Job summary
- Main area
- ADHD Team East
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CFS312-A
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- ADHD Team East, Upton Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £37,162 - £44,629 per annum ( Incl of HCAS) + 5.5% 2024/25 Pay Award
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Specialist ADHD Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
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 Windsor, Ascot & Maidenhead.
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.
Main duties of the job
• 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/Maidenhead.
• 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)
Working for our organisation
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
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Michelle Walton on 07748 587867 or email: michelle.walton@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Registered professional qualification in Mental Health, Nursing (RMN) or Specialist Community Public Health Nurse or Certified School Nurse or Paediatric Nurse
Continuous Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Post qualifying Child & Adolescent Mental Health training or qualifications in therapeutic approaches with children, young people and families
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage clinical risk and understanding of child safeguarding procedures
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills, written and verbal
- Capable of coping in a pressurised environment & apply practical problem solving skills in everyday situations
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates knowledge of the issues surrounding child development and the impact it can have on meeting the five Every Child Matters outcomes, the Children’s Act 1989 and The Mental Health Act 2007.
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to be self-reflective & use supervision effectively
- Good organisational skills, ability to analyse situations and to be able to make the right decisions
- Competent IT skills, including navigation of various systems & software packages (e.g. RiO, Outlook, databases, MS office & the internet)
Desirable criteria
- Car driver & possess full UK driver’s license or evidence of ability to travel to designated base & other sites; ability to travel independently between multiple sites to fulfil the requirements of the position
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michelle Walton
- Job title
- Advanced Mental Health Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07748587867
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