Adhd Practitioner

Are you a registered Nurse or Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge?

Are you motivated and ready to take on a rewarding and interesting career working with children and young people with ADHD? Are you eager to use your clinical skills and develop further? If so, we would like to meet you

We are excited to be able to offer a new role within our newly established and supportive Learning disability and Neuro Team.

We are looking for a Nurse or Occupational Therapist who can work independently and as part of a team; is highly motivated, and keen to work with this client group. We value the contribution of others and recognise the benefit of having a variety of clinical experience.

You will be involved in the assessment and review of children and young people with a possible or existing ADHD diagnosis, including those transitioning from other Services.

You will be well supported and will learn and develop through supervised practice and regular multi-disciplinary team meetings.

If you can complete high-quality clinical work safely and engage well with a complex client group with varying needs according to their age, in a confident and positive way, then this is great opportunity for you to join us to enhance your skills and develop increased autonomy and clinical responsibility.

To work within a multidisciplinary team offering full comprehensive assessments and interventions in a range of settings, and evaluate the mental health care to children, young people, and their families in line with local and national guidelines. Supporting and delivering interventions and co-ordinating the care of children and young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), alongside and other possible mental health issues.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

To provide full clinical assessments of children, young people and their families referred to the service in a variety of setting and situations. You may be required to work weekends and evenings.

To hold a clinical caseload, comprising of assessments and ongoing direct therapeutic interventions to children, young people with ADHD and other presentations and their parents/ cares. This will include regular liaison and collaborative working with other agencies i.e., social services and education.

To provide group work and 1-1 interventions with parents or cares.

Work alongside the ADHD Nurse and Assistant Practitioners in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children and young people with ADHD and or other co-morbid presentations.