Senior ADHD Nurse Practitioner - Non Medical Prescriber

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.

Perform comprehensive assessments of clients/services users needs. Plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs. This would include delivering ADHD specific assessments using a standardised and non standardised ADHD Diagnostic Assessment tools. Promote the involvement and engagement of clients/services users and carer relatives in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care. Work in line with SHPU Non-Medical Prescribing protocol. To provide advice to clients/service users and carers about safe and effective use of medicines. Lead, co-ordinate, organise and prioritise your own work and the work of the team on a day-to-day basis. Lead and monitor the development of services, new ways of working and the implementation of change. Deputising for Clinical Leads as necessary and appropriate to role. To conduct a risk assessment and take appropriate action when reviewing clients/service users at clinics.

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