ADHD Nurse Prescriber

Internal Clinical Team
Hybrid
Employed
37.5 hours per week
Basingstoke
RG21 4AW

About Us
Psicon is a specialist neurodevelopmental service working collaboratively with various NHS trusts to provide autism and ADHD assessments. We are an independent organisation, but most of our work is for the NHS, whom we are proud to support. Psicon is committed to offering the best psychological support and healthcare available. We take an innovative approach to the delivery of our services and ensure that they are of the highest standards in the industry.

Role Overview
Psicon is seeking ADHD Nurse Prescribers to support our core clinic hours of 09:00-17:30, working Monday-Friday inside a hybrid working pattern (3 Days in Clinic / 2 Days WFH). We are open 7 days a week, so variations to days worked can be considered to suit candidates. Part-time positions will be considered, but face-to-face clinic time in our Basingstoke Clinic is a requirement of the role.

About The Role
The role of ADHD Nurse Prescriber involves diagnosing and treating ADHD, managing medication, and ensuring clients receive the right care according to guidelines. It includes working with other healthcare professionals, maintaining clear records, and communicating with the clinical team and external services. Ongoing learning and staying updated on ADHD research are also important parts of the job.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough assessments and evaluations of individuals suspected of having ADHD, diagnosing where appropriate, communicating findings effectively to clients and their families, and producing a detailed report identifying rationale for your outcome.
• Complete comprehensive reviews of those already diagnosed with ADHD, offering holistic and patient-centred care, incorporating both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
• Initiate clients on a range of ADHD medications (both stimulant & non-stimulant), titrating doses, and discontinuing where appropriate.
• Manage a caseload of clients through the medication pathway, ensuring they are reviewed at regular intervals in line with Psicon’s protocols & NICE guidelines.
• Generate prescriptions using appropriate prescribing formularies and monitor and review thereafter regarding the effectiveness, continued appropriateness, and safety of the prescribing intervention.

Person Specification

• Professional experience in the field, including dealing with crisis situations.
• Qualified Mental Health Nurse from an accredited institution, holding an independent non-medical prescribing qualification (V300).
• Registered with the NMC, with maintenance of validation.
• Specialization or experience in the assessment and treatment of ADHD.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, including within a multidisciplinary team.
• Maintaining compliance as per company regulations, i.e., evidence of current registration with NMC and appropriate professional body.

Working at Psicon
We value our employees as an integral part of our service delivery and believe in recruiting and investing in the best employees. We pride ourselves in providing our employees with the opportunities and resources to achieve their potential. We are keen to provide a vibrant, fun yet challenging working environment for our team who share in our core values of trust, integrity, commitment, and kindness and work collaboratively to achieve our company goals of:

• The best possible customer service.
• The most efficient and effective clinical work.
• A thriving and engaged workforce.
• A truly inclusive organisation.

Benefits Include

• Enhanced annual leave of 32 days a year (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Flexible annual leave scheme providing the ability to buy or sell back additional days.
• Well-being days.
• Pension scheme (with the option of enhancing via salary sacrifice).
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Birthday lie-in.
• Free breakfast, including 'pastry Mondays'.
• Funded social events.
• Staff well-being bursary scheme.