Specialist Nurse Practitioner ADHD Non Medical Prescriber

Job overview

South Manchester CAMHS is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced practitioner to take on a developmental role to become the ADHD Clinical Lead to develop and deliver the ADHD assessment and intervention pathways.

The successful candidate will be a registered professional and have a proven ability to provide assessment of ADHD and interventions to young people and parents/carers with ADHD and mental health difficulties.

They will be expected to deliver consultation and advice to the multi-disciplinary team as well as other professionals and agencies involved in the care plan.

The post holder will be willing to complete the training to become a Non-Medical Prescriber and the expectation is that the post holder achieves the level of AfC 8a in 12-18 months.

Main duties of the job

Lead on the development of the ADHD pathway and ADHD practitioners, working closely with senior leadership team.

Plan and undertake specialist CAMHS assessments which identify the needs of children and young people with ADHD and their families.

Carry out and monitor clinically effective treatment programmes and therapies, including the independent and supplementary prescribing of medications for ADHD as required with consent from young people and families,  stopping treatment in accordance with national and local policies and guidelines or individual’s clinical condition and understanding the potential for unwanted side effects including adverse drug reactions, interactions and contraindications.

Practice in a manner that is clinically autonomous from assessment through to diagnosis and long-term management of children and young people with ADHD,  including writing prescriptions for controlled drugs and other medications where appropriate.

Manage the ADHD waiting list for the service.

Provide consultation and training to other members of staff.

Hold a caseload to maintain registration and provide high level assessment and intervention in line with the post's seniority and expected level of experience and skill.

Working within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic supervision of CAMHS practice within the service.

Utilizing research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

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