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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
The Neurodevelopmental Specialist Nurse will manage and organise a defined caseload of children and young people who have ADHD with a wide range of complex psychological, emotional and behavioural difficulties within community and out-patient settings.
The specialist nurse will offer support and input to the child and family for any required hospital admissions and support the inpatient nursing team with specialist advice. They will contribute to the development and provision of a high quality, co-ordinated, additional support service to meet the mental health and well-being needs of these children and their families. This will include promoting and contributing to an effective multi-disciplinary service for this group, in a way that is flexible and responsive to changing needs and demands of the families and overall service. This will involve working closely with all relevant services, such as NDAS, CAMHS, Social Work and Education.
The Specialist Nurse will contribute to and undertake assessment and evidence-based intervention with this population, their families and carers, in joint working, using the ‘Getting it right for every child’ approach. They will provide and contribute experience and understanding of the knowledge and skills required to undertake the role of Neurodevelopmental Specialist Nurse within the wider team.
Following the appropriate training e.g. ADHD training, school observation training and assessment skills, the post holder will apply high level critical thinking, decision making and diagnostic reasoning skills alongside other member of the Multidisciplinary Team, to formulate diagnosis of ADHD and/or consider differential diagnosis on a case by case basis.
Informal enquiries to: Lesley Soffe/April Emmott; tel: 01463 701311/07974603964; email: lesley.soffe@nhs.scot
If you wish to apply for this post on a secondment basis, please complete the secondment consent form below and return to nhshighland.recruitment@nhs.scot, in addition to completing a full application form.
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