At Leeds Community Healthcare, we’re hugely proud of the work our Children and Young People Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) is doing. We are committed to going beyond expectations by ensuring young people and their families are at the heart of decisions about their welfare and the future of our services.
Offering pioneering care, we are pushing the boundaries to deliver the best options to our Service Users. We are in a new phase of service transformation and are exploring how we provide care to children and young people presenting with a variety of mental health needs across the city of Leeds.
In line with Local and National Targets, we aim to provide a young‑person‑friendly service, intervening early to promote better experiences and outcomes for children and young people.
Main duties of the job
- Work as part of a large, multi‑disciplinary team with children, young people and their families.
- Hold and operate under an independent prescribing qualification.
- Deliver regular clinics with a mixture of face‑to‑face and virtual/phone appointments as required.
- Prescribe for ADHD, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances and other presenting conditions while practising within your field of competence.
- Receive clinical supervision by a Consultant Psychiatrist and experienced Non‑Medical Prescribers, both during clinic times and in daily group supervision sessions.
Qualifications and requirements
- Independent prescribing qualification.
- Experience prescribing for children and young people with mental health difficulties (ADHD, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances).
- Strong communication skills and ability to choose the appropriate appointment mode (face‑to‑face or virtual).
- Commitment to work within a team structure and comply with NHS safeguarding and data protection policies.
Benefits
Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites.
Right to Work
Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or holding a relevant work visa.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to verify criminal convictions.
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