ADHD Specialist Practitioner

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 clinician to deliver high-quality ADHD services for adults. The post involves initiation, titration and ongoing management of ADHD treatment with independent prescribing rights across RDASH services.

You will provide comprehensive assessments, multidisciplinary reviews, and evidence-based care planning for adults with ADHD, ensuring ethical and person-centred decision making within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RMN, RNLD) or Pharmacist with current registration.
• Evidence of up-to-date CPD and ongoing development.
• Motivated by neurodiversity and community ADHD care.
• Hold V300 (Independent Supplementary Prescribing) or working towards it.
• Evidence of extensive post-registration learning & development.
• Experience in clinical leadership and delivering supervision.
• UKAAN training completed or willing to work towards.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of adults with ADHD across RDASH localities.
• Coordinate with MDTs; review assessments and monitoring.
• Provide nursing judgement and interventions based on ADHD management knowledge.
• Exercise independent prescribing within guidelines.
• Ensure patient interests are central in decision making within the team.
• Undertake risk assessments and risk management for individuals and families.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation and policies affecting ADHD.
• Support health professionals with high-quality ADHD advice and supervision of developments.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Care planning

Risk assessment

Independent prescribing

Leadership

CPD

Teamwork

Education

Nursing/MDNRN Pharmacist registration

Job description

Employer Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Neurodiversity Centre, Town Doncaster Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

To provide a high-quality specialist ADHD service to patients and their families across RDASH services. T he post holder will be a prescriber for initiation, titration and ongoing management of ADHD treatment

Main duties of the job

To provide comprehensive expert assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of Adults with ADHD across the RDASH localities. Review with others the assessment and monitoring of adults identified with ADHD.

Provide direct nursing judgement and treatment interventions based on skills and knowledge regarding clinical management and educational management of adults with ADHD.

Exercise Independent prescribing rights using guidelines and protocols

Ensure that the patient’s interests are fully considered within the context of care, actively participating in ethical decision making within the multi-disciplinary team.

Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge of patients.

To undertake risk assessments and risk management for individuals and their families.

To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to ADHD.

To provide high quality support and advice to health and other professionals

To supervise the implementation and monitoring of new developments in ADHD.

To promote and co-ordinate the implementation of shared care arrangements.

Facilitate the resolution of potentially conflicting and antagonistic opinions of stakeholders in order that a collaborative approach is received by the service user and their family.

Working for our organisation

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person specification

Qualifications and Experience

• Registered Nurse (RMN, RNLD, Pharmacist)
• Evidence up to date and applicable CPD
• Motivated with genuine interest in Neurodiversity.
• Hold V300 (Independent Supplementary Prescribing) or actively working towards this.
• Evidence of extensive post registration learning & development.
• Previous experience in Clinical Leadership and delivering leadership clinical supervision.
• Completed UKAAN training with experience as a diagnostician or willing to work towards.

Knowledge

• Ability to prioritise busy workload/caseload.
• Use the full range of person-centred alternative and argumentative communication strategies
• Able to cope with stressful situations and remain positive in the face of clinical pressures
• Evidence of knowledge pertaining to policy drivers locally and nationally
• Ability to contribute to development of service delivery

Skills/ Abilities

• Clinical/risk assessment and care/treatment planning
• Manage own caseload
• Able to develop effective working relationships with patients/carers/other staff
• Ability to promote a positive, person-centred culture based upon recovery approaches involving patients/carers in decision making
• Ability to work across the service when required, working within own competencies.
• Experience in supporting people with mental health and learning disabilities.
• Experience in supporting people with substance misuse

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications.