Job description

Job responsibilities

Applicants must be able to demonstrate:

• Significant experience in CAMHS, including working with children and young people with complex mental health needs.
• Extensive expertise in ADHD assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
• Significant experience initiating, monitoring and optimising ADHD and Mental Health medication.
• Advanced knowledge of stimulant and non-stimulant ADHD medications, medicines optimisation and shared-care arrangements.
• Competence in independently undertaking and interpreting physiological observations required for initiation and ongoing monitoring of treatment.
• Advanced clinical risk assessment and decision-making skills in complex and challenging clinical scenarios.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate that they are currently working, or have the capability to work immediately, at TEWV Level 3 Non-Medical Prescriber (Designated Prescribing Practitioner) level.

This includes:

• Current Band 7 or above experience.
• A minimum of three years' active prescribing experience.
• Experience of acting as a Practice Supervisor for student Non-Medical Prescribers.
• Evidence of providing supervision and support to qualified and trainee NMPs.
• Experience managing complex prescribing decisions and complex clinical cases.
• Ability to demonstrate advanced prescribing leadership within multidisciplinary settings.
• Non TEWV applicants must be able to demonstrate the equivalent level of competency.

The successful applicant will be expected to provide evidence during the application and interview process that they meet the expectations of the RPS Designated Prescribing Practitioner Competency Framework and can demonstrate:

• Clinical credibility as an experienced prescriber.
• Experience supporting and developing prescribing practice in others.
• Advanced decision-making and risk management skills.
• Knowledge of governance and quality assurance processes relating to prescribing.
• Commitment to developing safe and effective prescribing cultures within services.

Strategic Leadership Expectations

As a Level 3 NMP/DPP, there is an expectation that the post holder will:

• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives at both local and strategic levels.
• Influence and support service delivery improvements across CAMHS and wider Trust services.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of teams and services beyond their own speciality.
• Contribute to prescribing governance, workforce development and professional leadership activities.
• Deputise for the NMP Lead within the speciality when required.
• Work collaboratively across services to improve patient pathways and outcomes.
• Support the development of future prescribers and the advancement of nursing practice across the organisation.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council - RMN / RNLD / RGN (RNSC - CAMHS Only)
• Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor
• Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing Clinical Supervision
• Recognised/accredited leadership development programme
• Non medical prescriber qualification with evidence of working to the equivalent of Trust level 3 independant prescribing
• To be able to demonstrate analytical and synthethetical level intellectual skills, ability to gather and manipulate information at advanced level and ability to manage advanced levels of knowledge through: Master's degree in a subject relevant to the area or Recognised/accredited therapeutic level 7 certificate/qualification/registration/module in a therapeutic model relevant to mental health or learning disability e.g Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy/Post Grad diploma in CBT/British Isles Dialectical Behaviour Therapy/NMP (Independent Prescriber)
• And have a minimum of 2 years experience at Clinical Specialist/ Band 7 (or equivalent) Senior Nurse Experience which includes

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field.
• Significant experience working with patients who display risk behaviours
• Clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice
• Able to demonstrate having worked in an autonomous expert role utilising clinical assessment skills in highly complex situations
• Substantial experience of working as an independent non-medical prescriber
• Working collaboratively with patients their families and carers
• Working in a multi disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities
• Have engaged in research and clinical audit activity.
• Designed and delivered teaching or education packages to patients, carers and health care staff

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Highly advanced knowledge and skills in mental state and/or physical examination and assessment
• Extensive knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients in the field of practice, regionally and nationally
• Understanding and working knowledge of the legal framework and statutory obligations under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act
• Detailed understanding and experience of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice
• Working knowledge of clinical medicines management
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment (depending on specialist area)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dover House

Lynn Street

Hartlepool

TS24 7JZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)