Band 7 Specialist Nurse; ADHD

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Role: Specialist Nurse

Independent /Supplementary Prescriber (V300)

Location: Range of community settings

Hours: Full time / Flexible applications will be considered

Contract type: Permanent

• Are you passionate about working with children?
• Do you want the opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive Multidisciplinary Team?
• Do you want to be part of a team that works with a range of multicultural communities and be part of an inclusive Trust which is keen to reduce inequalities?

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.

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.

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.

Our Neurodevelopmental Website provides lots of information on our ASD and ADHD services, please see  for more information.

• 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.
• To act as an Advanced Nurse Prescriber for ADHD related medicines, in line with NMC, NICE and national guidelines around safe prescribing.
• 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…