Job summary
Salford CAMHS is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced non medical prescribing practitioner to take on the ADHD clinical leadership role in developing and delivering ADHD assessment and intervention pathways.
The successful candidate will be a registered professional and have a proven ability to provide assessment of ADHD and intervention to young people and parents/carers with ADHD and mental health difficulties. They will have completed non-medical prescriber training.
They will be expected to deliver consultation and advice to the multi-disciplinary team as well as other professionals and agencies involved in the care plan.
Salford CAMHS is in Pendleton Salford, in the Gateway, offering good access to the wider city and our clinic we serve a diverse community with a population that has grown over the last few years.. You will be part of an expanding and energetic CAMHS team that is co-located with colleagues from Paediatrics and GP services. Salford CAMHS delivers services in line with the Thrive framework and sees service user feedback and participation as key components of service delivery and development.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the post:
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- registered/accredited with a professional body
- recognised qualification in registered nursing, registered nurse in mental health/ registered nurse for sick children or equivalent experience
- recognised qualification in independent and supplementary non medical prescribing
- Experience of working as a specialist CAMHS practitioner or substantial equivalent experience
- experience of independent and supplementary prescribing of ADHD medications
- Proven extensive experience of working effectively with young people with ADHD and other mental health difficulties
- Extensive experience of assessing and managing risk including safeguarding and risks relating to prescribing medicationhe use of complex methods of CAMHS l assessment, intervention and management in work with children and families
- Extensive experience of providing evidenced based assessments, formulations and treatment packages to children, young people with ADHD and families.
- Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children and families across the age range with a full range of presenting problems and across settings including community, outpatient and clinic settingss and treatment packages to children, young people with ADHD and families.
- Experience of working autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision
- Experience of offering supervision and leadership of a project/team.
- Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals.
- Up to date knowledge of mode of action and pharmacology of ADHD medicines.
- Highly developed skills in communicating with children, parents and colleagues
- The ability to maintain written and electronic clinical records.
Desirable
- Qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health e.g. Master of Science in CAMHS
- Post registration training in specific therapeutic models e.g. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent
- 1 year post qualification experience of Non Medical Prescribing
- Experience of policy and/or service development
- Experience of the application of CAMHS in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of using computer based assessment applications, such as QbTest
- Qualification and/or experience of leading service audit and/or research programmes.
- Formal training in clinical supervision
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- registered/accredited with a professional body
- recognised qualification in registered nursing, registered nurse in mental health/ registered nurse for sick children or equivalent experience
- recognised qualification in independent and supplementary non medical prescribing
- Experience of working as a specialist CAMHS practitioner or substantial equivalent experience
- experience of independent and supplementary prescribing of ADHD medications
- Proven extensive experience of working effectively with young people with ADHD and other mental health difficulties
- Extensive experience of assessing and managing risk including safeguarding and risks relating to prescribing medicationhe use of complex methods of CAMHS l assessment, intervention and management in work with children and families
- Extensive experience of providing evidenced based assessments, formulations and treatment packages to children, young people with ADHD and families.
- Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children and families across the age range with a full range of presenting problems and across settings including community, outpatient and clinic settingss and treatment packages to children, young people with ADHD and families.
- Experience of working autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision
- Experience of offering supervision and leadership of a project/team.
- Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals.
- Up to date knowledge of mode of action and pharmacology of ADHD medicines.
- Highly developed skills in communicating with children, parents and colleagues
- The ability to maintain written and electronic clinical records.
Desirable
- Qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health e.g. Master of Science in CAMHS
- Post registration training in specific therapeutic models e.g. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent
- 1 year post qualification experience of Non Medical Prescribing
- Experience of policy and/or service development
- Experience of the application of CAMHS in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of using computer based assessment applications, such as QbTest
- Qualification and/or experience of leading service audit and/or research programmes.
- Formal training in clinical supervision
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
