydon, Lambeth or Lewisham General Practitioner (G.P). The service is provided by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and offers:
- Diagnostic assessment for people suspected of having ADHD and/or and autism.
- Initiation and titration of ADHD medication, and ADHD medication reviews.
- Post diagnostic psychological intervention following a positive diagnostic assessment of ADHD and/or Autism within the three borough service.
- Case consultation for teams working with people with ADHD and/or autism
- Education for local G.P's and SLaM community staff.
The multidisciplinary team consists of assessment nurses, senior clinical nurse specialists, consultant psychiatrists, senior clinical psychologists, assistant psychologist and administrators.
About us
Location:
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). The ADHD and ASD service will be run from local primary care and hospital premises within the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, and Lewisham. This currently includes Clapham Family Practice and Norbury Health Centre.
Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development,
- Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
For a full list of our benefits please visit: https://www.slam.nhs.uk/media/421262/Working%20at%20SLaM.pdf
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for full details
Professional leadership and management
- To provide strategic leadership and development of the ASD/ADHD service
- To be clinical nurse lead for the ASD/ADHD service
- To manage the day-to-day service delivery and operational issues including the planning, development, co-ordination and running of the 3 borough service
- To manage referrals ensuring the service is meeting key performance indicator
- To advise clinicians and managers on those aspects of the service where clinical and/or organisational matters need addressing
- To manage all the service resources available to the team and make known any gaps or challenges in the assessment and treatment of patients.
- To manage the workloads of staff within the framework of the service policies and procedures.
- To lead on the quality governance of clinical practice within the service/team
- To lead in staff recruitment, both in the short-listing process and as a member of interview panels for clinical staff were appropriate.
- To lead and conduct appraisals for personal development plans of practitioners in the team.
- To initiate and implement service developments, as agreed by the Deputy Director, within the service to improve the quality of delivery of services.
Responsibilities for communication and relationships at work
- To maintain accurate and up to date records of individual clinical activity including clinical notes, risk assessments, appointment outcomes and clinical database.
- To communicate/receive highly complex and sensitive verbal information in an open and sensitive manner and involve the service user in the decision making process.
- To provide expert, up to date, service user friendly written information.
- To actively promote relationships with colleagues that support open communication and collaborative working, taking personal responsibility for one's contribution to the process of MDT working.
- To refer to other health care professionals/services where appropriate.
- Report regularly to the Service Lead on relevant matters relating to the efficient running of the service.
- To make links with other services in the Trust as appropriate.
- To maintain and develop links with CCGs, Mental Health Commissioners and referrers, and to be a designated point of clinical contact for the services.
- To maintain a high standard of written communication, recording appropriate events and observations in accordance with Trust policies.
- To maintain confidentiality of information in accordance with Trust policies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for full details
Professional leadership and management
- To provide strategic leadership and development of the ASD/ADHD service
- To be clinical nurse lead for the ASD/ADHD service
- To manage the day-to-day service delivery and operational issues including the planning, development, co-ordination and running of the 3 borough service
- To manage referrals ensuring the service is meeting key performance indicator
- To advise clinicians and managers on those aspects of the service where clinical and/or organisational matters need addressing
- To manage all the service resources available to the team and make known any gaps or challenges in the assessment and treatment of patients.
- To manage the workloads of staff within the framework of the service policies and procedures.
- To lead on the quality governance of clinical practice within the service/team
- To lead in staff recruitment, both in the short-listing process and as a member of interview panels for clinical staff were appropriate.
- To lead and conduct appraisals for personal development plans of practitioners in the team.
- To initiate and implement service developments, as agreed by the Deputy Director, within the service to improve the quality of delivery of services.
Responsibilities for communication and relationships at work
- To maintain accurate and up to date records of individual clinical activity including clinical notes, risk assessments, appointment outcomes and clinical database.
- To communicate/receive highly complex and sensitive verbal information in an open and sensitive manner and involve the service user in the decision making process.
- To provide expert, up to date, service user friendly written information.
- To actively promote relationships with colleagues that support open communication and collaborative working, taking personal responsibility for one's contribution to the process of MDT working.
- To refer to other health care professionals/services where appropriate.
- Report regularly to the Service Lead on relevant matters relating to the efficient running of the service.
- To make links with other services in the Trust as appropriate.
- To maintain and develop links with CCGs, Mental Health Commissioners and referrers, and to be a designated point of clinical contact for the services.
- To maintain a high standard of written communication, recording appropriate events and observations in accordance with Trust policies.
- To maintain confidentiality of information in accordance with Trust policies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN/RNMH/RNLD (A)
- Professional registration with relevant statutory body (A)
- Master's level qualification in relevant area or equivalent experience (A)
Desirable
- ADI/ADOS trained (A)
- Other therapy or post-grad qualification
- Post registration qualification in independent and supplementary prescribing recordable with the NMC
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience (including some experience at band 8a) within a clinical mental health, neurodevelopmental or learning disability setting
- Experience of managing staff and ability to show leadership skills
- Evidence of developing and providing training, presentation and consultation to staff and service users
- Managing an inpatient or outpatient service
- Evidence of experience of engaging in complex clinical assessments and treatment formulation
- Evidence of good practice in involving service users in their care
- Significant experience of service development and managing change
- Reliable and able to work under pressure Ability to manage working in situations of conflict and with multiple sources of stress
Desirable
- Working with people with ADHD/ASD and associated comorbidities.
- Working with people with learning disabilities and mental health problems.
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to lead and to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, in a multiagency context and across boundaries
- Supervision skills
- Ability to work under pressure, managing a clinical caseload, dealing with complex clinical information, and being the main point of contact for advice and support
- Ability to take on new concepts/forward thinking
- Able to present ideas persuasively
- IT and data entry skills and ability to use electronic patient information systems
- Proven ability to develop and change practice through systems work
- Confident, enthusiastic and able to take initiative
- Able to negotiate with colleagues at all levels in the organisation
Desirable
- Research
- Skilled in the communication of sensitive issues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN/RNMH/RNLD (A)
- Professional registration with relevant statutory body (A)
- Master's level qualification in relevant area or equivalent experience (A)
Desirable
- ADI/ADOS trained (A)
- Other therapy or post-grad qualification
- Post registration qualification in independent and supplementary prescribing recordable with the NMC
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience (including some experience at band 8a) within a clinical mental health, neurodevelopmental or learning disability setting
- Experience of managing staff and ability to show leadership skills
- Evidence of developing and providing training, presentation and consultation to staff and service users
- Managing an inpatient or outpatient service
- Evidence of experience of engaging in complex clinical assessments and treatment formulation
- Evidence of good practice in involving service users in their care
- Significant experience of service development and managing change
- Reliable and able to work under pressure Ability to manage working in situations of conflict and with multiple sources of stress
Desirable
- Working with people with ADHD/ASD and associated comorbidities.
- Working with people with learning disabilities and mental health problems.
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to lead and to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, in a multiagency context and across boundaries
- Supervision skills
- Ability to work under pressure, managing a clinical caseload, dealing with complex clinical information, and being the main point of contact for advice and support
- Ability to take on new concepts/forward thinking
- Able to present ideas persuasively
- IT and data entry skills and ability to use electronic patient information systems
- Proven ability to develop and change practice through systems work
- Confident, enthusiastic and able to take initiative
- Able to negotiate with colleagues at all levels in the organisation
Desirable
- Research
- Skilled in the communication of sensitive issues
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
All Trust sites: Maudsley, Bethlem Royal Hospital & satellite locations (Clapham Family Practice and Norbury Health Centre).
Clapham Family Practice
SW4 7DB
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
