Neurodevelopmental Practitioner - Nurse

NHS; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Band 6 Registered Nurse for a part-time position in Trowbridge to provide support to children and families dealing with ADHD and associated neurodevelopmental conditions. This role involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, delivering medication reviews, and therapeutic support to ensure the wellbeing of children. Ideal candidates will have nursing qualifications and experience working with neurodevelopmental conditions.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Access to My Reward Hub

Wage access as earned

Mental and physical wellbeing support

Access to eLearning and professional development

Innovative funding for ideas

Commitment to high clinical standards

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children and young people with ADHD and associated conditions.
• Must carry out duties in a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Knowledge of neurodevelopmental conditions.

Responsibilities

• Work with colleagues to identify children needing support.
• Deliver ADHD medication review clinics.
• Support families in managing behaviours related to ADHD.

Skills

Collaboration with paediatric colleagues

Therapeutic support skills

ADHD medication review

Non-medical prescribing ability

Maintaining care plans

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Registered Nurse to join our friendly and welcoming team in BSW as a Band 6 Neurodevelopmental Practitioner - Nurse to deliver specialist support to children and young people with ADHD and their families in B&NES and/or Wiltshire as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You’ll support children and young people and their families with sleeping difficulties associated with neurodevelopmental conditions (Autism and ADHD) and will support the Neurodevelopmental pathway team in developing the Neurodevelopmental Specialist Nursing Services to children with neurodevelopmental conditions, particularly ADHD.

This is a part‑time role working 27 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

• Work collaboratively with paediatric colleagues to identify children and young people (CYP) where ongoing assessment and support is required. This may include collecting information to support medicines review or monitoring care and treatment plans.
• Work collaboratively with other colleagues in the neurodevelopmental pathways team to integrate services to maximise efficiency and optimise the experience of the service for CYP and their families.
• Help therapeutically with children and young people (CYP) and their families to identify strengths and strategies for management at home and educational setting.
• Deliver ADHD medication review clinics across B&NES and/or Wiltshire as required to meet the need of the population, to support children and families where ADHD has been diagnosed. This will include sleep and management of behaviours.
• On successful completion of a Non‑Medical Prescribing qualification, the post holder will independently prescribe within their scope of practice.
• On successful completion of a Non‑Medical Prescribing qualification, the post holder will ensure that they maintain their competency in this area, in line with the organisational policy.
• Help ensure that the care plan is kept up to date and that this is communicated to GP colleagues and other relevant health colleagues, including education settings.

For a full list of role responsibilities please refer to the attached job description.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we may need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

As a Band 6 Neurodevelopmental Practitioner - Nurse you will be part of our valued team in our BSW Children’s Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £38,682 - £46,580 FTE salary (Band 6 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face‑to‑face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Person Specification

General Requirements

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.