CAMHS Practitioner - ADHD (Preceptorship Opportunity)

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health care provider is seeking a B7 Nurse prescriber to join their Neurodevelopmental Team in Peterborough. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic and motivated, with responsibilities including ADHD medication reviews and therapy for young people with learning disabilities. The Trust offers ongoing support and development opportunities, emphasizing a commitment to patient care and teamwork. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as the organization values diverse backgrounds and skills.

Benefits

Support for training and development

Clear career pathways

Opportunity for promotion

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated with a strong work ethic.
• Strong team player with accountability.
• Open to professional development and training.

Responsibilities

• Offer ADHD medication reviews for young people.
• Provide evidence-based therapy services.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines.
• Offer advice on patient’s neurodevelopmental care.

Skills

Teamwork

Accountability

Interest in research

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Overview

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated B7 Nurse prescriber to join our Neurodevelopmental Team. We would consider offering this as a preceptorship B6 moving to B7 on successful completion of non-medical prescriber training which the Trust will support. We are a multidisciplinary team who work with young people with a diagnosed moderate to severe Learning Disability and provide assessment and treatment for Autism and ADHD. The team provides mental health assessments for young people with a neurodevelopmental disorder and also psychological therapies for co-morbid mental health disorders. We are committed to a high level of patient care and the ideal candidate will have a strong team and work ethic, sense of accountability, interest in research and service development, accompanied by an ability to work under considerable pressure at times. This post is open to professionals with the right attributes to enhance a team. We are a supportive team who value each other\'s skills and knowledge and have a shared goal of providing the best care and support to the families we serve. We are keen to support and develop our staff through additional relevant training, a clear career pathway and encourage promotional opportunities. If you are looking for a new challenge and wish to be part of our team, striving to make a difference for our community by supporting people with neurodevelopmental disorders and co-morbid mental health issues, then we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• To offer ADHD medication reviews for young people under the Neurodevelopmental Team and monitoring the impact of medication and ensuring safe prescribing practices are in place.
• To provide an evidence-based therapy service to children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism, ADHD and Learning Disabilities in the Neurodevelopmental Service CAMHS which is part of the Children, Young People and Families Directorate in CPFT.
• Patients will be managed on a community basis, providing assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders and/or comorbid mental health disorder and evidence-based therapy.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team\'s and Trust\'s policies and procedures.
• To offer advice and consultation on patient\'s neurodevelopmental and mental health care to colleagues and partner agencies and to other non-professional carers.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children\'s, adult and older people\'s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development. To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities. Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.