Specialist Practitioner

Job summary

Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic service that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people? The post holder will be responsible for delivering specialised clinical care to their own caseload and service within their speciality area. This role will predominantly involve assessing children and young people for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in line with NICE guidance.

Please note that this role will primarily involve assessing young people virtually. You will have the opportunity to support the Clinical Team Lead in developing the ADHD assessment pathway within the team, sharing specialist clinical knowledge, providing clinical supervision to peers, and developing strong links with our ADHD intervention pathway.

Whilst this role mainly focuses on ADHD assessments, the position sits within the wider Children's Neurodevelopmental Team, and knowledge and expertise in autism are also desirable. The post holder will work in accordance with professional and regulatory body codes, standards, and guidance, always ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence-based theoretical and practical knowledge.

The team includes a Clinical Team Leader, Consultant Doctors, an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, a Speciality Doctor, Pharmacists, Specialist Nurses/Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Nursing Associates, and a Healthcare Assistant.

Main duties of the job

Utilise specialist clinical skills to complete neurodevelopmental assessments (ADHD), support diagnostic decision-making, and provide feedback to young people and their families. Recognise the need for, initiate, and, where appropriate, interpret relevant diagnostic investigations. Recognise the need for, and where appropriate seek, advice from relevant specialisms.

Liaise closely with other members of the MDT to ensure that a detailed and comprehensive diagnostic assessment is completed in line with NICE guidance. Be responsible for ensuring that clinical outcome data is appropriately collated and routinely recorded in accordance with Trust and professional regulatory body standards.

Employ excellent verbal and written communication skills to promote multidisciplinary and inter-agency liaison and collaborative practice with a broad range of audiences, including other professionals and external assessment providers. Continuously evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the service through the use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures, and participate in service development.

Maintain knowledge of current research and clinical developments, and participate in research and audit activities within the service. Experience of working with young people with emotional or mental health difficulties, or within a neurodevelopmental setting, is essential.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK. Find out more and search live jobs.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and

Knowledge · Essential

Registered with appropriate clinical professional body: e.g. Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy or Psychology (Educational, Counselling, Clinical or Forensic) and be registered with the relevant statutory body (NMC, HCPC, ACP, BABCP, UKCP, SWE, SCW, SSSC or NISCC or BACP). Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to working with Children. e.g. Children's NSF, Children Act, Every Child Matters, Education Act, Code of Practice Skills and Competencies

Essential

Effective inter-personal skills Able to communicate effectively and sensitively with children and their carers

Desirable

Experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching

Experience · Essential

Evidence of suitable post-registration professional practice, in hospital or other healthcare setting Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to professional group Demonstratable track record of assessing ADHD using recommended tools

Desirable

Experience of assessing autism using recommended tools

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).