ADHD Needs You !
Are you someone with an interest in ADHD or someone looking for a bit of a change ?
Come and work with the Suffolk Adult ADHD team as part of our nursing team to help support the people of Suffolk along their ADHD journey. The Band 6 nurse will involve screening of new referrals, responding to duty calls as well as completion of medication review appointments for those people under our team. There are options for flexible / hybrid working and the opportunity to help shape ADHD provision for Suffolk moving forwards. We look forward to hearing from you!
Our primary goal is to be able to walk alongside people during their ADHD journey to provide a kind, safe and effective level of support along the way. Although this role is ideally for an established community band 6 nurse with prior experience of ADHD, we would be open to the right person looking to expand their scope of practice or potentially as a development opportunity at band 6 for someone looking to step up from a band 5 role.
We are primarily looking for people with an existing mental health or learning disability nursing qualification. The applicant would need to be able to see patients face-to-face in one of our team bases in Suffolk if required so fully remote working would not be suitable.
The main aspects of the role will vary depending on the needs of the team at that time, however will range from screening and triage of new referrals, duty work coming into the team, liaison with other health professionals such as GP’s / Pharmacies, Carer support, clinical audit through to annual medication reviews or supporting the NMP’s with titration reviews.
We do have an East / West Suffolk split in terms of waiting list catchment areas, however we are moving towards Although initially based around the West Suffolk catchment, this role may require working county-wide from different NSFT base-sites or other health based locations.
We would be looking for someone with a positive approach to change, willingness to be involved in service development and ability to work as a team to achieve these changes.
Hi - my name is Matt and I’ve worked for the Trust for over 20 years. I have always found this a brilliant organisation to work for and have felt totally supported by my colleagues both in East and West Suffolk and across the wider Trust. I had a change of direction moving from the inpatient ward to ADHD 3 years ago and working for the ADHD team is a refreshing change of pace as well as interesting and rewarding. I have never heard as much positive feedback about how our input is life-changing as I have since joining this team. I feel involved and consulted about changes and whilst the workload is high due to the high numbers of referrals, our waiting lists compare favourably with the rest of the NHS.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

• To assist in the management and organisation of work as required.
• Provide planned nursing care and risk assessment / screening for patients within his or her care plan. To be responsible for implementing first and / or urgent patient assessments.
• Provide ongoing evaluation of patients’ needs and identify suitability for potential discharge in conjunction with the Senior Nurse, through caseload management and supervision.
• Initiate and attend patient centred reviews, case conferences and other meetings as required. To advise the Responsible Medical Officer(s) and / or health and social care professional of any change in the patients’ conditions and / or circumstances.
• To work within the multi-disciplinary team and to form working partnerships with other care providers.
• To ensure service users and / or carer(s) are enabled and empowered to make informed decisions about their care and delivery of that care, working with agencies from within and outside the multi-disciplinary team.
• To provide caseload management supervision to junior staff under direction and supervision of the Senior Nurse. Assist with the supervision of peers if requested.
• To have ongoing responsibility for the review of a patient’s care within the team setting and to prioritise and disseminate such information within the team.
• To enable patients to gain and maintain independence. To fully co-operate with the educational requirements of Learner Nurse placements in the Community Nursing Service in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Actively participating in training and education. Act as a mentor for students and undertake annual updates on mentorship and evidence for triennial reviews.
• Undertake sign-off mentor training and responsibility. To delegate appropriate tasks to junior staff as appropriate.
• To use available resources effectively. Adhere to organisational guidelines on clinical supervision and undertake protected time as per Trust guidelines.

Please see the job description for detailed list of duties

• To assist in the management and organisation of work as required.
• Provide planned nursing care and risk assessment / screening for patients within his or her care plan. To be responsible for implementing first and / or urgent patient assessments.
• Provide ongoing evaluation of patients’ needs and identify suitability for potential discharge in conjunction with the Senior Nurse, through caseload management and supervision.
• Initiate and attend patient centred reviews, case conferences and other meetings as required. To advise the Responsible Medical Officer(s) and / or health and social care professional of any change in the patients’ conditions and / or circumstances.
• To work within the multi-disciplinary team and to form working partnerships with other care providers.
• To ensure service users and / or carer(s) are enabled and empowered to make informed decisions about their care and delivery of that care, working with agencies from within and outside the multi-disciplinary team.
• To provide caseload management supervision to junior staff under direction and supervision of the Senior Nurse. Assist with the supervision of peers if requested.
• To have ongoing responsibility for the review of a patient’s care within the team setting and to prioritise and disseminate such information within the team.
• To enable patients to gain and maintain independence. To fully co-operate with the educational requirements of Learner Nurse placements in the Community Nursing Service in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Actively participating in training and education. Act as a mentor for students and undertake annual updates on mentorship and evidence for triennial reviews.
• Undertake sign-off mentor training and responsibility. To delegate appropriate tasks to junior staff as appropriate.
• To use available resources effectively. Adhere to organisational guidelines on clinical supervision and undertake protected time as per Trust guidelines