Senior Mental Health Practitioner with Specialism in Adult ASD/ADHD
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust are expanding their Adult ADHD and Autism service and are looking for passionate, skilled, and motivated Neurodevelopment Practitioners to join our growing team.
This is an exciting opportunity to help develop a service that supports the adult patients of Stockport GP practices who are seeking assessment for ADHD and ASD. Through high-quality neurodevelopmental assessment, intervention, and ongoing support. You will work within a multidisciplinary environment that values collaboration, evidence-based practice, and person-centred care.
The post holder will be a member of the ADHD / ASD service.
Under appropriate supervision, undertake ADHD titration and annual reviews including physical health checks (including venepuncture and ECGs) and discussion of ongoing medication issues or concerns with the patient
Complete clinical and appointment-related administration and record keeping
The post holder is responsible for providing assessment and formulation for adults presenting with ADHD / ASD and provide evidence based interventions.
Undertake needs-led stratification assessments to identify needs, support patients to access appropriate advice, guidance and education relating to ADHD and ASD and outline possible intervention and support options
We are happy to discuss flexible working but current only offer clinics from Mon-Fri 9-5pm. If the successful candidate wanted to work flexibly there would be an expectation that they would work on a Thursday and other days by negotiation at offer stage dependant on service need
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Manley Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: clare.manley2@nhs.net Telephone number: 0161 7164591
