CAMHS Clinical Nurse ADHD Specialist

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

• Knowledge

  Knowledge of CAMHS research methodology

• Knowledge

  Evidence of continuing professional development

• Knowledge

  Knowledge of psychological assessment of behaviour and emotional disorders and difficulties, relationship difficulties, attachment disorders and difficulties, and clinical psychometrics

• Knowledge

  Specialist knowledge of childhood disorders including emotional and behavioural disorders, relationship difficulties and attachment disorders and theories of child development.

• Knowledge

  Specialist knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD

• Knowledge

  Practitioner level knowledge of at least one model of psychological therapy and knowledge of the theoretical and evidence base for them

• Knowledge

  Knowledge of legislation and national policy in relation to Looked After Children and mental health issues, including the Children Act, safeguarding children and the Mental Health Act.

• Knowledge

  Awareness of racial and diversity issues and their impact on service access, through attendance of relevant training

• Experience

  Graduate qualification related to or equivalent with evidence of a comprehensive portfolio including experience of specialist mental health assessment and treatment with children and young people with mental health difficulties, emotional, behavioural and relational problems and their families, including looked after children.

• Experience

  Experience of managing complex and high- risk cases

• Experience

  Experience of working with children and families from diverse cultural backgrounds

• Experience

  Experience of supervision of other staff and experience of clinical leadership and providing clinical support for practitioners across disciplines including recruitment, supervision and appraisal

• Experience

  Experience of multi-agency collaboration and integrated working

• Experience

  Experience of working with young people who are neurodiverse including those with ADHD

• Qualifications

  First level nursing qualification (registration RMN or RSCN or HV) / with related CAMHS experience and MSc level qualification or equivalent with evidence of a comprehensive portfolio of post registration professional development in child and adolescent mental health including evidence of clinical, audit and/or research presentations at local and national CAMHS events and evidence of publication of articles or the production of strategic reports which have advanced CAMHS.

• Qualifications

  All applications will require professional registration with a statutory body e.g. the Nursing Midwifery Council, General Social care council, Health professional's council or applicable psychological or psychotherapies body

• Qualifications

  Ability to work as a Non-medical prescriber with appropriate NMC registration.

• Skills & Abilities

  Ability to supervise student nurses having completed relevant training

• Skills & Abilities

  Highly developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, highly technical and sensitive information to children, young people, families and colleagues

• Skills & Abilities

  Experience in consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team and/or other professional groups

• Skills & Abilities

  Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems involving a child’s or young person’s mental health issues, family relationships or future placement, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse

• Skills & Abilities

  Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision

• Skills & Abilities

  Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to effective