Job summary
The Neurodevelopmental Team at Bradford is seeking motivated and confident Nurse Prescriber/ANPs who can lead on the referral pathway for the ADHD pathway within the Neurodevelopmental Team.
The successful candidate will help to ensure that young people effectively managed during their consideration for mediation, including pre-medication checks, titration and monitoring.
Although this is a challenging role you will be supported throughout by a strong leadership team and the MDT working within CAMHS.
If you feel you have the necessary skills, experience and personal qualities to be successful in this role we would love to hear from you. Informal conversations/virtual visits are very welcome.
Main duties of the job
ADHD Nurse Specialists (ANP) provide clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation, planning and prescribing for young people diagnosed with ADHD.
To carry out physical checks prior to prescribing. Initiation and monitoring of ADHD medication, and also other medication where necessary. To work with other members of the team to manage and monitor the caseload of the ADHD medication list.
Working within the community, ADHD Nurse Specialists provide face-to-face assessments working closely with other CAMHS teams, mental health services and other agencies.
About us
We are a provider of award winning, high quality mental health, community and learning disability services that look after the 'whole person', caring for their physical and mental health needs. We work with individuals, their carers and our partners to ensure that people get the right care, in the right place with the right support.
Our health care services cover all ages, so if you live in Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale or Craven.
We know that you want your care to be delivered in your own home, or as close to your home as possible and we are committed to providing high quality community care tailored to your needs.
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - We Care, We Listen, We Deliver
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Initiation, prescribing and monitoring of ADHD medication, including heart checks, and other physical observations (blood pressure, pulse, height and weight)
- Prescribing of other medication in relation to the needs of the client group
- Ensure effective transition from CAMHS to adult services for ADHD medication monitoring
- Provide evidence based clinical interventions, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice.
- Responsibility for the development, planning and implementation of care and treatment interventions for individual patients within CAMHS.
- Provide assessment, planning and implementation of individual packages of care and treatment.
- Undertake clinical risk assessments, based on latest empirical evidence and compliant with local policies and procedures.
- Prescribe medications within best practice guidance and according to NMC guidance, receiving and reviewing prescribing practice information with Prescribing Clinical lead.
- Review medication, optimise patient concordance and reduce polypharmacy.
- Act as the patients and relatives advocate.
- Champion patients rights, including: dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect.
- When undertaking all of the above ensure good documentation is provided and entered within the appropriate systems of record sharing.
For full details see JDPS
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Initiation, prescribing and monitoring of ADHD medication, including heart checks, and other physical observations (blood pressure, pulse, height and weight)
- Prescribing of other medication in relation to the needs of the client group
- Ensure effective transition from CAMHS to adult services for ADHD medication monitoring
- Provide evidence based clinical interventions, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice.
- Responsibility for the development, planning and implementation of care and treatment interventions for individual patients within CAMHS.
- Provide assessment, planning and implementation of individual packages of care and treatment.
- Undertake clinical risk assessments, based on latest empirical evidence and compliant with local policies and procedures.
- Prescribe medications within best practice guidance and according to NMC guidance, receiving and reviewing prescribing practice information with Prescribing Clinical lead.
- Review medication, optimise patient concordance and reduce polypharmacy.
- Act as the patients and relatives advocate.
- Champion patients rights, including: dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect.
- When undertaking all of the above ensure good documentation is provided and entered within the appropriate systems of record sharing.
For full details see JDPS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- o RN 1st Level.
- o Mental Health Nurse Qualification.
- o Current NMC Registration
- o Evidence of continuing professional development
- o Independent Nurse Prescriber
- o Undertaken/working towards accredited courses which enable potential Advanced Practitioner registration
- o Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience
Desirable
- o Clinical supervision qualification
- o Undertaken modules that support an Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification in mental health
- o Leadership qualification/training
- Post Graduate level education in psychological therapy.
Experience
Essential
- Mental health care/treatment relevant to service.
- Working with people/children with ADHD
- Teaching, training and/or supervision of clinical staff.
- Nurse prescribing.
Desirable
- Teaching, training and/or supervision of clinical staff.
- Clinical leadership.
- ADHD diagnosis experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- o RN 1st Level.
- o Mental Health Nurse Qualification.
- o Current NMC Registration
- o Evidence of continuing professional development
- o Independent Nurse Prescriber
- o Undertaken/working towards accredited courses which enable potential Advanced Practitioner registration
- o Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience
Desirable
- o Clinical supervision qualification
- o Undertaken modules that support an Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification in mental health
- o Leadership qualification/training
- Post Graduate level education in psychological therapy.
Experience
Essential
- Mental health care/treatment relevant to service.
- Working with people/children with ADHD
- Teaching, training and/or supervision of clinical staff.
- Nurse prescribing.
Desirable
- Teaching, training and/or supervision of clinical staff.
- Clinical leadership.
- ADHD diagnosis experience
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).
