CAMHS Clinical Specialist Nurse Prescriber and Flow Coordinator

This is an exciting new split role position with Southwark CAMHS for a nurse prescriber. You will be contributing to specialist assessment & management and leading on co- ordinating medication review clinics within the CAMHS service, including independent non-medical prescribing. This will be for a range of complex mental health difficulties including ADHD, depression and anxiety. You will help cover prescriber needs of a range of teams, alongside and with support of Psychiatry colleagues.
The role will also help coordinate flow within Southwark CAMHS, offering clinical expertise, communication and support for families who are waiting for assessments. As this is a new role, these duties will be reviewed as part of the job planning process., · You will manage a caseload, providing the analysis of complex information to determine the planning and management of assessment and treatment to C&YP with ADHD and other mental health difficulties.
+ You will provide expertise in this highly specialist clinical area and to offer advice and consultation on clients care to other members of the team, in relation to the area of expertise.
+ You will liaise with medical colleagues, partner agencies and mental health professionals across a range of settings.
+ You will work autonomously within professional practice guidelines and Trust guidelines.
+ You will contribute to policy and service development, undertake research, service evaluation and audit for own team/service and to contribute to the training of the clinical team and others.
+ You will work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team., To offer assessment, treatment and pharmacological management of Children and Young People with ADHD and co-morbid mental health and/or neuropsychiatric difficulties, assuming responsibility for own caseload.
To ensure the smooth flow of patients in and out of CAMHS by monitoring referrals, escalating patients with long waiting times and communicating directly with those waiting.
To work as an independent and autonomous professional within professional guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own work.
To provide primary CAMHS assessments, other specialist assessments, using self-report measures, as appropriate, structured observations, clinical interviews, and to interpret and integrate this highly complex data to identify and diagnose the cause of emotional and behavioural problems in C&YP.
To formulate mental healthcare and crisis treatment plans that are specific to each C&YP and family, based upon an analysis of complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes contributing to the presentation. To assess safeguarding issues for each case, consulting with other professionals and referring concerns to the appropriate safeguarding team as required.
To deliver evidence based treatments, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions drawing on a range of theoretical options.
To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans in conjunction with the C&YP, parents/carers and other services as appropriate
The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:
+ Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
+ Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
+ We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity
Please note:
+ That all applications for this post will need to be made online
+ That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
+ That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
+ That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
+ That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
+ That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
+ That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
+ That we are a smoke-free Trust
SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

NHS AfC: Band 8a
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. It's important to us that you are valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
+ Generous pay, pensions and leave. We offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
+ Work life balance. We support a range of flexible working options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
+ Career development. There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
+ Car lease. Our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
+ Our staff benefit from keyworker housing, which is available on selected sites.
+ NHS discounts. With discounts of up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
+ Counselling services
+ Wellbeing events
+ Long service awards
+ Cycle to work scheme
+ Season ticket loan
+ Childcare vouchers
+ Staff restaurants