Highly Specialist Practitioner/Pathway Lead - ADHD

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Le South Manchester CAMHS recherche un praticien de prescription non médical enthousiaste et expérimenté pour un rôle de leadership clinique TDAH. Ce poste implique le développement de chemins d'évaluation et d'intervention pour les jeunes, tout en fournissant une consultation au sein d'une équipe multidisciplinaire.

Benefits

Culture d'inclusion et de diversité

Opportunités de développement professionnel

Infrastructure de recherche académique solide

Qualifications

• Professionnel inscrit dans le domaine de la santé.
• Expérience en évaluation et intervention TDAH et santé mentale.
• Formation de prescripteur non médical complétée.

Responsibilities

• Diriger le développement du parcours de soins TDAH.
• Effectuer des évaluations spécialisées dans le cadre CAMHS.
• Gérer la liste d'attente TDAH du service.

Skills

Autonomie

Prise de décision clinique

Compétences en communication

Education

Formation de prescripteur non médical

Certification professionnelle dans le domaine de la santé mentale

Job description

South Manchester CAMHS is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced non medical prescribing practitioner to take on the ADHD clinical leadership role in developing and delivering ADHD assessment and intervention pathways.

The successful candidate will be a registered professional and have a proven ability to provide assessment of ADHD and intervention to young people and parents/carers with ADHD and mental health difficulties. They will have completed non-medical prescriber training.

They will be expected to deliver consultation and advice to the multi-disciplinary team as well as other professionals and agencies involved in the care plan.

Main Duties Of The Post

• Lead on the development of the ADHD pathway and ADHD practitioners, working closely with senior leadership team.
• Plan and undertake specialist CAMHS assessments which identify the needs of children and young people with ADHD and their families.
• Carry out and monitor clinically effective treatment programmes and therapies, including the independent and supplementary prescribing of medications for ADHD as required with consent from young people and families, stopping treatment in accordance with national and local policies and guidelines or individual’s clinical condition and understanding the potential for unwanted side effects including adverse drug reactions, interactions and contraindications.
• Practice in a manner that is clinically autonomous from assessment through to diagnosis and long-term management of children and young people with ADHD, including writing prescriptions for controlled drugs and other medications where appropriate.
• Manage the ADHD waiting list for the service.
• Provide consultation and training to other members of staff.
• Hold a caseload to maintain registration and provide high level assessment and intervention in line with the post's seniority and expected level of experience and skill.
• Working within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic supervision of CAMHS practice within the service.
• Utilizing research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
  
  

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Millard Job title: Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 529 6062

Samina Holsgrove

Consultant CAMHS Psychiatrist