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Job Overview
A unique opportunity for a CAMHS ADHD Nurse Specialist, Band 7, to join the CAMHS team.
Job Overview
A unique opportunity for a CAMHS ADHD Nurse Specialist, Band 7, to join the CAMHS team.
There is a strong multi-disciplinary culture in the team and you will contribute to change management in the service. You will hold experience working in CAMHS services and have a sound understanding of mental health challenges facing children and young people. You will have significant knowledge and skills of working with moderate to severe mental health presentations and be ready to join a highly dynamic and experienced team of clinicians.
The Post Holder will provide a core element of the service for children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and play an active role in assessments, prescribing and monitoring of medication and multi-disciplinary discussions.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to deliver a high-quality innovative service for adolescents using research and good practice guidelines. They will take a lead role in developing a seamless service between community services, in-patient services, and adult mental health services.
Working for our organisation
We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The role will include the following:
* ADHD monitoring clinics- to monitor progress and medication.
* Involvement in the ADHD assessment, the Information Sharing Groups for parents and children, the medication initiation groups and trial of medication review groups.
* Advice to parents on behavioural management including challenging behaviours at home and sleep problems.
* Support to parents and young people seeking help between clinic appointments or when in crisis.
* Close liaison with schools in relation to children and adolescents progress at school and response to medication.
* Close liaison with the ADHD Support Group and groups offering Parent Training.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Willingness to undertake further training as required.
* RMN Trained, NMC Registered
Desirable criteria
* Training in Behavioural Management and/or Parent Training
* Training in Research
* Nurse prescriber (V300)
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience working with individuals with ADHD.
* Previous experience in CAMHS or Paediatrics or experience of work with adolescents or young adults.
* Experience/training in the monitoring of medication side-effects.
* Experience of providing assessment
* Experience in the use of behavioural therapy or other treatment packages.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of working across agencies.
* Experience of audit or research
* Experience of developing a service
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Knowledge of child development.
* Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures.
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential criteria
* Engaging personality
* Motivated
* Good work ethic
Other
Desirable criteria
* Car Driver with a full UK Licence
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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