Medical Officer in ADHD

Job description

Job responsibilities

-To undertake a comprehensive holistic ADHD assessment for adults with suspected ADHD.

-To undertake reassessment of needs for adults previously diagnosed with ADHD. To be able to ascertain if there are other co-morbidities.

-To offer ADHD medication follow up appointments under the supervision of more senior staff. This will include monitoring of treatment response and assessing of side effects

-To prescribe/titrate medication within a scope of practice once medication has been initiated by a senior clinician, once training has been undertaken by the post holder

-Assessment will also include consideration of impact, differential or co-occurring conditions and a risk assessment.

-Post-diagnostic advice, psychoeducation and support.

-To complete physical observations of service users as part of medication treatment (height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, ECGs and taking blood samples).

-To develop trusting therapeutic relationships with service users, their carers, and their families (where appropriate). To establish an effective therapeutic relationship that enables the communication and sharing of complex and sensitive information.

-The post holder will be responsible for ensuring high quality, accurate and timely recording on Trust electronic systems, of clinical information such as assessment, formulations, progress notes, care plans, risk assessments, outcomes, and discharge.

-The post holder will be responsible for making recommendations to the wider team and to referrers on additional assessment or interventions and skills required to deliver the plan of care and expected health/social outcomes which are evidenced based and lead to recovery and minimise risk.

-The post holder will be responsible for devising a management plan with each individual service user.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional qualifications relevant to MHWBS e.g Medical Degree BMBS, BM, MBChB.

Desirable

• Degree qualification
• Masters qualification
• Management or Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

• Post Qualifying Experience
• Supervisory Skills caseload management and clinical supervision
• Experience of multi professional/ multi agency working

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant health and social care legislation and policy and challenges facing healthcare providers.
• Good knowledge of contemporary issues in professional practice.
• Knowledge and experience of audit processes.
• Commitment to continuous training and professional development
• Risk assessment / risk management knowledge and skills.
• Management and clinical supervision skills
• Resource management skills
• Ability to use and interrogate clinical information systems
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate diplomacy, tact and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of regulatory bodies and the requirements associated with this in terms of standards of service delivery, e.g. CQC, NMC, GMC
• Ability to lead effective and sustainable change.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Mental Health and Wellbeing Services Ltd

Address

Oak House

Sitka Drive

Shrewsbury

Shropshire

SY2 6LG

Employer's website

https://www.mentalhealthandwellbeing.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)