About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Nurse Practitioner (Non-Medical Prescriber) to join our dedicated West Lancashire CYPMH Team within Specialist Services.
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated mental health professional to play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to children and young people experiencing complex mental health difficulties, including ADHD and emotional distress.
Working within a supportive multi-disciplinary team, you will provide specialist assessments, therapeutic interventions, clinical leadership and independent prescribing support while helping shape and develop services for children, young people and families across West Lancashire.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 7 Nurse Practitioner, you will:
Manage a specialist caseload of children and young people with complex mental health needs
Undertake comprehensive assessments, risk assessments and care planning
Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions in line with NICE guidance
Act as an Independent Non-Medical Prescriber within CYP services
Provide leadership, consultation and clinical support to the wider team
Work collaboratively with families, schools, social care, GPs and partner agencies
Contribute to safeguarding, clinical governance, service development and quality improvement initiatives
Support ADHD pathways and integrated working across CYPMH and wider services
If you are passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people and want to be part of a compassionate and dynamic CYPMH/ADHD team, we would love to hear from you.
About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education Essential
First level nursing qualification, RMN or equivalent Independent & Supplementary Nurse Prescribing V300 Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post
Knowledge Essential
Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based needs led assessments, of highly complex and co-morbid presentations of children, young people, their families and carers Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based therapeutic interventions relevant to the needs of the client group Demonstrable ability to communicate to clients, their families and professionals sensitive and often difficult to receive information, using various methods including verbal, non- verbal, written and presentation skills
Experience Essential
Specialist working knowledge and experience of supporting and monitoring children and young people in CYP services including those diagnosed with ADHD Demonstrable knowledge/understanding and experience in assessment of young people with complex mental health and/or complex needs such as ADHD/ASD Evidence of an ability to effectively manage own workload and able to work autonomously
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address Westgate House, Hillside Health Centre
Tanhouse Road
Skelmersdale
WN8 6DS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)