Child Prescribing Practitioner

Child Prescribing Practitioner

About the role
Salary: £63,000 per annum, increasing to £65,000 per annum after probation - pro rata for part time
Shift and Schedule: 28, 32, 36 or 40 hours per week available with required Saturday working between 9:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Fully remote with requirement to attend residential training programme

Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Employer's pension contribution above minimum
• Enhance maternity pay
• DBS Paid
• EV Care Scheme
• Blue light card
• Personal wellbeing support
• Employee assistance programme
• ADHD service discount for you and your family
• Use of our ADHD360 static home (near Alton Towers)
• Company celebration events

Full job description:
Do you want to make a difference?

Are you ready for a new challenge?

Can you work in a team that's supporting world class healthcare for people with ADHD?

If you have answered YES to these questions, we have a great opportunity for you!

Company Description:
Keys Health is a division of Keys Group and is made up of ADHD360, Autism 360 and Mable.

ADHD360 and Autism 360 diagnose, treat and empower those living with Neurodiversity to unlock their potential and live brighter lives. Mable delivers a complimentary speech and language therapy that supports a range of communication challenges through schools and privately.

Our mission is simple (but mighty): to make neurodiversity something to celebrate, not hide. Help us make every patient's journey the best it can be.

Job Summary:
Clinicians working with ADHD360 will be part of a dedicated team, committed to patient excellence and are expected to deliver treatment with passion, ownership and commitment. As an integral part of our organisation, The ADHD Child Clinician will be responsible for conducting comprehensive assessments, formulating and monitoring treatment plans. You will possess a strong understanding of evidence-based practices, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently in a remote setting, providing essential services to individuals seeking support for ADHD

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate children, and young people for ADHD, considering potential co-occurring conditions to inform diagnostic decisions.
• Apply clinical judgment and experience to make treatment decisions, utilising advanced skills and knowledge in managing ADHD in children and young people.
• Exercise independent professional responsibility for diagnostic decision-making within competence, whilst receiving monthly supervision from Team Leads.
• You will practice as a medical or non-medical prescriber (independent/supplementary prescribing) to develop and implement treatment and titration plans, ensuring physical observations are obtained and reviewed (height, weight, blood pressure, and pulse) ensuring treatment decisions are safe and in accordance with NICE guidelines and organisational policies.
• You will support the patient throughout their treatment journey, conducting regular follow ups for children under your care until they have reached stability and optimisation.
• Perform patient risk assessments and review safeguarding needs in conjunction with treatment strategies during the patient journey. ADHD 360 have patients across the lifespan and we must always be aware of our responsibilities regarding the safeguarding of adults and children in our care.
• Maintain accurate and timely client records on Chrysalis and associated clinical templates, adhering to professional requirements for accurate record keeping.
• Responsibility for ensuring that the prescription is written as per legal requirements for controlled and non-controlled drugs. You will ensure that the prescription is recorded in the Chrysalis Log, and the Quality Assurance Process is followed line with ADHD360 policy and procedures.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding and adherence to security in relation to prescription security and management.
• Participate in regular line management supervision, supervised assessments, appraisals and team meetings/case discussions.
• You will be responsible for recognising and reporting clinical Incidents and near misses to your team lead, to support the culture of continuous learning and improvement. You will be responsive to requests from Clinical Assurance and Patient Experience team to participate in investigations where required.
• Be accountable for ensuring that mandatory training and clinical supervision is completed and sustains independent prescribing status. Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is expected, and the post holder should expect to have responsibility for their learning whilst also engaging in CPD events provided by ADHD 360.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualified Nurse / Pharmacist / GP, current UK registration and PIN with the NMC or GPHC (Essential)
• Qualified Non-medical Prescriber (NMP) with current registration (Essential)
• Specialist ADHD Nurse / Pharmacist with experience (Desirable)
• To work unsupervised and independently within the NMC or GPHC Code of Professional Conduct (Essential)
• Expert level of understanding of the pharmaceutical treatment options for ADHD (Desirable)
• Experience working with children and young adults

Competencies:

• Ability to connect with and provide support for children and/or young adults
• Familiarity with EPR systems
• Willingness to learn and follow clinic's standards of practice
• Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with staff and patients
• Sufficient IT skills to be able to undertake a remote post with virtual assessments
• Ability to work alongside others within a multi-disciplinary team setting.
• Professional approach consistent with regulatory body expectations
• Excellent time management and ability to manage own workload

At ADHD 360 we pride ourselves on having a flat ADHD Careers culture where everyone has a voice no matter what position they hold in our business.

1. The acceptance of help : There are no prima donnas at ADHD 360

2. Respect and Protection of each other : We all work as a team striving for the same end goal; to offer the best and be the best

3. Encouragement : We have a lot of fun at work, and we encourage each other

4. We don't do blame : We all stand by each other, when mistakes are made we look for the learning and move forward

5. HONK : This comes from a lesson from Saatchi and Saatchi, Why geese fly in their V formation. If someone needs help they'll HONK, it's what you'll hear in our office. We're never frightened to say I need help.