Senior Community Practitioner - ADHD

Job summary

Are you an experienced clinician who is interested in the opportunity to join our existing specialist Adult ADHD service.

There's something quite unique and special about working with people with ADHD. It is rewarding, challenging and fun, and you will have the opportunity to work with our advanced clinical practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, non-medical prescriber, OT, and social worker colleagues to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of ADHD.

Don't just take our word for it this is what some of our staff have said.

"I really enjoy the specialist nature of the work and being able to draw on the extensive expertise within the team" (ADHD OT)

"I have been supported to undertake additional qualifications which have enhanced my clinical practice" (ADHD NMP)

"People with ADHD are such a diverse group and there is so much to learn; this is a very interesting and satisfying area to work in" (ADHD CNS)

We are pleased to be able to offer a full-time Band 6 position for an experienced clinician who wants to develop as a specialist Adult ADHD practitioner. This role is to work within the Norfolk and Waveney Adult ADHD Team. We are a diagnostic and treatment service for adult patients with or without an existing ADHD diagnosis. We would welcome practitioners from varying backgrounds, including Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, General and Children's nursing, Social Workers, and Occupational Therapists.

Main duties of the job

We are a specialist service for adults aged 18 plus, offering diagnosis following specialised assessment, and providing interventions in line with NICE guidelines, specifically medication titration and review. We work to a shared-care guideline with our GP's. Since we opened, the Adult ADHD Service in Norfolk and Waveney has met with huge demand, and this is an exciting time to join an established team.

We are looking for practitioners who can work both independently and as part of a team; who are forward thinking; innovative and highly motivated and keen to work with our client group. We value the contribution of others and recognise the benefit of a variety of clinical experience.

An ability to undertake medicines management and the writing of comprehensive diagnostic reports and letters to patient's and GP's is essential to this role.

If you are confident in delivering high quality services that are timely and effective, are able to use professional autonomy to thrive and grow in the role alongside your colleagues, work in an evidence-based manner, and place our service users, and their families at the heart of everything you do then we would like to hear from you.

About us

We are a specialist service for adults age 18 plus, offering diagnosis following specialised assessment, and providing interventions in line with NICE guidelines, specifically, medication titration and review. We work to a shared-care guideline with GP's. Since we opened, the Adult ADHD Service in Norfolk and Waveney has met with huge demand and this is an exciting time to join an established team.

We work collaboratively and in a supportive manner with increased use of virtual mediums to conduct patient care, and therefore this will provide opportunity to discuss flexible ways of working.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an energetic, friendly and progressive service.

Benefits included with this role are:-

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

80 St Stephens/Northgate Hospital/Kings Lynn.

Norwich/Great Yarmouth

NR1 3RE

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

80 St Stephens/Northgate Hospital/Kings Lynn.

Norwich/Great Yarmouth

NR1 3RE

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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