Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Nurse Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) to join our dynamic and forward-thinking Community CAMHS team.
We are seeking a skilled qualified NMP Nurse to work as part of a Specialist Multi-Disciplinary Team, providing high-quality care to children and young people (CYP) with a range of mental health difficulties and neurodevelopmental conditions (including ADHD and ASD).
This Band 7 post offers an opportunity to be part of our nurse-led prescribing model, contributing to the delivery of safe, effective, and person-centred prescribing and medication management. The role will require the NMP to undertake prescribing and monitoring with opportunity for this to be with both SSRI's and medications for management of ADHD.
We Offer
* Supportive induction and ongoing professional development opportunities.
* Regular supervision (clinical and managerial).
* Opportunities to contribute to and shape our innovative nurse-led models of care.
* A collaborative team environment.
Join us in making a real difference in the lives of children, young people, and families—by providing compassionate, skilled, and responsive care within a service that values innovation, integrity, and inclusion.
Responsibilities
* To develop clear treatment protocols and pathways for the management of children and young people with complex and persistent mental health problems i.e. ADHD, ASD and other conditions in partnership with CAMHS colleagues.
* To maintain key worker responsibility for a defined case load of children and young people with persistent and complex mental health difficulties.
* To lead in conjunction with medical staff on the development of nurse led clinics around the prescribing and monitoring of medication.
* To be responsible for medication dose adjustment within defined protocols and parameters with supervision from medical staff.
* To record and monitor patients physical observations and to take bloods for basic monitoring purposes when required.
* To participate in child protection conferences and care team meetings as appropriate.
* To participate in supervision systems which currently operate within CAMHS.
About the Service
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.
We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
How to apply / Contact
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Theresa Maddison Job title: Nurse Consultant CAMHS Email address: theresa.maddison@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0191 2196709
Angela Potts
Angela.potts@nhct.nhs.uk
Independent Nurse Prescriber
0191 2196685
Marie Stuart
Marie.stuart@nhct.nhs.uk
0191 2196685
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