CAMHS Neuro ADHD Nurse Prescriber | Cambridgeshire and NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Prescriber to work within the Cambridge CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team. We work with children and young people with moderate to severe mental health disorders with comorbid ASD, LD and ADHD, providing comprehensive assessment and intervention. This role would mainly work within the ADHD pathway, however there will also be opportunities for development in other pathways.

We are looking for an individual who is interested and passionate about working with young people in a CAMHS setting. We provide neurodevelopmental assessments and post-diagnostic support to young people and their families, including ADHD medication prescribing and monitoring, and psychoeducation. You will receive clinical supervision relevant to your role. We have a monthly CPD programme and regular MDT reflective meetings.

You will join a supportive team who are passionate about making a difference to young people and their families. If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a multidisciplinary team striving to make a difference for our community by supporting young people and their families, then we want to hear from you.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high‑quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community.

These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long‑term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

• To work as an integral member of the CAMHS Neurodevelopment Community Team, providing comprehensive mental health and diagnostic assessments of ADHD and other specialist assessments (if applicable such as Qb, SALT, OT, Cognitive), demonstrating the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources including self‑report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi‑structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
• To be part of the MDT ADHD formulation meetings and have the ability to utilise specialist knowledge to make decisions about a child or young person’s mental health and neurodevelopmental needs.
• To provide physical health checks including height, weight and blood pressure for children taking medication for ADHD.
• To provide ADHD medication reviews in clinic under the supervision of the ADHD doctors.
• To participate in the prevention and early detection of emotional and mental health difficulties in children and adolescents referred to the service.
• To participate in the planning and delivery of evidence‑based therapeutic programmes e.g. Positive Behaviour Support, CBT and Parenting programmes on both an individual and group basis to children and young people and their families.
• To develop formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon mental health theory and evidence which incorporates developmental, interpersonal, societal, cultural and biological factors.
• To evaluate and make treatment decisions in collaboration with the Multidisciplinary Team.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

For this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence
* and have use of a vehicle. Public transport is not acceptable as it does not reliably meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
* DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website.

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