CAMHS Professionals are hiring specialist ADHD Non-Medical Prescribers to join one of our reputable private clients titration team. Due to high demand, we are looking to onboard multiple candidates with start dates each month.
Do not wait to apply after reading this description a high application volume is expected for this opportunity.
The post holder will be part of a multidisciplinary specialist project team and will provide support to Consultant Psychiatrists by offering Independent and supplementary prescribing interventions to a specified caseload of patients that have a diagnosis of ADHD.
About the role:
* Fully remote – laptop provided
* Full time - 40hrs per week minimum
* 6-month contract - Temp to perm option available
* Adult patients
* Outside IR35
* Highly competitive hourly rates
Main duties and responsibilities:
* Provide support to Consultant Psychiatrists by taking responsibility, under their direction, for medication initiation and monitoring.
* Monitor treatment effectiveness and potential side effects and where appropriate initiate prescribing changes within NICE Guidance (NG87), clients’ policies and agreed treatment standards.
* Make independent prescribing decisions in collaboration with the patient and keep the Consultant Psychiatrist informed during the titration process, as required, by keeping contemporaneous records in the electronic clinical record.
* Use internationally recognised and validated screening and monitoring tools, alongside our clients’ monitoring processes to implement excellent standards of patient care and achieve stabilisation of symptoms and treatment optimisation
Qualifications required:
* First level registered nurse, allied health professional or medical practitioner.
* Independent & Supplementary Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) qualification or Registered General Medical Practitioner.
Experience required:
* Relevant experience of ADHD treatment and management, with at least 6 months full-time previous working knowledge in a specialist ADHD service.
* Ability to work autonomously and effectively manage own case load.
* Advanced IT skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post as a remote worker for an online service provider.
* Evidence of working effectively with or within Multi-Disciplinary or Multi-Agency Teams in the past 2 years.
* Highly developed communications and interpersonal skills facilitating effective communication at an appropriate level to the recipient.
* Good knowledge of legislation acts and developments relevant to the field of ADHD services provision.