Clinical Nurse Specialist ADHD/ASD
- Employer
- Finegreen
- Location
- South East England
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 28 Jan 2025
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- Sector
- Acute Trust
- Job Type
- Contract
- Category
- Mental Health, Nursing
Job Details
Working within a multi-disciplinary team, will contribute to the assessment, diagnosis, and support of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
This will include undertaking medication reviews which involve independent prescribing. Contribute to the redesign and development of services and pathways delivered from the Child Development Centre to meet the needs of the children.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide specialist advice and nursing care in keeping with NICE guidance, and local guidelines around treatment options and age-appropriate care to optimise treatment;
- Contribute to multi-professional assessments of neurodevelopmental disorders in children and young people referred to the Child Development Centre using up to date and evidence based assessment techniques and tools, assessing information from education providers and parents/carers alongside observation of the young person;
- This may include specialist assessments in various clinics across the trust, and observations in educational settings. This will include contributing to transition planning with adult services;
- Provide specialist nursing expertise within and across professional boundaries and develop and streamline Child/Young person care pathways between professionals/partners and in collaboration with other partners.
- Must be registered Nurse/ Learning Disability (RNLD), Mental Health (RNMH) Children’s Nurse (RNC);
- Extensive experience of titrating doses of ADHD medication/V300 independent nurse practitioner; Ability to complete ADHD medication reviews on children and young people;
- Require extensive experience with working with children in young people with ADHD for this post and be confident titrating doses moving from 1st-2nd third line treatments as required.
Company
Put simply, we help our clients to recruit the best possible people to lead, manage and direct their organisations. Since launching in 2005 we have become an award winning, market-leading consultancy focusing on both public and private sector Healthcare recruitment.
Leadership skills have rarely been at such a premium - as organisations across both public and private sectors attempt to improve services and standards at a time of widespread change and unprecedented financial constraints.
Like other leading executive recruiters, Finegreen has developed a pool of talent built up over many years, along with established networks, to ensure that right-match candidates get to hear about relevant positions. Where Finegreen differs from many others, is in its willingness to spend quality time with clients - to gain an in-depth knowledge of roles being filled and their importance to an organisation.
Over the last 17 years in the Healthcare market, Finegreen has developed into a Virgin Fast Track top 100 company - and was voted Recruiter of the Year at the Health Investor Awards, Top small to medium sized business at the Best Business Awards, and featured in Recruiter’s Top 10 Public Sector Recruitment providers.
- Website
- http://www.finegreen.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0345 130 4006
- Location
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Finegreen
Manchester
Lancashire
M12 6JH
United Kingdom
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