Job Description

Job description

Job Summary: ADHD Nurse Practitioner (Administrative Focus)

We are seeking a highly organized Nurse Practitioner to join our team in a role primarily focused on administrative responsibilities. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to engage in direct patient care after demonstrating the required competencies. full training will be provided to ensure familiarization and competency in ADHD administration. Therefore, this position is suitable for a Registered General Nurse (RGN). Key responsibilities include:

Medication Review and Prescribing:

Conduct medication review appointments and manage prescriptions for patients following the achievement of required competencies. Full training in ADHD management will be provided by the Team allowing you to progress to the status of an experienced ADHD Nurses Practitioner

Shared Care Agreements:

Prepare and submit shared care agreements to General Practitioners to ensure seamless and collaborative patient care.

Clinical and Patient Enquiries:

Address daily clinical and staff enquiries as well as new patient enquiries submitted through the website.

Proofreading and Reporting:

Review and proofread medical reports for accuracy, ensuring high-quality documentation.

Follow-Up Reviews:

Identify and review patients who do not respond to follow-up, maintaining patient engagement and adherence to treatment plans.

Clinical Administrative Filing:

Organize and maintain clinical administrative files to keep patient records accurate and accessible.

Travel and Support Letters:

Provide travel letters and support letters for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or other necessary documentation.

IT System Competency:

Work efficiently within our IT systems to streamline administrative processes. Full training will be provided.

We encourage all staff to develop training and education in all aspects of neurodivergent sensitive healthcare

If you are a proactive, detail-oriented Nurse with strong administrative and clinical skills, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on patient care through excellent management and communication.

Nurse Practitioner (Administrative focus)

ADHD

Responsible to:

Clinical Lead

Base:

ADHD Direct, Craighall Busines centre, 8 Eagle Street, Glasgow

Contact Type:

Permanent

Hours:

24 Hours/week.

Within the following working days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Encompassing 3 days office-based with scope to progress to a Hybrid working modeul following a successful probationary period

Salary

:

The starting salary is 22 / Hr with a Proposed increase salary following a successful 6-month performance review to 24 / Hr

We are flexible in terms of preferred days

Job Summary: Nurse Practitioner (Administrative Focus)

Primarily focused on clinical administrative responsibilities and will work directly with the Clinical Lead as part of the Clinical Governance team

In particular, this position requires a qualified and experienced Registered General Nurse (Adult Nursing) or Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to ensure that Clinical Governance standards are delivered to maintain a therapeutic service to adults, children and young people with ADHD (and their families), who may have emotional, behavioural and social difficulties as well as associated neurodevelopmental disorder(s).

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to engage in direct patient care after demonstrating the required competencies. This role requires the candidate to be a prescriber, and full training will be provided to ensure familiarisation and competency in ADHD care.

Therefore, this position is also suitable for a Registered General Nurse (RGN) who is motivated to train within an experienced and committed team dedicated to improving ADHD care.

The role is expected to evolve as the service continues to grow

If you are a proactive, detail-oriented NP with strong administrative and clinical skills and a strong understanding of clinical Governance, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on patient care through excellent management and communication.

From the outset, the post holder will have no face-to-face contact with patients but will communicate with them in terms of their care and prescribed medications. This may change as the post evolves.

Key responsibilities include:

Review medication requests and manage ADHD Clinical management following the achievement of required competencies.

Shared Care Agreements:

Prepare and submit shared care agreements to General Practitioners to ensure seamless and collaborative patient care.

Clinical and Patient Enquiries:

Address and respond to daily clinical and staff enquiries as well as new patient enquiries submitted through the website.

Proofreading and Reporting:

Review and proofread medical reports for accuracy, ensuring high-quality documentation.

Follow-Up Reviews:

Identify and review patients who do not respond to follow-up, maintaining patient engagement and adherence to treatment plans.

Clinical Administrative Filing:

Organize and maintain clinical administrative files to keep patient records accurate and accessible.

Travel and Support Letters:

Provide travel letters and support letters for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or other necessary documentation.

IT System Competency:

Work efficiently within our IT systems to streamline administrative processes. Full training will be provided.

Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Work with the Clinical lead and Operation manager to prepare relevant documentation for our independent regulator including Audits, quality assurance paperwork and service review

Person Specification Qualifications

First-level Nursing qualification, Registered General Nurse (RGN), Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Applicants must have current UK NMC professional registration.

Applicants must be a qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber

Applicants must have a sound knowledge of Clinical Governance

Information technology skills sufficient to undertake the post

An ability to think systemically and holistically.

Effective communicator able to communicate complex and sensitive information.

Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence-based needs-led prescribing.

Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence-based therapeutic interventions relevant to the needs of this client group.

Working knowledge and understanding of the nature and course of ADHD through the lifespan, with a willingness to undergo further training.

Evidence of an ability to effectively manage own workload and able to work autonomously.

A dedication to learning and understanding the true nature and challenges of ADHD to provide a patient-centred service for clients

Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.

Clinical supervision and case management are provided within the team,

The post holder will be expected to contribute to team learning opportunities and other team developments.

Training and supervision will be provided

The post holder will be a key player in delivering the following:

v Help drive a culture of high-quality practice with openness and integrity.

v Promote good professional practice, relating to national legislation, regulation, internal policy, procedures, and processes.

v Ensure safe prescribing practice for patients with ADHD and help ensure that national and service prescribing protocols are followed

v Ensure that robust safeguarding governance and monitoring systems are in place and regularly reviewed and developed to enable risks to be identified and mitigated and safeguarding to flourish.

v Help develop, deliver, review, and monitor service prescribing processes.

v Identify and share learning at every opportunity with clinical colleagues and the wider service.

v Help hold self and colleagues to account for delivering consistent, predictable, high-safeguarding outcomes.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 22.00per hour

Expected hours: 24 per week

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension Free parking On-site parking Private medical insurance Referral programme Transport links Work from home
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday
Experience:

Nursing: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:

NMC (required)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: ADHD Nurse Practitioner

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From 22.00 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension Free parking On-site parking Private medical insurance Referral programme Transport links Work from home
Experience:

Nursing: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:

NMC (required)
Work Location: In person