• The ADHD CNS will provide a wrap-around support network for children and families/carers and schools from referral through diagnosis to on-going management.
• The CNS will have key working relationships with all the professionals and services identified above, both at primary and secondary care setting.
• To attend weekly MDT meetings and action any work that needs to be actioned from this.
• To run own clinics and ensure dictate letters are completed in a timely fashion.
• There will also be an element of teaching ward stuff about ADHD and how best to support patients.
• To run parenting support groups.

Main duties of the job

• To provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the specialty ADHD and to act as a resource for education and clinical expertise in hospital and community settings.
• To liaise effectively with members of the multi-professional healthcare team to achieve a co ordinated specialist service.
• To be operationally conversant with both current clinical protocols and research protocols and relevant investigations and procedures employed in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD.
• To provide an individual service and psychological support to patients and carers respecting their diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds .
• To be competent in the management of assessment referrals and analysis of assessment data.
• To undertake nurse-led clinics for the assessment of new referrals and ongoing review of children with ADHD.This includes monitoring emotional well-being and functioning of children and their families, monitoring BP, growth and altering medication as required, working within agreed protocols.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential

• RSCN / RN child BSC qualification
• Post reg qualification in ADHD
• Wester Stratten Parent and Child training qualification

Desirable

• Registered nurse prescriber or willing to undertake course
• Triple P course

Experience
Essential

• Experience in managing children with ADHD and associated problems
• Qualification in children and young people's mental health

Desirable

• Community experience

skills
Essential

• Able to teach clients and multi disciplinary teams in the management of ADHD associated problems
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Able to innovate and influence service delivery
• Computer literate

Desirable

• Counselling skills

Knowledge
Essential

• Up to date knowledge regarding national / local guidelines / policies related to ADHD and associated problems
• Evidence of professional updates
• Safeguarding level 3

Desirable

• Be willing to undertake research

Other
Essential

• Able to prioritise workload and manage a caseload independently
• Able to work within MDT

Employer details
Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

200-6663378-GO-SMB