ADHD Nurse

An opportunity has arisen to join the Adult ADHD team in Tameside as a band 6 Mental Health Nurse.

The post holder will be a member of the multi-disciplinary ADHD community team and responsible for providing ADHD assessments and psychotherapeutic interventions for adolescents, adults and families using evidence based interventions who are presenting with neuro developmental disorders, and other mental health difficulties.

To ensure high quality assessment of adults referred to the service.

To signpost adults to a range of psychotherapeutic interventions in accordance with individual assessed need.

To deliver group work with adults and their carers.

To be responsible for and manage a defined caseload and undertake case management responsibilities within the caseload.

To liaise closely with a wide range of agencies

To undertake liaison and joint work with other professionals outside of the MDT

To provide consultation and training on a wide range of adult’s emotional health and well-being issues to professionals from a range of services including GP’s, Primacy Care Services, Adult Mental Health Services and Probation Services

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.

Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance

Access to Continued Professional Development

Involvement in improvement and research activities

Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service

Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

To ensure high quality assessment of adults referred to the service.

To signpost adults to a range of quality psychotherapeutic interventions in accordance with individual assessed need.

To deliver group work with adults and their carers.

To be responsible for and manage a defined caseload and undertake case

management responsibilities within the caseload.

To identify and develop strategies to manage risk to the adult and others in line with Pennine care procedures and protocols.

To liaise closely with a wide range of agencies regarding individual care

packages and to promote awareness of adult mental health issues within these agencies.

Undertake liaison and joint work with other professionals outside of the MDT

• To provide consultation and training on a wide range of adults emotional health and well-being issues to professionals from a range of services including GP’s, Primacy Care Services, Adult Mental Health Services and Probation Services.
• To engage in / deliver managerial and clinical supervision.
• Ensure collection of relevant information required by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Managerial and Administrative

• To attend team, clinical, business and other meetings as required.
• To manage own workload and time effectively.
• To undertake accurate record keeping.
• To provide and enter data for local information management systems.
• To contribute to peer supervision within the ADHD Team.
• To be responsible for the supervision of other staff as appropriate including junior staff and students.
• To give and receive regular clinical and management supervision and to participate in appraisal.
• To participate in the development of education and training programmes.
• To maintain own education and awareness of current developments within the field of ADHD.

Development

• Maintain a current professional portfolio and participate on

programmes of personal development and training, which will be

identified as part of the individual performance and development

review.

• Undertake personal development in line with Trust policy. Maintain

professional registration requirement.

This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.

General Duties of all post holders

• To undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band, when

requested by Senior Staff.

• To be familiar with and comply with all Trust and departmental policies,

procedures, protocols and guidelines.

• To be aware of and work towards the Trusts strategic goals.