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Salary for this role£31,049 – £37,796 a year
Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year
Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)
NHS roles fall under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.
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Role description
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic band 5/6 nurse to join our Neurodevelopmental team supporting young people who take ADHD medication.
We are open to Redeployment for this role.
You would be working with a team of specialists including psychiatry, psychology, OT and registered nurses supporting the assessments of ADHD and Autism and managing young people who take ADHD medication.
We work as a multidisciplinary team and we are looking for band 5/6 nurse who can support our non medical prescribers in offering medication reviews for young people taking ADHD medication.
Main duties of the job
To manage a case load of young people taking ADHD medication
To record physical health observations - height, weight, blood pressure and pulse. recording this accurately in the electronic patient record.
Documenting accurately and communicating through clinical outcome letters to primary care GP's and other services.
To be able to complete risk assessments and collaboratively develop plans of care with young people
Supporting the team in the responding to clinical enquiries received
About us
Sussex Partnership offers a preceptorship programme if required and as part of the team you will receive induction and training alongside clinical supervision and safeguarding supervision.
Details
Date posted
17 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year
pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
354-CS-21751(R)
Job locations
St Anne's Community Centre
729 The Ridge
St Leonards on Sea
TN37 7PT
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
To monitor young people on ADHD medication and show understanding and awareness of medication side effects.
Complete detailed clinical documentation and escalate concerns to senior staff members when required
Provide clinical letters to GP's recording accurately medication doses and physical health observations
To show clear documentation on the electronic patient record and be able to complete risk assessments and develop collaboratively care plans with young people using the service.
To respond to clinical enquiries to the team
To liaise with other agencies and show awareness of East Sussex child protection processes
To provide screening of new referrals to the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role.
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
Knowledge of MHA (1983/2007).
Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions.
Child and Adult safe guarding procedures
Change management at organising and prioritising their workload
Demonstrate ability to enhance care through evidence based knowledge
Demonstrate professional development relevant to the specific care group
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.
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.
