Clinical Lead ADHD Practitioner - Adult Services

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of Clinical Lead ADHD Practitioner at a leading medical practice in Wakefield. The successful candidate will oversee the clinical team, conduct comprehensive assessments for ADHD, and provide high-quality care. This role not only demands clinical expertise but also strong leadership and communication skills, ensuring effective patient support and adherence to best practices in mental health care.

Benefits

Up to 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Regular supervision and feedback opportunities

Dedicated administration support

CPD opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified nurse with current UK PIN.
• Experience managing mental health or safeguarding concerns.
• Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Supervise ADHD clinical team and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Conduct assessments and support patients throughout their treatment journey.
• Manage clinical incidents and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Clinical Expertise

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available at Crofton & Sharlston Medical Practice. We have recently launched a service to provide ADHD assessments and treatment within the West Yorkshire region. We are recruiting a Clinical Lead ADHD Practitioner to increase our clinical workforce.

We are a specialist ADHD diagnosis and treatment clinic operating throughout Yorkshire region. We are more than a diagnosis service, we provide bespoke assessment and treatment packages that are aimed at helping patients reach their full potential. As an integral part of our organisation, The ADHD Clinician (non-medical prescriber) will be responsible for conducting comprehensive assessments, formulating and monitoring treatment plans. You will possess a strong understanding of evidence-based practices, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently in a remote setting, providing essential services to individuals seeking support for ADHD.

Main duties of the job

The role of Clinical Lead within the service is multifaceted, requiring a balance of leadership skills, clinical expertise and a commitment to maintaining the delivery of high-quality care. As a pivotal member of the team, you will play a key role in leading and supporting a group of dedicated clinicians, ensuring the effective functioning of the clinical team, the safe delivery of care, and excellent patient experience.

In your role as Clinical Lead, you will be expected to role model the behaviours and values of our organisation whilst demonstrating your clinical responsibilities and specialised skills as an ADHD Practitioner. This requires you to be an independent / supplementary Prescriber, supporting patients throughout their treatment pathway which will include the triage, assessment, diagnosis and where appropriate treatment.

As a clinical lead you will be expected to be able to demonstrate excellent knowledge and skills in ADHD clinical delivery. You will support staff with medically complex cases and at least one area of clinical speciality.

About us

We are a General Practice who offers specialist ADHD diagnosis and treatment clinic. We are more than a diagnosis service. We provide bespoke assessment and treatment packages that are aimed at helping patients reach their full potential.

Why join us?

In addition to joining a team that is as committed to supporting its staff as those who access the service, you will receive the following:

Up to 28 days annual leave (pro-rata), plus bank holidays and additional birthday leave.

Contributory pension scheme.

Regular supervision and feedback opportunities.

Dedicated administration support.

CPD opportunities to continually enhance your skill and knowledge

All technology needed for the role and to maintain connection to the rest of the team.

Crofton & Sharlston Medical Practice is healthcare provider specialising in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. The GP Partners have set out to provide a first class service to our patients, the processes and principles are very much focused on the patient, and follow the HR principles of right skills, at the right place and the right time.

Details Date posted

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£65,000 to £75,000 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A5304-25-0000

Job locations

Crofton Health Centre

Slack Lane

Crofton

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF4 1HJ

Job description Job responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Supervision of the ADHD clinical team- Oversee and support the clinical work of team members, ensuring adherence to best practices and regulatory standards. This includes providing 1:1 Supervision, Supervised Assessments and Clinical Audit.

Conduct regular team drop ins to discuss cases, share knowledge, and address challenges. You will be the teams point of contact to discuss clinical issues including differential diagnoses, medical concerns and prescribing. This will provide an opportunity to ensure a unified approach to patient care, ensuring consistency across the ADHD service.

To be responsible for the clinical induction and coaching of all new staff within your team, supported by the wider programme of onboarding within the organisation, and to provide support to the clinician throughout the probationary period as required

Experience of overseeing & managing mental health risk &/or safeguarding concerns raised by your team. This must include the ability to contain and support so they can carry out their role efficiently and promote a culture of safe management of risk. You will be the first point of contact for support regarding the management of risk providing advice and guidance and ensuring adherence to the relevant legislative and legal requirements.

In the absence of the Practice Manager, you will be the point of contact for your team members to report and record clinical incidents, taking all necessary actions to ensure the immediate safety of patients, their families and staff.

You will have the ability and willingness to hold productive, but challenging conversations, and follow formal processes in collaboration with the Practice Manager where team members are not meeting clinical expectations or quality standards. You will be responsible for supporting the clinical element of a team members performance improvement plan.

You will also complete a range of patient safety incident reviews and investigations at the instruction of the GP Partners and Management Team. You will be required to analyse and interpret a range of facts and situations and make appropriate recommendations to learn from the findings of the incident.

You will be required to deliver whole team training sessions, the content of which will be determined by both themes from serious incident reports , emerging themes from frequently asked questions at clinical drop in sessions and post ADHD Academy extended learning.

You will possess well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carer and other professional colleagues both within and outside of the organisation.

You will undertake deep dives, clinical supervision sessions, observed assessments and follow ups of your designated team of clinicians.

To take responsibility for own continuous professional development, maintaining a sound level of professional knowledge and competence in line with professional development plan agreed at annual appraisal.

In addition to your Clinical Lead role, you will be required to meet the requirements of the ADHD Practitioner Job description as outlined below:

Assess adults for ADHD, considering differential and/or co-occurring conditions to make diagnostic decisions.

You will practice as a non-medical prescriber (independent/supplementary prescribing) to develop and implement treatment and titration plans, ensuring physical observations are obtained and reviewed.

You will support the patient throughout their treatment journey, conducting regular follow ups under your care until they have reached stability and optimisation.

Perform patient risk assessments and review safeguarding needs in conjunction with treatment strategies during the patient journey.

Responsibility for ensuring that the prescription is written as per legal requirements for controlled and non-controlled drugs

Maintain accurate and timely client records on Systm1 and associated clinical templates, adhering to professional requirements for accurate record keeping, and the recording of prescriptions in accordance with practice policy.

Demonstrate a clear understanding and adherence to security in relation to prescription security and management.

You will be responsible for recognising and reporting clinical Incidents and near misses to support the culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Job description Job responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Supervision of the ADHD clinical team- Oversee and support the clinical work of team members, ensuring adherence to best practices and regulatory standards. This includes providing 1:1 Supervision, Supervised Assessments and Clinical Audit.

Conduct regular team drop ins to discuss cases, share knowledge, and address challenges. You will be the teams point of contact to discuss clinical issues including differential diagnoses, medical concerns and prescribing. This will provide an opportunity to ensure a unified approach to patient care, ensuring consistency across the ADHD service.

To be responsible for the clinical induction and coaching of all new staff within your team, supported by the wider programme of onboarding within the organisation, and to provide support to the clinician throughout the probationary period as required

Experience of overseeing & managing mental health risk &/or safeguarding concerns raised by your team. This must include the ability to contain and support so they can carry out their role efficiently and promote a culture of safe management of risk. You will be the first point of contact for support regarding the management of risk providing advice and guidance and ensuring adherence to the relevant legislative and legal requirements.

In the absence of the Practice Manager, you will be the point of contact for your team members to report and record clinical incidents, taking all necessary actions to ensure the immediate safety of patients, their families and staff.

You will have the ability and willingness to hold productive, but challenging conversations, and follow formal processes in collaboration with the Practice Manager where team members are not meeting clinical expectations or quality standards. You will be responsible for supporting the clinical element of a team members performance improvement plan.

You will also complete a range of patient safety incident reviews and investigations at the instruction of the GP Partners and Management Team. You will be required to analyse and interpret a range of facts and situations and make appropriate recommendations to learn from the findings of the incident.

You will be required to deliver whole team training sessions, the content of which will be determined by both themes from serious incident reports , emerging themes from frequently asked questions at clinical drop in sessions and post ADHD Academy extended learning.

You will possess well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carer and other professional colleagues both within and outside of the organisation.

You will undertake deep dives, clinical supervision sessions, observed assessments and follow ups of your designated team of clinicians.

To take responsibility for own continuous professional development, maintaining a sound level of professional knowledge and competence in line with professional development plan agreed at annual appraisal.

In addition to your Clinical Lead role, you will be required to meet the requirements of the ADHD Practitioner Job description as outlined below:

Assess adults for ADHD, considering differential and/or co-occurring conditions to make diagnostic decisions.

You will practice as a non-medical prescriber (independent/supplementary prescribing) to develop and implement treatment and titration plans, ensuring physical observations are obtained and reviewed.

You will support the patient throughout their treatment journey, conducting regular follow ups under your care until they have reached stability and optimisation.

Perform patient risk assessments and review safeguarding needs in conjunction with treatment strategies during the patient journey.

Responsibility for ensuring that the prescription is written as per legal requirements for controlled and non-controlled drugs

Maintain accurate and timely client records on Systm1 and associated clinical templates, adhering to professional requirements for accurate record keeping, and the recording of prescriptions in accordance with practice policy.

Demonstrate a clear understanding and adherence to security in relation to prescription security and management.

You will be responsible for recognising and reporting clinical Incidents and near misses to support the culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Qualified nurse, current UK registration and PIN with the NMC, Pharmacy Practitioner with GPhC registration, Medic on GMC Register without practice restrictions (Essential)
• Qualified Psychologist HCPC registration
• To work unsupervised and independently within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, or GPHc Standards. (Essential)
• Experience managing and supervising staff, including dealing with organisational change, conflict management and performance management. (Essential)
• Experience of participation in Clinical Governance processes including Clinical Audit, prioritising patient safety and quality.
• Demonstrable Skills:
• Demonstrable ability to connect with and provide support for children and/ or Adults
• Familiarity with EPR systems
• Willingness to learn and follow clinics standards of practice
• Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with staff and patients.
• Sufficient IT skills to be able to undertake a remote post with virtual assessments.
• Ability to work alongside others within a multi-disciplinary team setting.
• Professional approach consistent with regulatory body expectations
• Excellent time management and ability to manage own workload

Desirable

• Specialist ADHD Nurse/ Pharmacist with experience (Desirable)
• Expert level of understanding of the pharmaceutical treatment options for ADHD (Desirable)
• Qualified Medical or Non-medical Prescriber (NMP) with current registration (Desirable)

Safeguarding Essential

• The practice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults. Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, and all employees are required to act in such a way that always safeguards the health and wellbeing of children, young people, and adults that you may come into contact with during your work. To fulfil these duties, you will be required to participate and attend appropriate mandatory training to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse and how to respond to these signs and symptoms. All employees are required to adhere to local and national safeguarding policies and guidance. All employees must also ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause. If you do not understand exactly how this relates to you personally, then you must ensure that you seek clarification from your line manager or refer to the company Safeguarding policy. Equally, all managers have a responsibility to ensure that their team understand their individual responsibilities regarding the safeguarding of children, young people and adults.

Qualifications Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Adult Nurse or Paediatric Nurse, or Clinical Psychologist or other appropriately qualified Healthcare Professional. (2 years post qualifying)

Desirable

• Qualified Non-Medical Prescriber (6 months post qualifying).
• ADHD experience
• Mental health experience

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Qualified nurse, current UK registration and PIN with the NMC, Pharmacy Practitioner with GPhC registration, Medic on GMC Register without practice restrictions (Essential)
• Qualified Psychologist HCPC registration
• To work unsupervised and independently within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, or GPHc Standards. (Essential)
• Experience managing and supervising staff, including dealing with organisational change, conflict management and performance management. (Essential)
• Experience of participation in Clinical Governance processes including Clinical Audit, prioritising patient safety and quality.
• Demonstrable Skills:
• Demonstrable ability to connect with and provide support for children and/ or Adults
• Familiarity with EPR systems
• Willingness to learn and follow clinics standards of practice
• Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with staff and patients.
• Sufficient IT skills to be able to undertake a remote post with virtual assessments.
• Ability to work alongside others within a multi-disciplinary team setting.
• Professional approach consistent with regulatory body expectations
• Excellent time management and ability to manage own workload

Desirable

• Specialist ADHD Nurse/ Pharmacist with experience (Desirable)
• Expert level of understanding of the pharmaceutical treatment options for ADHD (Desirable)
• Qualified Medical or Non-medical Prescriber (NMP) with current registration (Desirable)

Safeguarding Essential

• The practice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults. Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, and all employees are required to act in such a way that always safeguards the health and wellbeing of children, young people, and adults that you may come into contact with during your work. To fulfil these duties, you will be required to participate and attend appropriate mandatory training to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse and how to respond to these signs and symptoms. All employees are required to adhere to local and national safeguarding policies and guidance. All employees must also ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause. If you do not understand exactly how this relates to you personally, then you must ensure that you seek clarification from your line manager or refer to the company Safeguarding policy. Equally, all managers have a responsibility to ensure that their team understand their individual responsibilities regarding the safeguarding of children, young people and adults.

Qualifications Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Adult Nurse or Paediatric Nurse, or Clinical Psychologist or other appropriately qualified Healthcare Professional. (2 years post qualifying)

Desirable

• Qualified Non-Medical Prescriber (6 months post qualifying).
• ADHD experience
• Mental health experience

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Crofton and Sharlston Medical Practice

Address

Crofton Health Centre

Slack Lane

Crofton

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF4 1HJ

Employer's website

https://www.croftonandsharlston.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Crofton and Sharlston Medical Practice

Address

Crofton Health Centre

Slack Lane

Crofton

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF4 1HJ

Employer's website

https://www.croftonandsharlston.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)