Senior Clinical Specialist

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; Presencial; GBP 65 000 - 75 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Specialist in CAMHS with a specialist interest in ADHD to lead complex assessments and prescribing decisions for children and young people. The role emphasizes advanced clinical leadership, trauma-informed care, and multidisciplinary collaboration across services.

The postholder will independently assess, diagnose, initiate and manage ADHD medications, provide expert clinical supervision to nursing and

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The successful candidate will undertake comprehensive biopsychosocial and mental health assessments for children and young people with complex presentations. You will Independently assess, diagnose, initiate, titrate and review ADHD medication for children and young people, demonstrating advanced competence in physical health assessment, interpretation of physiological observations and clinical decision-making, including cardiovascular risk assessment, blood pressure, pulse, height, weight and all ongoing monitoring requirements necessary to safely commence and manage pharmacological treatment.

The postholder will lead on the assessment and management of complex mental health presentations, high-risk clinical cases and complex prescribing decisions, demonstrating advanced clinical expertise to determine suitability for both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment interventions, undertake comprehensive risk formulation, and identify when additional medical assessment, investigation or specialist advice is required to ensure safe, effective and person-centred care.

You will provide specialist consultation and advice to multidisciplinary colleagues, children, young people and families, provide supervision, support and professional leadership to nursing and prescribing colleague and contribute to service development, quality improvement, governance and strategic decision-making across CAMHS.

Are you an experienced Independent Non-Medical Prescriber with extensive CAMHS experience and a specialist interest in ADHD assessment and treatment?

The Hartlepool CAMHS Getting More Help Team is seeking an exceptional Senior Clinical Specialist to provide advanced clinical leadership, expert prescribing practice and high-quality care for children and young people with complex mental health needs. This role is ideally suited to an experienced CAMHS Non-Medical Prescriber who is already operating at an advanced level and is able to independently assess, diagnose, initiate and manage treatment for children and young people requiring ADHD medication.

Working within a recovery-focused, trauma-informed and evidence-based service, you will provide expert clinical leadership whilst maintaining a specialist caseload and supporting the ongoing development of nursing and prescribing practice across the service.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking CAMHS service at a time of continued development. You will be part of a skilled multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate and evidence-based care to children, young people and families.

If you are an experienced CAMHS Non-Medical Prescriber with specialist ADHD expertise, advanced prescribing leadership skills and a passion for developing others, we would love to hear from you.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.