ADHD Nurse Prescriber

NHS; Canterbury; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading neurodevelopmental service is seeking fully remote ADHD Nurse Prescribers to join their dynamic team. You will play a crucial role in diagnosing and treating ADHD, managing client care under guidelines, and ensuring ongoing learning in the field. The position allows for flexible working arrangements, including part-time options, to accommodate the right candidates. If you are a qualified Mental Health Nurse with expertise in ADHD, we encourage you to apply and be part of an innovative and supportive healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Mental Health Nurse holding an independent non-medical prescribing qualification (V300).
• Experience treating ADHD and managing medication.
• Professional experience handling crisis situations.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and treat ADHD, managing medication for clients.
• Conduct assessments and evaluations, producing reports.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams and maintain clear records.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Crisis management

Independent work

Collaborative work

Education

Qualified Mental Health Nurse

Independent non-medical prescribing qualification (V300)

Job description

Psicon is seeking fully remote ADHD Nurse Prescribers to support our core clinic hours of 09:00-17:30, working Monday-Friday. However, we are open 7 days a week so variations to days worked can be considered to suit candidates. Part time will be considered with a minimum requirement of 3 days.

Main duties of the job

The role of ADHD Nurse Prescriber involves diagnosing and treating ADHD, managing medication, and ensuring clients receive the right care according to guidelines. It includes working with other healthcare professionals, maintaining clear records, and communicating with the clinical team and external services. Ongoing learning and staying updated on ADHD research are also important parts of the job.

Principle duties and responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Conduct thorough assessments and evaluations of individuals suspected of having ADHD, diagnosing where appropriate, communicating findings effectively to clients and their families and producing a detailed report identifying rationale for your outcome.
• Complete comprehensive reviews of those already diagnosed with ADHD, offering holistic and patient-centred care, incorporating both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
• Initiating clients on a range of ADHD medications (both stimulant & non-stimulant), titrating doses and discontinuing where appropriate.
• Managing a caseload of clients through the medication pathway, ensuring they are reviewed at regular intervals in line with Psicons protocols & NICE guidelines.
• Generating prescriptions using appropriate prescribing formularies and monitoring and reviewing thereafter regarding the effectiveness, continued appropriateness and safety of the prescribing intervention.

About us

Psicon is a specialist neurodevelopmental service working collaboratively with various NHS trusts to provide autism and ADHD assessments. We are an independent organisation, but most of our work is for the NHS, whom we are proud to support. Psicon is committed to offering the best psychological support and healthcare available. We take an innovative approach to the delivery of our services and ensure that they are of the highest standards in the industry.

We value our employees as an integral part of our service delivery and believe in recruiting and investing in the best employees. We pride ourselves in providing our employees with the opportunities and resources to achieve their potential. We are keen to provide a vibrant, fun yet challenging working environment for our team who share in our core values of trust, integrity, commitment and kindness and work collaboratively to achieve our company goals of;

• The best possible customer service.
• The most efficient and effective clinical work.
• A thriving and engaged workforce.
• A truly inclusive organisation.

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

• Professional experience in the field, including dealing with crisis situations.
• Qualified Mental Health Nurse from an accredited institution, holding an independent non-medical prescribing qualification (V300).
• Registered with the NMC, and maintenance of validation.
• Specialization or experience in the assessment and treatment of ADHD.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, including within a multidisciplinary team.
• Maintaining compliance as per company regulations i.e., evidence of current registration with NMC and appropriate professional body.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Completed V300

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.