Senior ADHD Nurse Practitioner - Non Medical Prescriber

The Senior ADHD specialist Nurse Practitioner, who is an independent prescriber, will work within the ADHD pathway of the Sheffield Adult Autism and Neurodevelopmental service to provide a specialist clinical assessment and intervention to adults with ADHD and their families.

The post holder will work autonomously taking responsibility for care, quality, and clinical activity. This will include conducting diagnostic assessments, reassessment of needs and initiating ADHD treatment (pharmacological), titrating and optimising treatment. This will also require writing prescriptions for controlled drugs and other medications where appropriate under the supervision of senior clinical staff within their scope of practice., Perform comprehensive assessments of clients/services user's needs. Plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs. This would include delivering ADHD specific assessments using a standardized and non standardised ADHD Diagnostic Assessment tools. Use advanced skills and expert knowledge to assess the physical, mental health and social needs of a defined client group, instigating therapeutic care plans and treatments based on the best available evidence to improve health outcomes. Ensure patient information is collated, monitored and fully accurate, maintaining complete and contemporaneous records in line with NMC/ professional bodies and Trust standards. Work within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective care plans and treatments are in place for highly complex clients/services users. Communicate highly complex information about clients/services users' conditions to multi-disciplinary team colleagues, to ensure effective delivery of patient
treatments. To provide an Independent Prescriber service in accordance with the clinical setting agreed with the Medics. This will include initiating, titrating, and optimising pharmacological treatment for adult ADHD. To record all interactions and interventions with clients/services users into their medical records.

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.