Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people with complex developmental needs? We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Advanced Nurse Prescriber to join our Developmental Paediatrics team, delivering high-quality, family-centered care that empowers families and supports positive outcomes.
As a pivotal member of the team, you will lead in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of developmental conditions, providing timely and evidence-based interventions tailored to the unique needs of each child.
Your expertise in prescribing medications and treatments, coupled with your ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams in health, education, and social care, will ensure comprehensive, integrated care plans.
This role offers a unique opportunity to showcase your advanced clinical expertise, provide leadership, and act as a resource for junior staff. You will also contribute to service development initiatives aimed at enhancing care quality and fostering a compassionate, inclusive environment for children, families, and colleagues.
Your Base
Clinical work will be based in one of the four quadrants of Surrey, with exact locations determined in consultation to align with availability and your preferences. Flexibility to discuss alternative bases and clinical patches within Surrey is available. As a flexible-first employer, HCRG Care Group supports agile and hybrid working arrangements, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.
If you're ready to take on this rewarding role and advance your career in a supportive and innovative environment, we’d love to hear from you. Join us in making a lasting impact on the lives of children and families.
We welcome Part-time applications too!
Package DescriptionWhy Join Us as an Advanced Nurse Prescriber in Developmental Paediatrics?
Step into a role that values your expertise while offering unparalleled support for your professional and personal well-being. With a competitive Band 7 salary with Agenda for Change Terms & Conditions and access to the NHS Pension, this position is designed to reward your dedication and skills.
You’ll benefit from exclusive perks such as:
Financial Savings: Discounts on everyday purchases, cashback, and vouchers for special moments through My Reward Hub.
Flexible Pay Access: Get your wages as you earn them, avoiding financial stress during life’s emergencies.
Wellbeing Support: Comprehensive online and face-to-face resources for mental and physical health, career coaching, counselling, and post-trauma assistance.
Continuous Development: Access bespoke career pathways, eLearning, and ongoing CPD opportunities through our ‘Outstanding’ learning team, The Learning Enterprise.
Innovative Environment: Work within an open culture that values your ideas, supported by £100,000 annually in innovation funding to help you shape the future of health and care.
Commitment to Excellence: Join a team with a proven track record of high-quality care, with most services rated as “Good” or “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.
Thoughtful Extras: Enjoy free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location – because the little things matter too.
Make a difference while working in an organisation where your contributions are valued, supported, and celebrated. Be part of changing lives by transforming health and care.
Main Responsibilities
Perform detailed assessments of children with developmental and neurodevelopmental conditions, integrating input from families, schools, and professionals.
Prescribe and monitor medications within the scope of practice, ensuring safety, efficacy, and adherence to regulatory standards.
Educate families on prescribed treatments, including purpose, side effects, and outcomes.
Diagnose and manage developmental conditions (e.g., ADHD, autism, learning disabilities) using evidence-based strategies.
Collaborate with families and multidisciplinary teams to develop personalised, holistic care plans.
Communicate complex clinical information effectively, involving families in care decisions.
Advocate for children’s needs, ensuring their preferences shape care and interventions.
Address physical, emotional, and social impacts of developmental conditions, offering tailored advice and referrals.
Manage safeguarding concerns and contribute to multi-agency plans as required.
Conduct risk assessments, prioritising the safety and well-being of children and young people.
Maintain accurate clinical records and document prescribing decisions clearly.
Stay current with prescribing practices, emerging evidence, and relevant guidelines in developmental paediatrics.
For a full list of responsibilities please see attached job description.
The Ideal CandidateEssential
Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Child or Adult Nurse.
V300 Non-Medical Prescriber qualification with experience in prescribing and monitoring treatments for children and young people.
Master’s degree (or equivalent qualification) in Advanced Clinical Practice, Child Health, or a related field.
Significant experience working with children and young people with developmental and neurodevelopmental conditions, such as ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, or learning disabilities.
Proficient in conducting developmental assessments, formulating diagnoses, and managing complex cases using evidence-based interventions.
Strong understanding of safeguarding principles with practical experience in managing child protection cases.
Desirable
Demonstrates alignment with HCRG Care Group’s commitment to improving patient outcomes through innovation and efficiency. By developing or enhancing services, the postholder ensures children and families receive timely, high-quality care tailored to their needs.
In-depth understanding of national policies and guidelines, such as NICE guidance for developmental disorders, SEND frameworks, or local commissioning priorities.
Additional training in tools and assessments for neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADOS-2, Conners’ Rating Scales, or similar diagnostic frameworks.
Reflects HCRG Care Group’s ethos of delivering care that is person-centered and compliant with national standards. A strong understanding of relevant policies ensures the provision of safe, effective, and integrated care for children with developmental challenges.
Other requirements: Car driver with own car insured for business use
For a full list of requirements please see attached job description
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
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As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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