Mental Health Nurse Prescriber - Children's Primary Care ADHD ServiceNHS

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an Mental Health Nurse prescriber who will work within the South West Herts Enhanced Primary Care Monitoring service to provide support and intervention to children and young people with ADHD (as well as co-morbidities) between the ages of 6 and 18.

The post holder will be confident in completing ADHD medication reviews utilising specialist nursing skills and using clinical interview techniques in order to ascertain a childs response to medication and manage potential side effects. They will be expected to be confident in ascertaining potential symptoms of co-morbidity such as ASD, mental health needs or physical health concerns and document information accurately and refer to appropriate local services.

You will be experienced in titrating ADHD medication in children and young adults and confident with the formulary.

Main duties of the job

This is a clinic-based role, and you will carry out holistic assessments of patients referred as appropriate by HPFT into this primary care monitoring service. Clinics are based within the 4 localities of West Herts, Dacorum, St Albans, Hertsmere and Watford and 3 Rivers, this role will be based across 2-3 sites.

Apply knowledge of behavioural management strategies and evaluate responses to these and medication.

Ability to communicate orally, electronically and in writing with children, young people, and families.

Correspond with GP supervisors in the team, multi professional agencies, families, children services and voluntary/ statutory services. Attend weekly MDT meetings with senior team to discuss and review caseload regularly.

Knowledge of referral pathway for complex cases.

Job description

Job Responsibilities

Work autonomously in clinic to provide holistic reviews to children and young adults in relation to the management of their ADHD medications and to adjust drug treatment appropriately with the support of senior team and working within agreed protocols and guidelines with the recommendation of continued prescribing shared to the child/ young persons GP within recommended guidelines of the NMC medicine management code of conduct and NICE guidance.

Provide an integrated service working closely with wider team and liaising with colleagues in HPFT and other services as required.

As an autonomous practitioner, be responsible for monitoring patients with an ADHD diagnosis on medication through nurse-led clinics, communicating change to other members of the team and giving guidance on pharmaceutical treatment of Children and Young People up to the age of 18. The post-holder will be able to take a holistic approach to care, considering a variety of aspects which may impact on the childs function and behaviour and ensuring to hear the child's voice within their review process.

To attend various multi-agency meetings, write reports and plan care, acting as the patient advocate when appropriate and to work in accordance with safeguarding childrens policies. Raise and discuss complex cases with supervising GP and ensure appropriate onward referral made.

Contribute to the development of leaflets and information regarding medication and ADHD for children, families, and professionals.

Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.

Collect, collate, evaluate, and report information and maintaining accurate patient records.

Ensure the service is monitored on a regular basis and data is available as a record to provide statistical information to Clinical Leads and others and to provide data to relevant local and national bodies to audit service as appropriate.

About us

HertsOne LTD is a GP Federation offering primary care services across West Hertfordshire.

HertsOne covers all 53 GP practices in the Herts Valleys area (Watford&Three Rivers, St Albans & Harpenden, Hertsmere, Dacorum)