Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist ADHD Service
- Grade
- Band 7 (would consider a Band 6 who wanted to work towards Band 7)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 364-A-7841-A
- Employer
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester/Harlow
- Town
- Colchester/Harlow TBC
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Nurse Specialist/ Nurse Prescriber ADHD Service
Band 7 (would consider a Band 6 who wanted to work towards Band 7)
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
- We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values
- We Care
- We Learn
- We Empower
Our strategic objectives
- We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
- We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
- We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
- We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
- Mental Health Services
- Community Health Services
- Learning Disabilities Services
- Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.
Job overview
A really exciting opportunity has arisen to shape the future of care delivery in joining our ADHD diagnostic and intervention service across North East and West Essex. This post will be aligned to the North East Essex Autism Service and in future we are looking towards developing a neurodevelopmental service.
The team consists of nursing, psychiatry, psychology and pharmacy. These posts are crucial in spanning the clinical delivery of assessment and intervention both pharmacological and psychological for people with suspected or existing ADHD who are not eligible for secondary mental health services. The team works in partnership with local Primary Care Networks (PCNs) as a referral route and also through local NHS Talking Therapies services to develop further support for individuals. There is an ongoing role for training and consultation to the PCNs, mental health and GP colleagues across secondary and primary care services as well.
Main duties of the job
Applicants will have a passion for ADHD and ideally previous experience working with this often misunderstood client group. We want you to bring your knowledge, skills and experience to the team, where we value the input and diversity of our practitioners and work collaboratively to provide the best outcomes. If you are innovative and passionate about improving access to and the quality of care for people with neurodevelopmental disorders this post is well suited to you. Ideally we would like the post holder to be a nurse prescriber but they can work towards this once in post.
Working for our organisation
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post offers excellent clinical leadership and service development experiences. We will support with up to £6000 of appraisal linked training and development over the first 2-3 years in post which will align with the job role. This could include nurse prescriber training for those who do not yet possess this qualification or leadership development. We would also be happy to receive applications for Nurses at Band 6 who would like to work towards a band 7 level and exploring NMP.
For more information and to talk to us about why we are the best place for your next role contact
Sharon Allison, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Service Lead ADHD and Autism Services on 07940449874 or via email ([email protected]).
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN at least 2 years post qualifying experience at band 6 in community Mental Health Service
- Evidence of personal and professional development in Neurodevelopmental Disorders and/or Mental health practice
- Independent Prescriber - working towards /prepared to attend the training
Desirable criteria
- Educated to Degree Level in Health
- Additional Professional Qualification/ substantial experience - Neurodevelopmental Disorder related
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to take on broader responsibilities to improve own and others knowledge and skills
- Good knowledge and understanding of National policy and implications for Neurodevelopmental Disorders eg. NICE ADHD Guidelines.
- Knowledge of professional nursing standards and an understanding of the principle of governance and implications for professionals practice
- Evidence of post-graduate development.
- Evidence of providing care for complex and challenging service users.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of the knowledge and skills in the use of information technology to support care and professional development
- Experience of working with individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Skills/Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to plan resource requirement to meet changing care needs
- Ability to coordinate work to meet agreed targets and deadlines
- Evidence of ability to prioritise workload and competing demands, objective setting, time management, skills etc.
- Ability to seek ways of improving individual’s performance by training, and personal development
Desirable criteria
- Ability to plan ways of improving efficiency and cost effectiveness of clinical services
- Ability to set clear objectives and targets and motivate staff to achieve them
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharon Allison
- Job title
- Service Lead ADHD and Autism Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07940449874
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