Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
ADHD Specialist Practitioner
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Job Opportunity: Mental Health Practitioner
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team working within the ADHD Service pathway delivering high quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of children and young people on the ADHD pathway.
Role Overview
As a Mental Health Practitioner you will be expected to support the Specialist ADHD Nurses across The Bay, working within a systemic and holistic framework undertaking needs led and evidence-based assessments within the ADHD pathway.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with children, young people, parents, carers and schools in a variety of ways to help provide support and management of child or young person’s diagnosis.
- Complete initial assessments, participate in referral screening and triage, participate in duty rota supporting families with queries they may have, and provide appropriate follow up appointments to young people receiving medication as part of their treatment in line with NICE guidelines.
- Liaise with other professionals to ensure the child and family/carers receive an integrated multi-agency approach.
- Participate in the monitoring, research and evaluation of the ADHD pathway.
Requirements
- Experience in working with children and young people ADHD services within mental health services.
- Good understanding of childhood development.
- Ability to co-work effectively with colleagues and maintain good clinical records and data collection.
- A means of transport is essential.
- Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
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Additional Information
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team:
- Take a leadership role in the delivery of high quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of young people, their families and carers.
- Undertake needs led, evidence-based, highly skilled assessments and therapeutic interventions to young people, their families and carers, who present to the service, including as a result of deliberate self-harm.
- Actively liaise and support robust partnership working arrangements between the CAMHS and Adult Mental Health services and community partners and other key stakeholders involved with the child across agencies in order that an integrated package of care is developed.
- Provide a high level of generic skills and competencies and work towards development of areas of clinical expertise within the field of ADHD complimenting other members of the team.
Diversity and Inclusion
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
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Flexible Working
LSCFT supports flexible working, believing that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Ian Voyle
Job title: ADHD Team Leader
Email address: ian.voyle@lscft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01524550660
For Informal Discussion Please Contact On 01524550660 Or E-mail
Ian Voyle (ADHD Team Leader)
ian.voyle@lscft.nhs.uk
Debbie Boyd, NMP/ADHD Nurse
deborah.boyd@lscft.nhs.uk
Jen Breen NMP/ADHD Nurse
jennifer.breen@lscft.nhs.uk
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