University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Paediatric Neurodevelopmental Clinical Nurse Specialist/Practitioner
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Are you a Children's Nurse and Independent Non-Medical Prescriber with a passion for neurodevelopmental care?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Neurodevelopmental & Neurodisability Clinical Nurse Specialist/Practitioner to join our Community Paediatric team. This exciting role offers the opportunity to work autonomously within a specialist multidisciplinary service, providing assessment, treatment, medication management and ongoing support for children and young people with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental conditions and complex neurodisability. The successful candidate will manage a specialist caseload, undertake nurse-led clinics, contribute to neurodevelopmental assessment pathways and provide expert advice and support to children, young people, families and professionals.
Interview: 29th September
Responsibilities:
- Manage a specialist caseload of children and young people with ADHD, ASD, learning disabilities and neurodevelopmental conditions.
- Independently prescribe and monitor ADHD medication in line with NICE guidance and local protocols.
- Deliver nurse-led clinics and support consultant-led clinics.
- Undertake clinical assessment, treatment planning and ongoing review.
- Provide behavioural management advice, sleep support and family education.
- Support neurodevelopmental assessment pathways and multidisciplinary triage processes.
- Act as a specialist resource for learning disability and neurodisability services across acute and community settings.
- Support the development of transition pathways for young people moving to adult services.
- Provide specialist advice, training and education to colleagues, families and partner organisations.
- Contribute to quality improvement, audit, research and service development initiatives.
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UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
There is a planned move for this service anticipated, when this role and base of work will relocate to Bournemouth site. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder’s home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Josie Roberts
Job title: Lead nurse for children's community Services
Email address: josie.roberts@uhd.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 03000193394
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