The main purpose of the role is to lead and manage the Children’s ADHD service across South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. The post holder will take a lead role in delivering and developing the ADHD service in line with the NICE Clinical Guideline 87, the Diagnosis and Management of ADHD for Children and Young People, including providing professional and clinical leadership.
With support and guidance from the Head of Service and Medical Lead, the post holder will:
* Represent the Children’s ADHD service and Trust locally, regionally and nationally while engaging stakeholders from clinical and non-clinical backgrounds. This will include PHA, SPPG, schools, and voluntary organisations.
* Work with and across all disciplines and staff groups to deliver a quality service to children, young people, and their families.
* Be a non-medical prescriber.
* Demonstrate advanced clinical skills, assessment, intervention, and decision-making when undertaking management of the service, clinical practice, and supervision of staff.
* Promote the delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective care across Children’s ADHD services and identify and manage areas of risk relating to care/service delivery.
* Support the delivery of the Child Health Single Point of Entry Team, including chairing SPOE clinical triage meetings.
Essential Criteria for Shortlisting
Experience:
1. Worked for at least 2 years in a senior management role (experience at Band 7 (or equivalent) or above) within a service working with Children and Young People with ADHD and/or other neurodevelopmental needs or comorbid disorders.
2. Have a minimum of 3 years post-registration experience working with children and young people with complex and/or developmental needs, including diagnosis or potential diagnosis of ADHD or other neurodevelopmental conditions at band 6 or above.
3. 2 years’ experience delivering against challenging performance objectives, meeting a range of key targets, and making significant improvements.
4. Have a minimum of 1 year’s experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders, internal and external to the organisation, in a role which has contributed to the improvement of service delivery.
5. 2 years’ experience of managing people and governance.
Qualifications/Registration:
1. Applicant must be a registered nurse on the live NMC register - Part 1 Children’s, or Part 1 Mental Health, or Part 1 Learning Disability.
2. Hold the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing – Health Visitor Qualification.
3. Hold the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing – School Nurse qualification.
4. A minimum of 5 years post-registration experience and 3 years recent management experience, including managing staff.
5. Have successfully completed the V300 course and be an Independent/Supplementary Prescriber as registered with NMC.
6. Be currently completing the V300 course.
7. Be committed to completing the V300 course within the next 2 years.
Other:
Hold a current full driving licence valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment. This criteria will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by the Organisation which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post.
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