About this role
Job summary
Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic service that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people?
The post holder will be responsible for delivering specialise clinical care to their own caseload and service within their speciality area. This role will predominantly involve assessing children and young people for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in line with NICE guidance.
Please note the role will be primarily assessing young people virtually.
You will have the opportunity to support the clinical team lead to develop the ADHD assessment pathway within the team, share specialist clinical knowledge, provide clinical supervision to peers, and develop strong links with our ADHD intervention pathway. Whilst this role mainly focuses on ADHD assessment, this position sits within the wider Children's Neuro developmental Team and knowledge, and expertise of autism is also desirable.
The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance always ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge.
The team includes a Clinical Team Leader, Consultant Doctors, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Speciality Doctor, Pharmacists, Specialist Nurses/Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Nurse Associates, and Healthcare Assistant.
Please note there are two vacancies available.
Main duties of the job
To utilise specialist clinical skills to complete neuro developmental assessments (ADHD ), support diagnostic decision making and feedback to young people and their families. To recognise the need for, initiate and where appropriate interpret relevant diagnostic investigations. To recognise the need for and initiate where appropriate advice of relevant specialisms. To liaise closely with other members of the MDT to ensure a detailed and complete diagnostic assessment is completed in line with NICE guidance. Be responsible for ensuring clinical outcome data is appropriately collated and routinely recorded to the Trust and professional clinical regulatory body standards. To employ excellent communication skills, both verbal and written to promote multi-disciplinary and inter-agency liaison and collaborative practice to broad range of audiences, including other professionals and external assessment providers. To continuously evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the service by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures and participate in the development of the service. To maintain knowledge of current research and clinical developments and to participate in research/audit within service. Experience of working with young people with emotional or mental health difficulties or working in a Neurodevelopment setting is essential.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge Essential
Registered with appropriate clinical professional body: e.g. Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy or Psychology (Educational, Counselling, Clinical or Forensic) and be registered with the relevant statutory body (NMC, HCPC, ACP, BABCP, UKCP, SWE, SCW, SSSC or NISCC or BACP). Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to working with Children. e.g. Children's NSF, Children Act, Every Child Matters, Education Act, Code of Practice
Skills and Competencies Essential
Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
Experience Essential
Evidence of suitable post-registration professional practice, in hospital or other healthcare setting Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to professional group Demonstratable track record of assessing ADHD using recommended tools
Desirable
Experience of assessing autism using recommended tools
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Address Westend
2062-2068 Hessle Road
Hull
HU13 9NW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)