Specialist ADHD Practitioner

4 weeks ago

Grimsby, United Kingdom Navigo Health and Social Care CIC Full time

Job summary

A very rareopportunity has arisen within the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderTeam. This post would be perfect for someone with an interest in supportingservice users with neurodiverse conditions such as Autism and ADHD which areoften found co-morbidly. This role is primarily to support the diagnosis andtreatment of ADHD and will require a Non-medical prescriber qualification or awillingness and ability to undertake this.

TheADHD team are welcoming and friendly to work with, consisting of a specialistNurse, Assistant Psychologist, Peer Support Worker, Administrator and ConsultantPsychiatrist. They are based at Val Waterfront Centre, working alongside membersof Care Plus Group Staff in the Adult Autism Service and Faraway.

Main duties of the job

You will drawon your experience and knowledge and administer evidence based assessment toolsto support your clinical judgement in the assessment of adults with ADHD. Youwill work as part of a team to diagnose ADHD and signpost people who don't meetthe ADHD criteria to more appropriate services.

You willbuild up a caseload of people who you will prescribe medication for treatmentof their ADHD. You may also support them with input from the Peer Supportworker and where appropriate, with other NICE approved interventions.

youwill be part of an MDT approach and support the triage and screening ofreferrals, discussions relating to diagnostic assessments andtreatment/prescribing of medication.

About us

Hello

We are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire mental health and well-being. We are an award-winning social enterprise thatprovides mental health services to the NHS and beyond.

The whole basis of our work isto deliver services that we would be happy for our own family to use.

We offer a range of mentalhealth services, including acute and community facilities as well as specialistsupport such as outstanding older adults inpatient services, rehabilitationand recovery community mental health and an outstanding specialist eatingdisorder facility.

Ranked as one of the top UKcompanies to work for, we featured in the Best Companies top 100 large companylist and were named sixth best health and social care company 2023.

As a social enterprise, we dothings a little bit differently and have also developed income-generating commerciallyviable businesses that provide training, education and employment opportunitiesincluding Grimsby Garden Centre and two cafes.

Working at Navigo is not likeworking anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we really mean it.

We like to work withforward-thinking people who want to make a difference.

Come join us

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES /RESPONSIBILITIES:

Extensiveexperience of working in partnership with service users, carers and otheragencies.

Extensiveexperience in carrying out complex interventions, will demonstrate that theseskills are maintained and shares those skills with other team members.

To respondto unpredictable situations of risk and manage these in a safe, professionaland holistic manner using DICES risk assessment and management plans

Will behighly skilled in all aspects of clinical communication including themaintenance of accurate records

Will be ableto demonstrate excellent prioritisation and delegation skills.

Todemonstrate and apply a highly skilled level of clinical and professionalsupervision. (Utilising a variety oftechniques underpinned by a variety of models and experience).

Will haveevidence of continuous personal and professional development and be activelyinvolved in case load management supervision, clinical supervision and clinicalaudit within the team.

Completedevelopmental history and interpret with the aid of assessment tools for thosereferred with a potential ADHD diagnosis in line with the National Standardsand NICE guidelines.

Manage andco-ordinate independently community-led clinics and share with the ConsultantPsychiatrist(s) the management of any medication interventions, to prescribeand adjust treatment appropriately working within agreed protocols andguidelines.

Participatein administration and interpretation of specific assessment tools within ADHDassessment and communicate the results to the Multidisciplinary Team.

Act as aspecialist expert resource within the service in respect of this service usergroup working autonomously to support families and other health careprofessionals. To attend variousmultiagency meetings to advice, write specialist reports and plan care, actingas a patients advocate when appropriate.

Participateand lead complex MDT Clinics to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluatetreatment/interventions and care for people with ADHD.

Explores andanalyses evidence, cases and situations in clinical practice, enabling a highlevel of judgment and decision making

Deliversadvanced practice which is evidence based within service

Demonstratesself-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems and actsautonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional level

Assesses andmanages risk

Demonstratesethical decision making

Carries outnon-medical prescribing in line with legislation, where competent to do so

Creativelydevelops therapeutic interventions to improve service user outcomes

Utilizes ahigh level of communication skill

Involvesservice user/carer/stakeholder/organisational and public involvement indevelopment of service and role where appropriate

Activelyinvolves service users and carers in providing feedback of their experience

Has a highlevel of awareness of own values and beliefs and how this impacts on practiceobjectivity

Promotes andinfluences others to incorporate person centred/values based care into practice

Negotiatescare with service users and carers as an equal partner. Works in a positive andconstructive way with difference and diversity, incorporating the values, viewsand understanding of individual service users and carers at the centre ofeverything we do to deliver care that we would be happy for our family andfriends to receive in line with NAViGO operational philosophy

Assure andmaintain oversight of pre-diagnostic assessment schedules to enable thedelivery of diagnosis for most people on most occasions within amultidisciplinary formulation process/meeting

Identifywhen to refer to relevant team for non-neurodiverse primary problems identifiedin a timely manner

Interpretthe results of multiple assessments and investigations within sphere ofcompetence, to include, but not restricted to, blood results, ECGs, X-ray andCT results, in order to formulate a diagnosis and plan and deliver care inconcordance with appropriate NICE Guidelines

Monitorphysical health of service users on long term antipsychotic medications in linewith NICE Guidelines and practice in line with the appropriate shared carepathways

Support thedevelopment of the Non-Medical Advanced Practitioner pathway and supervisejunior staff as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered healthcare professional (eg NMC or HCPC) Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification or willingness to undertake this course

Desirable

Specific Training in Neurodiversity

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

An excellent understanding of mental health conditions and services, including relevant legislation. Knowledge and understanding of the assessment and management of service users in determining whether presentations may be because of ADHD or other differential diagnosis. Good knowledge of typical and disordered child development and the potential impact of ADHD on the emotional, intellectual and social development and ability to recognise co-morbidities and secondary behaviours. Knowledge of equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights and its importance.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with Adults with a wide range of mental health or neurodiverse conditions. Demonstratable experience of complete decision making and of leading complex case multi disciplinary meetings Previous demonstrable experience in managing highly complex cases Previous mentor or supervisory role and ability to demonstrate principles and values of clinical supervision Significant experience where a degree of autonomous working has been required

Desirable

Demonstrable and extensive understanding and knowledge of Neurodiverse, mental and physical health conditions across the age range Previous leadership roles or qualifications and responsibility for managerial supervision Have lead in complex situations and cases where adult / children safeguarding / use of the mental health act / use of the mental capacity act has been a feature.

Additional Criteria

Essential

Effective communicator with service users, relatives and all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team involved in primary and secondary care Ability to work in a calm and efficient manner in situations of significant workload with the ability to manage own caseload and effectively assess risk Ability to investigate clinical presentations using evidence-based tools and clinical judgement as part of An MDT Knowledge and understanding of cultural and equal opportunities issues. Comprehensive understanding of Crisis/ Contingency and risk management planning

Desirable

Leadership and change management skills Demonstrable motivational skills within depth knowledge of change management and individual learning style

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