Staff Nurse - Mental Health Community

Job overview

Are you working as a Nurse and looking for “that” new role, Are you looking to develop and specialise in your career with a group of likeminded professionals?

We have a wonderful opportunity for a Band 6 Nurse role within the Specialist ADHD Pathway in Slough.

The ADHD Team sits within the Neurodiversity Service in Children, Families and All Age Service (CFAA). We offer assessment and treatment to children and young people aged 6-18yrs.

We are looking for a qualified nurse who is passionate about working in the community with neurodiverse children and may want a change in their career and specialise in this field. If so, we would love to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a county whose commissioners are highlighting that ADHD and Autism are areas to invest in.

As a service we are very committed to the development of our staff and can offer both internal & external training with this role, including NMP training.

Main duties of the job

• You will join an experienced, passionate & dedicated team that works across Berkshire to provide ADHD assessments and on-going care to children, young people and families.
• The main responsibilities of the role will be conducting an ADHD assessment for children and young people as well as managing a caseload of children and young people who have an existing diagnosis of ADHD and to arrange and conduct their medication reviews which include taking some physical observations.
• You may have to make onward referrals to other services within the CFAA division.
• We work closely with other teams within the CFAA service as well as partnership agencies and voluntary services that support children, young people and families pre and post assessment. The Team also offers support to families via the innovative online platform SHaRON (Support Hope and Resources Online)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:

• A qualified mental health, learning disability, public health or paediatric nurse
• Able to work flexibly in response to service need
• Able to take responsibility for devising care plans following reviews for each child, young person and their families.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Michelle Walton on 07748 587867 or email: michelle.walton@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.