Job Description

Job Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Specialist ADHD Nurse to join our growing team in the BSW area, primarily Based in Swindon.


The post holder will be part of the BSW neurodevelopmental pathway team (ASD/ADHD) aimed at improving the care of adult service users with Neurodevelopmental disorders across the BSW locality, both pre and post diagnosis. The post holder will take a leadership role in the delivery of a high quality needs led service promoting and improving mental health and well being of service users.


The Clinical Nurse Specialist is a Non-Medical Prescriber who will work within the Neuro developmental team specifically to provide assessment and specialist support to Adults with a diagnosis of ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders, and their families.


They will independently prescribe medications for ADHD under agreed service protocols and in accordance with local and NICE guidelines (NG87) and the principles of prescribing set out in the Competency Framework for all Prescribers (Royal Pharmaceutical Society 2016).


Some travel across the BSW patch is required so willingness to travel and a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle is essential.


Previous experience is ADHD assessments is vital to this role.


Main Responsibilities

Main responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to, the following:

Work closely with the members of the neurodevelopmental pathway team in developing, implementing, and monitoring needs led assessment and care to service users and their families. Be a key member of the ADHD multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively with clinician colleagues from a range of disciplines. Work autonomously across BSW locality, taking the lead in preliminary assessments of new referrals using the agreed assessment tools and analysis of the resulting information. Undertake and record observations within a range of settings if required. To act as an Advanced Nurse Prescriber for ADHD related medicines, in line with NMC, NICE and national guidelines around safe prescribing. Implement a Think family, Trauma informed approach. Work closely with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive inclusive and expert assessment of service users referred with symptoms and comorbidities based upon appropriate use, interpretation, and integrations of complex data from a variety of sources, including psychological assessments, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations as well as interviews with the service user and if necessary their families. Work in line with the NMC Code of Conduct, NMC Standards and Proficiencies and Trust guidelines. Prescribe effectively and safely under a Clinical Management Plan, acknowledging own limitations and scope of practice. Maintain relevant pharmaceutical knowledge, critically appraise, and apply information in practice. Participate in and use National Prescribing Centre Competency framework to undertake regular audit and review of prescribing practice and medicines management.

A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will meet the following essential criteria:

Be a registered Nurse BSc (Hons) Level 1 RGN or Equivalent Have qualifications and significant experience in ADHD assessments Have evidence of continuous professional development within the last two years Be an Independent / Supplementary prescriber (V300) to prescribe medication for ADHD diagnosed patients on team caseload Have extensive knowledge of the ADHD diagnostic procedures and treatment packages offered.

The ideal candidate will have the following e

xperience:

Significant post registration experience within a service working with adults with ADHD and its overlapping disorders. Extensive experience working with prescribed medicines Experience of working within and awareness of issues relating to management of ADHD including assessment of highly complex and co morbid presentations of service users, their families and carers within this client group Experience and ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of standard setting and audit processes Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively to clients, their families and other professionals including dealing with sensitive, complex and difficult to receive information, using methods such as written, verbal and non-verbal skills. Ability to deliver effective health education programmes.

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.



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Package Description

As a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Nurse for ADHD, you'll be part of our valued team based across the BSW patch.


You will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

AFC Band 7 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions (Salary within banding, discussed and agreed based on previous salary with evidence provided) 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's 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 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 a majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission * Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location