Advanced Clinical Practitioner ADHD

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to work within the Adult ADHD Service alongside our Nurse Consultant and ADHD Nurse Specialists. The team is based at Farm Lodge which is on the site of the Bradgate Unit. The ADHD Service is a very busy service who works with people who are suspected of/or are confirmed as having ADHD.

You must be an Independent Prescriber and have a knowledge and understanding of ADHD in adults.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate courageous and critical thinking and is a caring, compassionate and committed experienced practitioner who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for people suspected of having ADHD from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths., The post holder will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care demonstrated through the RCN Advanced Competency framework working autonomously assessing individual patient needs, initiating investigations, determine a differential diagnosis and initiating appropriate holistic, research based treatment with the development of a personalised clinical management plan, including independent prescribing.

Working closely with Medical and Nursing staff in both primary and secondary care, to ensure patients receive appropriate investigation, intervention and treatment with minimal avoidable delays, whilst improving the quality of care.

The successful candidate will work autonomously assessing individual patient needs, initiating investigations, determine a differential diagnosis and initiating appropriate holistic, research based treatment with the development of a personalised clinical management plan, including independent prescribing, putting the patient at the centre of all decisions, reinforcing the concept of a more streamlined patient journey, improving the quality of care. Provision of high quality clinical supervision to ADHD nurse specialists is a fundamental part of the role., working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential cri

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied