ADHD Assessor

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Wembley; Sur place; GBP 42 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust seeks two experienced Nurses or Allied Health Professionals to join the Adult ADHD Service as Band 7 practitioners. You will lead specialist assessments, formulation, and support across the ADHD diagnostic journey, working autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.

You will conduct around 6-7 new ADHD assessments per week with 4-5 weekly feedback calls, contributing to a high-quality, person-centred care pathway and ongoing service

Qualifications

• Experience in adult ADHD assessment and care pathways.
• Ability to contribute to formulation and diagnostic decision-making.
• Strong communication with service users, families, and professionals.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team and clinical governance.

Responsabilités

• Undertake approximately 6-7 comprehensive ADHD assessments per week.
• Conduct 4-5 feedback appointments weekly and develop personalised care plans.
• Provide specialist advice and psychoeducation to service users and carers.
• Participate in triage, screening, risk assessment, and clinical formulation.
• Provide supervision, mentorship, and contribute to service development and quality improvement.

Connaissances

ADHD assessment

Formulation

Communication

Multidisciplinary working

Description du poste

We are seeking for two enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced Nurses or Allied Health Professionals to join our Adult ADHD Service within Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for clinicians with a passion for neurodevelopmental services to contribute to the assessment and support of adults referred to the ADHD pathway. The post holder will play a key role within the multidisciplinary team, undertaking specialist assessments, contributing to formulation and diagnostic decision-making, and supporting service users throughout their diagnostic journey. As a Band 7 Practitioner, you will be expected to work with a high degree of autonomy within your professional scope of practice, contributing specialist knowledge, service development initiatives, and participating in service evaluation and quality improvement projects. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake approximately 6-7 new ADHD assessments per week, alongside 4-5 feedback calls , ensuring high-quality, person-centred care is delivered . You will demonstrate strong assessment, formulation, communication, and multidisciplinary working skills, alongside a commitment to developing expertise in adult ADHD assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing support. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop specialist clinical skills within a growing and innovative service dedicated to improving outcomes for adults with ADHD., The post holder will work as an autonomous Band 7 practitioner within the Adult ADHD Service, providing specialist assessment, formulation, and support for adults referred for ADHD assessment. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, they will contribute to the delivery of a high-quality, evidence-based service that promotes timely access to assessment and intervention.,

• Undertaking approximately 6-7 comprehensive ADHD assessments and 4-5 follow-up appointments per week, contributing to diagnostic decision-making and personalised care planning.
• Providing specialist advice, psychoeducation, and support to service users, families, carers, GPs, and other professionals regarding ADHD, treatment options, and care pathways.
• Participating in triage, screening, information gathering, risk assessment, and clinical formulation to support effective assessment and diagnosis.
• Providing supervision, support, teaching, and mentorship
• Contributing to service development, quality improvement initiatives,
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of ADHD assessment, neurodevelopmental conditions,
• Working in accordance with Trust policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements, ensuring service users receive safe, effective, and person-centred care.
  There's a place for you at CNWL We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.