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Employer Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site City Care Centre Town Peterborough Salary £38,682 - £54,710 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/09/2025 23:59Band 7 (Band 6 if Preceptorship) Job overview We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated B7 Nurse prescriber to join our Neurodevelopmental Team. We would consider offering this as a preceptorship B6 moving to B7 on successful completion of non-medical prescriber training which the Trust will support.We are a multidisciplinary team who work with young people with a diagnosed moderate to severe Learning Disability and provide assessment and treatment for Autism and ADHD. The team provides mental health assessments for young people with a neurodevelopmental disorder and also psychological therapies for co-morbid mental health disorders.We are committed to a high level of patient care and the ideal candidate will have a strong team and work ethic, sense of accountability, interest in research and service development, accompanied by an ability to work under considerable pressure at times. This post is open to professionals with the right attributes to enhance a team. We are a supportive team who value each other’s skills and knowledge and have a shared goal of providing the best care and support to the families we serve.We are keen to support and develop our staff through additional relevant training, a clear career pathway and encourage promotional opportunities.If you are looking for a new challenge and wish to be part of our team, striving to make a difference for our community by supporting people with neurodevelopmental disorders and co-morbid mental health issues, then we want to hear from you.Main duties of the jobTo offer ADHD medication reviews for young people under the Neurodevelopmental Team and monitoring the impact of medication and ensuring safe prescribing practices are in place.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 neurodevelopmental and 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 job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilitiesTo work as an integral member of the CAMHS Neurodevelopment Community Team, providing comprehensive mental health and diagnostic assessments, 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. Provide a range of direct work and evidence-based therapeutic intervention. To have the ability to utilise specialist knowledge to make decisions about a child or young person’s mental health needs.To work as part of the ADHD pathway from assessment through to diagnosis and treatment including the safe prescribing of medication for the treatment of ADHD.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 CAMHS Community Team, the Multidisciplinary Team and in consultation with an accredited CAMHS therapist or qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, carers or group.To be responsible for terminating intervention in consultation with other professionals involved.To use routine outcome monitoring to inform clinical practice through supervision and care planning.To participate in the team’s use of routine outcome monitoring to inform service design across CAMHS.To educate and involve children and young people and family/carers, in their care/support plan and provide opportunities for service users to contribute to assessment and the development of service provision.To contribute to the development of systems for the management of referrals including screening, filtering, redirecting and fast-tracking referrals as appropriate.Person specification Education/QualificationsA recorded/UK registered qualification with NMC such as Learning Disability Nurse, Children's Nurse, Adult Nurse or RMNNurse prescriber training or willingness to undertake trainingTraining in an evidence based therapeutic intervention recommended by NICE Guidelines, relevant for CAMHSAdditional training in managing challenging behaviourTraining in ADHD diagnostics such as Qb (computerised) assessment or willingness to undertake trainingTraining in child protectionExperienceExperience of working with children, young people and families in a clinical settingExperience of working with children or adults with ADHD, learning disability and/or autismExperience of multi-disciplinary working and multi-agency workingExperience of undertaking mental health and risk assessmentsAbility to manage own caseload and timeDemonstrates high standards in written communicationPost-qualification experience in assessment and treatment of children, young people and families and/or adults.Lived experience of mental health.Experience of working in a multicultural frameworkExperience of undertaking mental health risk assessments of children and young peopleSkills & AbilitiesAbility to work as part of a multi-disciplinary teamExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsWillingness to be flexible and adaptableWillingness and ability to participate as an independent practitioner in assessments / evidence of ability to exercise a high level of judgement and decision making and ability to maintain professional boundariesEvidence of ability to keep clear and accurate clinical recordsAbility to assess and treat young people with neurodevelopmental disorders and their familiesAbility to teach, train and superviseKnowledge and UnderstandingKnowledge and understanding of child and adolescent mental health and neurodevelopmental disordersAbility to contain and work with high levels of distress from clientsGood organisational skills, motivated towards personal and professional development and an ability to interact with staff from all disciplinesSound knowledge of the Trust and local safeguarding policy and proceduresOtherAbility to work flexible hoursWillingness and ability to work as part of weekday duty rotaAbility to travel between sites and service user homes, schools and clinics when necessaryHere 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’s community services in Peterborough;Ground-breaking researchWe 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 .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.Employer certification / accreditation badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.#J-18808-Ljbffr