An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and dynamic clinical support worker within the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Team. You will join an established multi-disciplinary ADHD Team of Specialist Nurses, Consultant Psychiatrists, and Assistant Practitioners.
This post is a Band 3 full-time temporary position for 12 months fixed term; part-time requests will be welcomed and considered, to work alongside the ADHD Specialist Nurses to review and monitor children and young people who have been prescribed ADHD medication.
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual with strong communication and organisational skills. You will need to have experience and a desire to work with young people and contribute to improving the quality of their lives. You need to be able to work autonomously and effectively prioritise your workload.
You will be working with children and young people who have been prescribed ADHD medication to monitor their physical observations, including height, weight, blood pressure, and pulse rate, across East Cheshire. The role will also consist of reviewing the effectiveness of the ADHD medication prescribed through supporting and administering a Qb assessment with the children and young people as part of their annual ADHD medication review.
Full training and opportunities for development will be offered, in addition to supervision and appraisal.
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health, and all-age disability care.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters.
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
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