Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

ADHD Practitioner

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Job summary

Do you want to be part of a rapidly developing service committed to improving the lives of Children, Young People and their families?

In a period of exciting change, South Cumbria CAMHS are looking to recruit into a Band 6 Development Post within their ADHD pathway.

The post will be full time and will cover both our Barrow and Kendal bases. The function of the ADHD pathway is the assessment, diagnosis, initiation and titration of medication and subsequent follow-up for children and young people up to the age of 18 years.

The ADHD pathway works closely with both the Crisis pathway and generic CAMHS

Main duties of the job

The role will complement our existing ADHD pathway team of a Senior Practitioner and an assistant practitioner, an element of the role will be to support with supplementary prescribing. Prior attainment of the 'Independent & Supplementary Nurse Prescriber V300' would be an advantage; alternatively a willingness to undertake.

We are a busy, friendly service providing a range of treatment approaches to children and young people with moderate to severe and/or complex mental health difficulties.

We are committed to ongoing continuous professional development of our staff and as a member of our team,

The service operates 9am-5pm Monday to Friday and across Furness and South Lakes. Car driver essential as is willingness to travel between our Barrow and Kendal base as required.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

29 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-SPS983-AT

Job locations

South Cumbria CAMHS

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 2LB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Person Specification

Education

Essential

First level nursing qualification, RMN or equivalent
Independent & Supplementary Nurse Prescribing V300 (or willingness to complete)
Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post

Knowledge

Essential

An ability to think systemically and holistically
Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based needs led assessments, of highly complex and co-morbid presentations of children, young people, their families and carers.
Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based therapeutic interventions relevant to the needs of the client group

Experience

Essential

Specialist working knowledge and experience of supporting and monitoring children and young people diagnosed with ADHD
Demonstrable knowledge/understanding and experience in assessment of young people with complex mental health and/or complex needs such as ADHD/ASD
Evidence of an ability to effectively manage own workload and able to work autonomously

Person Specification

Education

Essential

First level nursing qualification, RMN or equivalent
Independent & Supplementary Nurse Prescribing V300 (or willingness to complete)
Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post

Knowledge

Essential

An ability to think systemically and holistically
Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based needs led assessments, of highly complex and co-morbid presentations of children, young people, their families and carers.
Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based therapeutic interventions relevant to the needs of the client group

Experience

Essential

Specialist working knowledge and experience of supporting and monitoring children and young people diagnosed with ADHD
Demonstrable knowledge/understanding and experience in assessment of young people with complex mental health and/or complex needs such as ADHD/ASD
Evidence of an ability to effectively manage own workload and able to work autonomously

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

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

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

South Cumbria CAMHS

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 2LB

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

South Cumbria CAMHS

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 2LB

Employer's website

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