Job summary
ADHD services are undergoing an exciting and progressive transformation program.
We have a fantastic opportunity for experienced and enthusiastic Non Medical Prescribers to join the Adult ADHD Service in Halton and Knowsley and Sefton. Posts are split across multiple sites: Willis House, Vine Street and Netherton Health Centre.
Our professional and supportive team of consultants, NMP, and ADHD Nurses respond to the needs of adults either pre/post diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
The post holders will carry out initial assessments of service users following agreed practice guidelines as part of a multi-disciplinary team and participate in the shared caseload of the team. As Non-Medical Prescribers, the post holders will be responsible for commencing medication, titration, and monitoring the effectiveness of selected treatment.
The post holder will operate as part of an integrated Adult ADHD team but be expected to be flexible in terms of delivering care within a variety of environments. The team also provides in-reach support to other teams across the Trust, giving you an opportunity to support service users with a range of health needs and mental health problems including those within the neurodevelopmental portfolio. We adopt a shared decision-making approach, empowering patients to make informed choices about their care. The role provides a fantastic opportunity to creatively develop the role and work with senior team members to help shape service improvements.
The service is committed towards the onwards training .
Main duties of the job
Formulate, contribute to, and participate in, the development and implementation of assessment and care planning systems in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
Manage a case load within the Adult ADHD team.
Carry out generic and specialist assessments, including risk and provide therapeutic interventions.
Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care.
Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
Ensure the safe management of medicines and adhere to safe practice and principles of administration in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and Trust Medicines Code.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holders will carry out initial assessments and titrations of service users following agreed practice guidelines as part of a multi-disciplinary team and participate in the shared caseload of the team. As Non-Medical Prescribers, the post holders will be responsible for commencing medication, titration, and monitoring the effectiveness of selected treatment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holders will carry out initial assessments and titrations of service users following agreed practice guidelines as part of a multi-disciplinary team and participate in the shared caseload of the team. As Non-Medical Prescribers, the post holders will be responsible for commencing medication, titration, and monitoring the effectiveness of selected treatment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level Nurse registration in either learning disability or Mental Health
- Master's Degree (or experience and knowledge that is equivalent).
- Current NMC registration
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide specialist advice on care to other staff groups.
- Ability to work in a multiagency context.
- Competent IT Skills in order to prepare reports, diagrams, drawing in relation to clinical practice and teaching.
- Skills in the assessment of complex behaviours using a variety of methods including analysis and interpretation.
- Skills in designing of highly specialist intervention and management plans, evaluation and monitoring.
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Ability to work with difficult issues and sometimes in crisis make decisions and recognise limits of own competency
- Ability to communicate and motivate at all levels
- Ability to lead by example
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience of working with people with learning disabilities
- Experience working with staff teams, providing consultancy and clinical supervision.
- Experience of working with service users who have learning disabilities and complex needs
- Experience in the use of forensic risk assessment and management.
- Experience in the management of staff
- Experience of Positive Behavioural Support and Person-Centred Planning.
- Experience of staff training and development.
- Experience of communicating with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and / or complex situations.
- Experience of supervising staff.
- Knowledge of the structure, roles and responsibilities within health and social care provision
Desirable
- Experience working within a community based service
- Experience of individual interventions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level Nurse registration in either learning disability or Mental Health
- Master's Degree (or experience and knowledge that is equivalent).
- Current NMC registration
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide specialist advice on care to other staff groups.
- Ability to work in a multiagency context.
- Competent IT Skills in order to prepare reports, diagrams, drawing in relation to clinical practice and teaching.
- Skills in the assessment of complex behaviours using a variety of methods including analysis and interpretation.
- Skills in designing of highly specialist intervention and management plans, evaluation and monitoring.
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Ability to work with difficult issues and sometimes in crisis make decisions and recognise limits of own competency
- Ability to communicate and motivate at all levels
- Ability to lead by example
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience of working with people with learning disabilities
- Experience working with staff teams, providing consultancy and clinical supervision.
- Experience of working with service users who have learning disabilities and complex needs
- Experience in the use of forensic risk assessment and management.
- Experience in the management of staff
- Experience of Positive Behavioural Support and Person-Centred Planning.
- Experience of staff training and development.
- Experience of communicating with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and / or complex situations.
- Experience of supervising staff.
- Knowledge of the structure, roles and responsibilities within health and social care provision
Desirable
- Experience working within a community based service
- Experience of individual interventions
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
