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About
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) provides integrated community and mental health, learning disability and social care services of the highest standard due to our continued commitment to quality and service improvement. We aim to support people of all ages to achieve the very best they can for their health and well being. To ensure that we achieve this goal we look to recruit candidates of a high calibre that share our passion for delivering excellent service user care, research and education.
Contact
- Address
- Elizabeth House
- Fulbourn Hospital
- Fulbourn
- Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB21 5EF
- Contact Number
- 0800 953 7016
CAMHS Neuro ADHD Nurse Prescriber
Accepting applications until: 27-Oct-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 27-Oct-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Brookside Family Consultation Clinic
- Address
- 18 Trumpington Road
- Town
- Cambridge
- Postcode
- CB2 8AH
- Major / Minor Region
- Cambridgeshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Mental Health - Child and Adolescent
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Prescriber to work within the Cambridge CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team. We would consider offering this as a Band 6 moving to Band 7 on successful completion of non-medical prescriber training which the Trust will support.
We work with children and young people with moderate to severe mental health disorders with comorbid ASD, LD and ADHD, providing comprehensive assessment and intervention. This role would mainly work within the ADHD pathway, however there will also be opportunities for development in other pathways.
We are looking for an individual who is interested and passionate about working with young people in a CAMHS setting. We provide neurodevelopmental assessments and post-diagnostic support to young people and their families, including ADHD medication prescribing and monitoring, and psychoeducation.
You will receive clinical supervision relevant to your role. We have a monthly CPD programme and regular MDT reflective meetings. You will join a supportive team who are passionate about making a difference to young people and their families. If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a multidisciplinary team striving to make a difference for our community by supporting young people and their families, then we want to hear from you.
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To provide an evidence-based therapy service to children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism, ADHD and Learning Disabilities in the Neurodevelopmental Service CAMHS which is part of the Children, Young People and Families Directorate in CPFT.
Patients will be managed on a community basis; providing assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders and/or comorbid mental health disorder and evidence-based therapy.
At the same time as offering advice and consultation on patient’s mental health care to colleagues and partner agencies and to other non-professional carers.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s and Trust’s policies and procedures.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To work as an integral member of the CAMHS Neurodevelopment Community Team, providing comprehensive mental health and diagnostic assessments of ADHD and other specialist assessments (if applicable such as Qb, SALT, OT, Cognitive), demonstrating the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources including, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
- To be part of the mdt ADHD formulation meetings and have the ability to utilise specialist knowledge to make decisions about a child or young person’s mental health and neurodevelopmental needs.
- To provide physical health checks including height, weight and blood pressure for children taking medication for ADHD.
- To provide ADHD medication reviews in clinic under the supervision of the ADHD doctors.
- To participate in the prevention and early detection of emotional and mental health difficulties in children and adolescents referred to the service.
- To participate in the planning and delivery of evidence-based therapeutic programmes e.g. Positive Behaviour Support, CBT and Parenting programmes on both an individual and group basis to children and young people and their families.
- To develop formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon mental health theory and evidence which incorporates developmental, interpersonal, societal, cultural and biological factors.
- To evaluate and make treatment decisions in collaboration with the Multidisciplinary Team.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
- Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
- Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
- Children and young people’s mental health services;
- Children’s community services in Peterborough;
- Social care;
- Ground-breaking research
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.
Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A recorded/UK registered qualification with NMC such as Learning Disability Nurse, Children’s Nurse, Adult Nurse or RMN
- Non-medical prescriber training
Desirable criteria
- Training in Child Protection
- Training in an evidence-based therapeutic intervention recommended by NICE Guidelines relevant to CAMHS, i.e. CBT, IPT, Systemic Therapy
- Additional training in managing challenging behaviour
- Training in ADHD diagnostics such as Qb (computerised) assessment or willingness to undertake training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children, young people and families
- Experience of working with children or adults with ADHD, learning disability and/or autism.
- Experience of undertaking mental health and risk assessments
Desirable criteria
- Post-qualification experience in assessment and treatment of children, young people and families and/or adults.
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Experience of undertaking mental health risk assessments of children and young people
- Experience in providing supervision
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Willingness and ability to participate as an independent practitioner in assessments.
- Evidence of ability to exercise a high level of judgement and decision-making.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to assess and treat children and young people with neuro developmental disorder and their families
- Ability to teach, train and supervise
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of Child and Adolescent Mental health
- Knowledge and understanding of neuro developmental disorders
Desirable criteria
- Sound knowledge of the Trust’s and Local Safeguarding policy and procedures
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between sites and to service user homes when clinically necessary.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Amanda Ponder
- Job title
- Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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