Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse Prescriber and Practitioner
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 03 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £61,927 - £68,676 PER ANNUM |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 03 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, E9 6ED |
| Cwmni: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7222072/363-SS7222072 |
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A Vacancy at East London NHS Foundation Trust.
City and Hackney Specialist Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), Neurodevelopmental Team
Highly Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse Prescriber and Practitioner. 37.5 Hours per Week - Permanent Contract
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse Prescriber and Practitioner to join the Neuroidevelopmental Team at City and Hackney Specialist CAMHS.
The post holder will:
• Conduct comprehensive specialist assessments, including risk assessments, for young people with mild learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and/or ADHD.
• Deliver evidence-based behavioural management interventions as part of integrated care packages for children, young people, and their families/carers.
• Prescribe and monitor medication safely, in accordance with local and national guidelines, in collaboration with a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.
• Clearly and sensitively communicate the purpose, side effects, and considerations of prescribed medications to young people and their families/carers.
• Demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of psychotropic medications, including their effects, side effects, and contraindications, in line with independent and supplementary prescriber training and relevant legislation.
• Stay informed of emerging evidence and best practices in prescribing.
The successful applicant will become part of a large and experienced multi-disciplinary team providing diagnostic assessments and mental health interventions for children, young people, and families affected by neurodevelopmental disorders.
City and Hackney CAMHS is a dynamic, forward-thinking, and well-established service with a strong sense of team cohesion, high staff morale, and excellent continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities.
We offer a supportive and stimulating work environment with strong supervision structures, regular opportunities to engage with other ELFT psychotherapy professionals, and active participation in ongoing audit and Quality Improvement initiatives.
Our service area is richly diverse and multi-ethnic, and we welcome applicants who are skilled in engaging with the cultural and social complexities of this community.
East London NHS Foundation Trust’s Community CAMHS services are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. We maintain strong partnerships with Education, Children’s Social Care, and the voluntary sector.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
To provide comprehensive specialist assessments, including risk assessment of young people and their families/carers referred with learning disability and/or autistic spectrum disorder and/or ADHD.
To provide evidence-based behaviour management interventions as part of an integrated care package to children, young people and theirfamilies/carers.
To safely prescribe and monitor medications within local and national guidelines,inliaisonwithaConsultant Child&AdolescentPsychiatrist. This includes conveying to parents, carers and young people, the implications of a prescribed medication, the side effectsand what they have to watch for in a sensitive, meaningful way.
Todemonstrateaworkingknowledgeoftheprescriptionofmedication effects, side-effects and contra-indications in accordance with the independent and supplementary prescribers’ training and currentlegislation.
To be aware of key trends in the evidence base for prescribing and maintainanup-to-dateknowledgeofmedicinescommonlyprescribed
1.6. Tomaintainarecordofallmedicinesprescribedforauditpurposes.Tomonitortheefficacyofmedicinesprescribedandmanageanyside effectssafely,usingtheYellowCardreportingsystem asappropriate.
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Jun 2025
City and Hackney Specialist Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), Neurodevelopmental Team
Highly Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse Prescriber and Practitioner. 37.5 Hours per Week - Permanent Contract
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse Prescriber and Practitioner to join the Neuroidevelopmental Team at City and Hackney Specialist CAMHS.
The post holder will:
• Conduct comprehensive specialist assessments, including risk assessments, for young people with mild learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and/or ADHD.
• Deliver evidence-based behavioural management interventions as part of integrated care packages for children, young people, and their families/carers.
• Prescribe and monitor medication safely, in accordance with local and national guidelines, in collaboration with a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.
• Clearly and sensitively communicate the purpose, side effects, and considerations of prescribed medications to young people and their families/carers.
• Demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of psychotropic medications, including their effects, side effects, and contraindications, in line with independent and supplementary prescriber training and relevant legislation.
• Stay informed of emerging evidence and best practices in prescribing.
The successful applicant will become part of a large and experienced multi-disciplinary team providing diagnostic assessments and mental health interventions for children, young people, and families affected by neurodevelopmental disorders.
City and Hackney CAMHS is a dynamic, forward-thinking, and well-established service with a strong sense of team cohesion, high staff morale, and excellent continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities.
We offer a supportive and stimulating work environment with strong supervision structures, regular opportunities to engage with other ELFT psychotherapy professionals, and active participation in ongoing audit and Quality Improvement initiatives.
Our service area is richly diverse and multi-ethnic, and we welcome applicants who are skilled in engaging with the cultural and social complexities of this community.
East London NHS Foundation Trust’s Community CAMHS services are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. We maintain strong partnerships with Education, Children’s Social Care, and the voluntary sector.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
To provide comprehensive specialist assessments, including risk assessment of young people and their families/carers referred with learning disability and/or autistic spectrum disorder and/or ADHD.
To provide evidence-based behaviour management interventions as part of an integrated care package to children, young people and theirfamilies/carers.
To safely prescribe and monitor medications within local and national guidelines,inliaisonwithaConsultant Child&AdolescentPsychiatrist. This includes conveying to parents, carers and young people, the implications of a prescribed medication, the side effectsand what they have to watch for in a sensitive, meaningful way.
Todemonstrateaworkingknowledgeoftheprescriptionofmedication effects, side-effects and contra-indications in accordance with the independent and supplementary prescribers’ training and currentlegislation.
To be aware of key trends in the evidence base for prescribing and maintainanup-to-dateknowledgeofmedicinescommonlyprescribed
1.6. Tomaintainarecordofallmedicinesprescribedforauditpurposes.Tomonitortheefficacyofmedicinesprescribedandmanageanyside effectssafely,usingtheYellowCardreportingsystem asappropriate.
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Jun 2025