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• To triage/screen new referrals alongside the Clinical Lead
• To undertake ADHD Diagnostic assessment for people referred to the Adult ADHD Service. 
•  To practice as a supplementary/independent non-medical prescriber initiating and reviewing medication.
• To review with service users their response to prescribed medication in accordance with the local Adult ADHD Shared Care Agreement
• To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of service users, their families, and carers as appropriate.
•  Provide a high level of clinical expertise in the assessment, management, and care of people with ADHD
• To actively participate in clinical supervision
•  Ensure good communication with other members of the team
• To work in partnership with other Trust Services and agencies to gain the best person-centred outcomes for the service user
•  Utilise recent research findings in the advancement of best practice and in the delivery of an evidenced based service.
• Identify and be responsive to the diverse cultural, social, and spiritual needs of all patients.
• Promote general health education and specifically mental health education to the client group.
• Identify and intervene proactively in situations that contribute to an unsafe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Ensure the effective and efficient use of all resources.
• Be aware of the responsibility to maintain a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
• Perform any other duties that may be required from time to time
• To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard and within current quality initiatives within the area of work.
• Ensuring the identification, recording and use of relevant performance data
• The post holder will work collaboratively with all disciplines as part of a multidisciplinary team to assure a high standard of care, working collaboratively to resolve issues.
• Uses knowledge of business and management principles and strategies for the promotion of quality developments and efficient use of resources.
• Promotes accountability for practice and strives to attain the highest standards.
• Promotes and uses evidence-based approaches to practice management
• To ensure that services are delivered within an appropriate clinical governance framework, monitoring, and evaluating standards of care, and to raise concerns with Service Manager as necessary including through active use of the Risk Register.
• To undertake investigations of complaints, clinical reviews, and Serious Incidents 
•  To chair meetings and provide cover for the Service Manager
• Adopt an appropriate style with staff for achieving group objectives monitoring and evaluating workloads. Providing vision and inspiration through effective clinical leadership to ensure that the skills and competencies of staff are actively developed as appropriate
• Be conversant and proactive with Government legislation such as the Mental Health Act, Clinical Governance and NHS Long Term Plan, NICE Guidelines and Quality Standards, Mental Capacity Act and the Care Act.
• Encourage, promote and maintain effective communication with other CPFT teams and services and external or statutory agencies to promote continuity of clinical care for service users.
• To liaise with other disciplines involved in the provision of therapeutic interventions on a regular basis to ensure seamless care for service users.
• Ensure patient care is delivered within the least restrictive environment.
• Ensure effective and appropriate deployment of staff, monitoring retention, sickness, absenteeism, working performance and taking appropriate action at the earliest opportunity.
• Manage human and budget resources to an optimum effect, reporting to the Service Manager as appropriate.
• Motivate, train and develop staff (appropriate to banding and roles) through Personal Development Plans and Individual Performance Reviews to enable staff to work to their full potential.