CAMHS ADHD Specialist Nurse Prescriber

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

1.1 To lead the provision and delivery of the nurse led ADHD clinic provided by SWLSTG.

CAMHS, and be a highly specialist practitioner within the assessment, treatment, and pharmacological management of CYP with ADHD and co-morbid mental health and/or neuropsychiatric difficulties, assuming responsibility for own caseload.

1.2 To work as an independent and autonomous professional within professional guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own work.

1.3 To provide primary CAMHS assessments, other specialist assessments, using self-report measures, as appropriate, structured observations, clinical interviews, and to interpret and integrate this highly complex data to identify and diagnose the cause of emotional and behavioral problems in C&YP.

1.4 To formulate mental healthcare and crisis treatment plans that are specific to each.C&YP and family, based upon an analysis of complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes contributing to the presentation. To assess safeguarding issues for each case, consulting with other professionals and referring concerns to the appropriate safeguarding team as required.

1.5 To deliver evidence-based treatments, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions drawing on a range of theoretical options.

1.6 To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans in conjunction with the C&YP, parents/carers and other services as appropriate potentially distressing information with CYP, parents, carers and colleagues taking account of sensory and cultural barriers to communication.

1.8 To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry and recording.

1.9 To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which make up the catchment area of the service.

1.10 To function as care coordinator for a range of cases including high risk and extremely complex, ensuring the provision of a care package appropriate for the client needs, coordinating the work of others involved, and to monitor progress in the course of multidisciplinary interventions.

Professional leadership.

2.1 To provide strategic nursing input at senior level across SWLSTG CAMHS, ensuring effective advice to the Borough manager, Lead Clinician, and other management team.

2.2 To provide visible nursing leadership to nurses within the service, offering professional and practical advice and support, ensuring standards of nursing are consistent.

2.3 To ensure systems are in place to provide nursing supervision across SWLSTG CAMHS which supports professional development.

2.4 To support the CAG Head of Nursing with the implementation of the Trust wide Nursing Strategy across the local service.

2.5 To contribute to the workforce development of nurses locally, supporting recruitment activities and ensuring educational opportunities are available both pre and post qualification.

Teaching, training, and supervision.

3.1 To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior clinician according to Trust guidelines.

3.2 To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within the nursing staff and SWLSTG CAMHS.

3.3 To provide professional clinical and research supervision as well as managerial supervision to qualified nursing staff and students for all aspects of their work.

3.4 To provide placements to student nurses as required.

3.5 To provide advice, consultation, training and supervision to staff and parents/carers within CAMHS network across a range of settings including primary care, social services, education, residential units, and family homes.

Management, recruitment, policy, and service development.

4.1 To identify any aspects of the service which need to be improved and to advise service and professional managers on appropriate changes.

4.2 To assist in the short-listing and interviewing of multidisciplinary staff as required.

4.3 To participate in clinical governance initiatives as agreed by the Trust and CAG clinical governance committee and to act as clinical governance link worker as agreed.

4.4 To deputize for the Borough manager when required and to represent the team at borough and SLAM level when needed.

4.5 To undertake Serious Incident investigations as required by the CAG.

Research and service evaluation.

5.1 To contribute to the development of services for SWLSTG CAMHS through initiating and undertaking service evaluation and audit.

5.2 To undertake computer-based literature reviews and carry out research relevant to the service in general and provide advice and supervision to other staff undertaking these.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• First level nursing qualification (registration RMN or RSCN or HV) / with related CAMHS experience and MSc level qualification or equivalent with evidence of a comprehensive portfolio of post registration
• Professional development in child and adolescent mental health including evidence of clinical, audit and/or research presentations at local and national CAMHS events and evidence of publication of articles or the production of strategic reports which have advanced CAMHS.
• All applications will require professional registration with a statutory body e.g. the Nursing Midwifery Council, General Social care council, Health professional's council or applicable psychological or psychotherapies body.
• Non-medical prescriber with appropriate NMC registration
• Formal training in supervision.

Desirable

• Additional specialist post qualification training such as ADOS; SAVRY; ADI; CAI; Fostering Changes; Parent / Child Game

Experience

Essential

• MSc qualification related to or equivalent with evidence of a comprehensive portfolio including experience of specialist mental health assessment and treatment with children and young people with mental health difficulties, emotional, behavioural and relational problems and their families, including looked after children.
• Minimum of 12 months experience working as a non-medical prescriber with a CAMHS service.
• Experience of managing complex and high-risk cases.
• Experience of consultation to, and clinical supervision of, other staff
• Experience of providing teaching and training to multidisciplinary groups.
• Experience of working with children and families from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Experience of developing and carrying out research projects with troubled children and young people.
• Experience of supervision of other staff.
• Experience of clinical leadership and providing clinical support for practitioners across disciplines including recruitment, supervision and appraisal.
• Experience of multi-agency collaboration and integrated working.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Springfield University Hospital

Tooting

SW17 0YF

Employer's website

https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)