Description:
The role of ADHD Nurse Prescriber involves diagnosing and treating ADHD, managing medication, and ensuring clients receive the right care according to guidelines. It includes working with other healthcare professionals, maintaining clear records, and communicating with the clinical team and external services. Ongoing learning and staying updated on ADHD research are also important parts of the job.
Principle duties and responsibilities will include but not limited to:
- Conduct thorough assessments and evaluations of individuals suspected of having ADHD, diagnosing where appropriate, communicating findings effectively to clients and their families and producing a detailed report identifying rationale for your outcome.
- Complete comprehensive reviews of those already diagnosed with ADHD, offering holistic and patient-centred care, incorporating both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
- Initiating clients on a range of ADHD medications (both stimulant & non-stimulant), titrating doses and discontinuing where appropriate.
- Managing a caseload of clients through the medication pathway, ensuring they are reviewed at regular intervals in line with Psicon’s protocols & NICE guidelines.
- Generating prescriptions using appropriate prescribing formularies and monitoring and reviewing thereafter regarding the effectiveness, continued appropriateness and safety of the prescribing intervention.
Person Specification
- Professional experience in the field, including dealing with crisis situations.
- Qualified Mental Health Nurse from an accredited institution, holding an independent non-medical prescribing qualification (V300).
- Registered with the NMC, and maintenance of validation.
- Specialization or experience in the assessment and treatment of ADHD.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, including within a multidisciplinary team.
- Maintaining compliance as per company regulations i.e., evidence of current registration with NMC and appropriate professional body.
- Attend a F2F clinic in either Canterbury or Basingstoke once a month.
Working at Psicon
We value our employees as an integral part of our service delivery and believe in recruiting and investing in the best employees. We pride ourselves in providing our employees with the opportunities and resources to achieve their potential. We are keen to provide a vibrant, fun yet challenging working environment for our team who share in our core values of trust, integrity, commitment and kindness and work collaboratively to achieve our company goals of;
- The best possible customer service.
- The most efficient and effective clinical work.
- A thriving and engaged workforce.
- A truly inclusive organisation.