Specialist ADHD Nurse/Mental Health Practitioner | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,162 - £44,629 per annum ( Incl of HCAS) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Slough, SL1 2BJ |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6204933/371-CFS215 |
Summary
Interview will be held on 9th May 2024
Are you working as a Nurse and looking for “that” new role, Are you looking to develop and specialise in your career with a group of likeminded professionals?
We have a wonderful opportunity for a Band 6 Nurse role within the Specialist ADHD Pathway in Slough.
The ADHD Team sits within the Neurodiversity Service in Children, Families and All Age Service (CFAA). We offer assessment and treatment to children and young people aged 6-18yrs.
We are looking for a qualified nurse who is passionate about working in the community with neurodiverse children and may want a change in their career and specialise in this field. If so, we would love to hear from you.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a county whose commissioners are highlighting that ADHD and Autism are areas to invest in.
As a service we are very committed to the development of our staff and can offer both internal & external training with this role, including NMP training.
• You will join an experienced, passionate & dedicated team that works across Berkshire to provide ADHD assessments and on-going care to children, young people and families.
• This role is based in Slough.
• The main responsibilities of the role will be conducting an ADHD assessment for children and young people as well as managing a caseload of children and young people who have an existing diagnosis of ADHD and to arrange and conduct their medication reviews which include taking some physical observations.
• You may have to make onward referrals to other services within the CFAA division.
• We work closely with other teams within the CFAA service as well as partnership agencies and voluntary services that support children, young people and families pre and post assessment. The Team also offers support to families via the innovative online platform SHaRON (Support Hope and Resources Online)
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
The 4 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
• A qualified mental health, learning disability or paediatric nurse
• Able to work flexibly in response to service need
• Able to take responsibility for devising care plans following reviews for each child, young person and their families.
• Take responsibility for case management including accurate maintenance of clinical record keeping
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Michelle Walton on07748 587867or email:michelle.walton@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’ll be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Apr 2024
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