Gp With Extended Role For Adhd

Primary Care Sheffield; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary Care Sheffield is seeking a GP with Extended Role for ADHD to join our ADHD service, contributing up to 5 sessions per week and delivering safe, evidence-based assessment and treatment. The role will involve leading the ADHD pathway, training the ADHD clinical team and collaborating with the Consultant Psychiatrist to maintain high-quality care.

As ADHD Clinical Lead, you will provide medical leadership, oversee shared care arrangements, and ensure governance and patient safety across

Qualifications

• GMC Registration is essential.
• Strong understanding of NICE ADHD guidance and neurodevelopmental pathways.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Awareness of quality, governance or audit processes.
• Understanding of confidentiality and information governance.
• Experience in ADHD assessment and management.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive ADHD assessments in line with NICE guidelines.
• Formulate and document diagnoses, differential diagnoses, and management plans.
• Complete high-quality assessment reports within agreed turnaround times.
• Initiate and review ADHD treatment plans, including shared care recommendations.
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical records using agreed clinical systems and contribute to outcome monitoring.
• Support service quality, consistency, and patient experience across the ADHD pathway.
• Promote a culture of service user empowerment.
• Provide medical management, including prescribing and monitoring ADHD medications in line with national guidance.
• Work collaboratively with the MDT, including psychiatrists, nurses and admin teams.
• Participate in clinical supervision, peer review and service development.
• Work with the ADHD Consultant Psychiatrist and ADHD Team Manager to ensure the service meets performance targets, waiting time standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to business planning, workforce development, and service redesign.
• Support the weekly multidisciplinary team meeting.
• Participate where required in recruitment, induction, and appraisal of clinical staff.
• Represent the service as part of the operational team where required at trust-wide or organisational leadership forums.
• Adhere to safeguarding, information governance and clinical governance standards.
• Uphold PCS values and contribute to an inclusive, supportive and respectful workplace where everyone is valued, treated fairly and has the opportunity to thrive.
• Follow PCS policies and relevant professional standards, including information governance, safeguarding, confidentiality, health and safety and EDI.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and support the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred services.

Skills

GMC Registration

NICE ADHD guidance

Clear communication

Governance awareness

Confidentiality knowledge

ADHD assessment experience

Job description

Job summary
We're looking for a GP with extended role for ADHD to join our exciting new ADHD service for up to 5 sessions per week. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference from the outset and play an important role in helping us develop and deliver the service.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
As the ADHD Clinical Lead, you will provide clinical leadership for the specialist ADHD service, including clinical leadership for the ADHD pathway. You will ensure safe, evidence-based assessment and treatment, high-quality multidisciplinary practice and continuous service improvement.
You will support a culture of learning and development across the Primary Care Sheffield ADHD service, providing training and development to the ADHD clinical team. Working alongside the Consultant Psychiatrist, you will provide and support medical leadership across the operational and clinical roles within the PCS ADHD service.
You will also provide GP care within the PCS ADHD service, including review and sign-off for shared care agreements. Your role will include undertaking comprehensive ADHD assessments in line with NICE guidelines, formulating and documenting diagnoses, differential diagnoses and management plans, completing high-quality assessment reports within agreed turnaround times, and initiating and reviewing ADHD treatment plans, including shared care recommendations.
About us
Primary Care Sheffield (PCS) is a not-for-profit healthcare organisation delivering NHS services across Sheffield, including primary care, community services and mental health. We work in partnership with NHS organisations, GP practices and local communities to break down barriers to different types of services and bring high-quality, accessible care closer to the places people live.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, they shape how we work and how we treat one another, our values are to be innovative, open, person-centred, ambitious and empowering. We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where our people can develop, contribute ideas and make a meaningful difference to the patients and communities we serve.
Details
Date posted: 11 September 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £144,000 a year
Pro Rata - Sessional Rate £12,500
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: A3466-26-0057
Job locations: 28 Kenwood Park Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 1NF, United Kingdom; North Darnall Health Centre, 2 York Road, SHEFFIELD, S9 5DH, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
The GP with Extended Role for ADHD will provide clinical expertise across the PCS ADHD service. The postholder will work alongside managerial and clinical leads to help ensure that high standards of governance, quality and patient safety are maintained across the service.

• Undertake comprehensive ADHD assessments in line with NICE guidelines.
• Formulate and document diagnoses, differential diagnoses, and management plans.
• Complete high-quality assessment reports within agreed turnaround times.
• Initiate and review ADHD treatment plans, including shared care recommendations.
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical records using agreed clinical systems and contribute to outcome monitoring.
• Support service quality, consistency, and patient experience across the ADHD pathway.
• Promote a culture of service user empowerment.
• Provide medical management, including prescribing and monitoring ADHD medications in line with national guidance
• Work collaboratively with the MDT, including psychiatrists, nurses and admin teams.
• Participate in clinical supervision, peer review and service development.
• Work with the ADHD Consultant Psychiatrist and ADHD Team Manager to ensure the service meets performance targets, waiting time standards, and regulatory requirements.

General

• Contribute to business planning, workforce development, and service redesign.
• Support the weekly multidisciplinary team meeting.
• Participate where required in recruitment, induction, and appraisal of clinical staff.
• Represent the service as part of the operational team where required at trust-wide or organisational leadership forums.
• Adhere to safeguarding, information governance and clinical governance standards.
• You will uphold PCS values and contribute to an inclusive, supportive and respectful workplace where everyone is valued, treated fairly and has the opportunity to thrive.
• You will follow PCS policies and relevant professional standards, including those relating to information governance, safeguarding, confidentiality, health and safety and EDI.
• You will contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and support the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred services.

This job description is not exhaustive. The postholder may be required to undertake other duties within the scope and band of the role, following discussion with their manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC Registration
• Strong understanding of NICE ADHD guidance and neurodevelopmental pathways
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Awareness of quality, governance or audit processes
• Understanding of confidentiality and information governance
• Experience in ADHD assessment and management

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Portfolio GP / GPwSI-style working background
• Excellent clinical documentation and report-writing skills
• Ability to work autonomously within a governed MDT structure
• Ability to work under pressure in a busy and changing environment

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: Primary Care Sheffield

Address: 28 Kenwood Park Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 1NF, United Kingdom

Employer's website: http://www.primarycaresheffield.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Service

Mel Hall

[e-mail]