Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for Band 7 Senior specialist nurse to join the Dartford Children and Young People Mental Health Service ADHD Team
The post-holders will be a qualified nurses who are fully registered with the NMC and will ideally have additional post-graduate qualifications relevant to the area of ADHD.
The post holders will be required to assess and treat patients who present with ADHD. The post holder will be effective in assessing for ADHD, but also have a knowledge and understanding of co-morbid difficulties, mental illness in children and young people, and safeguarding practices.
The post holder will be expected to attend and participate in MDT team meetings as well as professionals meetings of cases on their case load. The post holder will be competent working with other professionals and agencies.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a senior clinician who will be responsible for ADHD pathway within CYPMHS and manage a caseload to assess and provide evidence based treatment to children, adolescents and adults who present with ADHD.
The post holders will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will supervise other staff members as required. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.
This post will be subject to a six months probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Working for our organisation
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse-MH or child
2. Mentorship Qualification
3. Additional relevant training
Desirable criteria
4. Non-medical prescriber (V300)
5. Assessing and diagnostic course
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Minimum 2 years post registration experience.
7. Minimum of 2 years experience of working with young people with complex presentations including ADHD
8. Experience of multi-agency/disciplinary working
Experience
Essential criteria
9. Additional ADHD training
Demonstartion of Trust Values
Essential criteria
10. • Putting people first • Prioritising quality • Being progressive, innovative, and continually improve • Being professional and honest • Promoting what is possible, independence, opportunity, and choice
Knowledge
Essential criteria
11. Possess in-depth understanding of clinical, social and family situations. Able to work and assess holistically the child and family
12. An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
13. In-depth knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and adult procedures and policies
14. Knowledge of risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety
Skills
Essential criteria
15. Effective communication/interpersonal skills (written, verbal, and active listening skills)
16. Effective management skills leadership and negotiation
17. Proven ability to prioritise and manage a caseload (self & others) without supervision
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
18. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
19. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
20. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
21. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.