Nurse Practitioner

Northamptonshire Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Kettering; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks a professional to provide specialist practice to children and young people with ADHD and ASD. Responsibilities include supporting care plans, working within a multi-disciplinary team, and offering specialised advice to staff and families. The ideal candidate will have clinical expertise and be able to communicate effectively in workshops. This position emphasizes client-centered care and the promotion of understanding for ADHD/ASD needs within the community.

Benefits

Equal opportunities employer

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience providing specialist practice in ADHD/ASD.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of evidence-based clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Support care plans and take clinical responsibility.
• Work collaboratively across professional boundaries.
• Communicate effectively in group/workshop scenarios.
• Supervise other clinical staff and students.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Clinical supervision

Team collaboration

Specialised advice

Education

Relevant clinical qualification

Job description

To provide specialist practice to children and young people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) / Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), including Autism diagnostic outcome schedule (ADOS), school observations, Qb tests, workshops, supporting prescribers and multi‑disciplinary neurodevelopmental assessment teams. To provide advice to other staff on this area of specialist practice. To work autonomously and as part of a team. To work within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the delivery of effective evidence‑based clinical practice within the specialism.

Responsibilities

• Support care plans by other staff, and take clinical responsibility for their delivery.
• Work across professional and organisational boundaries, developing and sustaining appropriate relationships to influence mental health care delivery for children/young people and their families/carers.
• Utilise highly developed body language, demonstrating engagement with the child/young person and family/carers.
• Communicate effectively in group/workshop scenarios, including up to 20 participants.
• Build collaborative relationships with service users and significant others.
• Work in collaboration with other agencies involved in the care of the family.
• Provide specialised advice and education in relation to the care of children/young people and families/carers.
• Provide advice within own clinical area and for other appropriate agencies, working across professional and educational boundaries.
• Participate within the multi‑disciplinary team, engaging colleagues from other agencies to facilitate the development of appropriate, effective and comprehensive services.
• Ensure attendance at, and professional expression of relevant clinical opinions in, multi‑agency team discussions.
• Develop and maintain relations with local, regional and national services, including Health, Education, Social Care and the Voluntary sector, ensuring services are client‑centred.
• Clinically supervise other clinical staff and students, both directly during client contact and indirectly through the process of clinical supervision.
• Provide feedback to appropriate students and parties.
• Promote understanding of the needs of children with ADHD/ASD to other health professionals, staff groups, agencies and the general public.
• Use professional skills and knowledge to develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with children/young people and their families/carers, while developing and maintaining professional boundaries.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.