Job summary
- Main area
- ADHD Specialist Nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 820-7241889-CF
- Employer
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Citywide
- Town
- Selly Oak
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6 Specialist Nurse ADHD
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the NDP ADHD team as a band 6 on a structured programme to become an ADHD specialist nurse prescriber *(dependent on successful completion of non-medical prescribing course) *.
All applicants are expected to undertake a non-medical prescribing course which forms a key part of this role. You will be provided with training, supervision and support throughout the process with clear achievement objectives outlined and regular progression meetings throughout concluding with a final progression meeting with service clinical manager. On successful completion, this will lead to opportunities to become a Band 7 ADHD specialist nurse prescriber.
We are delighted to be expanding our established nursing team within our friendly and forward thinking Neurodevelopmental Pathway, which includes Autism (ASD) assessment and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Services.
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and committed Nurses who will work closely with our Autism and ADHD teams to participate in safe and effective assessments for our Children, Young People and their families.
You will be expected to liaise with the wider system across health, education and social care to offer the best possible support to families of children with suspected ASD & ADHD.
To make effective use of our virtual and mobile working technology and IT systems, you will also have good IT skills.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of the neurodevelopmental pathway team aimed at improving the care of children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) across the city, both pre and post diagnosis.
The nurse led service will demand skills in child and family centred care, with experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside medical and other health, educational and voluntary services.
The post holder will be supervised by the ADHD Nursing - Team Leader. This will maximise professional development and reflective practice and help in dealing with difficult issues that arise.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)
Working for our organisation
Please note that this post will close once sufficient applicants have been received so may be closed before the advertised closing date. Please submit your application as soon as possible
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1.Work closely with the members of the neurodevelopmental pathway team in developing, implementing, and monitoring services provided to children, young people and their families.
- Be a key member of the ADHD multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively with Consultant Paediatricians and other health professionals.
- Work autonomously across Birmingham, 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 schools, clinics, and home settings.
- Implement a family centred care approach, which captures the voice of the child and promotes involvement in the decision-making process.
- Work closely with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive inclusive and expert assessment of children 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 young people and their families.
- Be the first point of contact for queries, giving advice and signposting to outside agencies in supporting children, young people, their families/carers, schools, and other professionals, on a rota basis.
- Work with and liaise with parents and carers to resolve any complaints or concerns at local level before escalating to team leader.
- Work in line with the NMC Code of Conduct, NMC Standards and Proficiencies and Trust guidelines.
- Work with children and parents/carers to encourage uptake of medication and behaviour management programmes using a variety of communication strategies both verbal and written, to overcome possible barriers to understanding.
- Provide direct expert nursing judgement and treatment interventions based on highly developed skills as well as knowledge regarding clinical management and educational management of the children and young people with ADHD.
- Work closely with families, schools, and other agencies, using negotiation skills to encourage implementation of behaviour management programmes and administration of medicine.
- Liaise with external services such as CAMHS, Social Care and Health and education to provide a holistic approach to care.
- Work with the ADHD team lead in the design, development, and implementation of a rolling programme of parent education. Delivered both in groups and individually in a range of settings. The post holder will use a range of training approaches and communication styles to deliver complex information which meets individual needs and to overcome possible barriers to understanding.
- Undertake risk assessments and risk management for individual children, young people and families in accordance with clinical harms criteria.
- Use a range of computer programmes to analyse assessment tools and ensure patient administration systems are maintained and used proficiently throughout the team.
- Effectively manage ongoing care of children diagnosed with ADHD.
- Using the care pathway framework to continue the collection of activity and outcomes as part of clinical governance.
- Be aware of child protection policies, taking appropriate action where concerns are identified and the need to access ongoing safeguarding and clinical supervision and support in this area.
- To coordinate patient transition from team caseload to adult ADHD services, ensuring continuity of care.
- Utilise highly developed interpersonal skills to develop excellent working relations with all parties Involved, including young people and their families, so that effective communication is achieved.
- Work within scope of practice and competencies to meet caseload/ service user/community needs.
- Maintain contemporaneous clinical records in line with NMC guidelines and trust Clinical records Policy and attend mandatory training.
- Ensure that you and junior staff within the team have access to regular child protection supervision.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Level 1 or Registered Sick Children's Nurse or RMHN or RNLD
- Evidence of continuous professional development within the last two years
- ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Advance Nurse Prescriber (V300)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience within children’s services for special educational needs or learning disability
- Experience of working within and awareness of issues relating to management of ADHD
- Experience and ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of standing setting and audit processes
- Ability to demonstrate individual responsibility in respect of Health and Safety
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of children’s development
- Ability to demonstrate an awareness of Child Protection procedures and issues
- Experience of Participating in and the delivery of effective health education programmes
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and application of NMC Code of Conduct and scope of professional practice
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes effecting the NHS and Social Services, particularly those affecting primary care
- Ability to demonstrate written skills that are relevant, accurate, concise and legible
- Awareness of needs of ethnic minority clients/carers
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working
- Demonstrate an ability to be flexible and able to participate in a NHS change environment
- Ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately
- Ability to communicate effectively
Desirable criteria
- Undertaken CAHMS training for school nursing
Other criteria
Essential criteria
- Car Driver/Owner
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Ellis
- Job title
- Service Manager ADHD
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 466 3426
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