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Highly Specialist ADHD Nurse Practitioner

NHS

City Of London

On-site

GBP 64,000 - 72,000

Full time

10 days ago

Job summary

A leading NHS mental health provider is seeking an experienced highly specialist ADHD Nurse Prescriber to lead the ADHD pathway in their community CAMHS service. The successful candidate will manage a caseload of children and young people with ADHD and comorbid difficulties, working independently and collaboratively with other professionals. This full-time role based in Southwark offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to impactful mental health services.

Qualifications

  • Experience of managing complex and high risk cases.
  • Experience of consultation and clinical supervision.
  • Evidence of a comprehensive portfolio related to mental health assessment.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a caseload of children and young people with ADHD.
  • Lead a highly specialist service for ADHD and co-morbid difficulties.
  • Conduct risk assessments and care planning.

Skills

Highly developed verbal communication skills
Highly developed written communication skills
Ability to maintain professionalism
Ability to work independently
Experience in managing complex cases

Education

First level nursing qualification
MSc level qualification or equivalent
Non-medical prescriber with NMC registration
Job description

Job summary

Southwark CAMHS are looking to recruit to our community CAMHS service:

  • An experienced and motivated highly specialist ADHD Nurse Prescriber to lead on the ADHD pathway in our community
  • Independent and team working in both a clinical and managerial role.
  • Confident in your delivery of ADHD care including ADHD medication management and physical health assessments.
  • Excellent skills in organisation and forward thinking, show initiative, be adaptable and able to follow direction, and be a good team player with excellent communication skills.
  • Provide leadership on and contribute clinically to all aspects of the ADHD pathway including screening, assessment, psycho-education, medication management, behavioural management, care planning, risk assessment and management, and transition to adult services

Main duties of the job

  • Managing your own caseload of C&YP with ADHD, including more complex cases involving comorbid mental health and neuropsychiatric difficulties
  • Independent treatment initiation and review within your scope of practice. This involves assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating intervention(s) for young people in your care, including independent non-medical prescribing.
  • Liaising with medical colleagues, partner agencies (school; social care) and adult mental health professionals across a range of settings
  • Completing risk assessments and care plans
  • To work autonomously within professional practice guidelines and Trust guidelines
  • Managerial and leadership responsibilities

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol.

We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre.

We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services.

Details

Date posted: 02 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £64,156 to £71,148 a year per annum HCAS inclusive

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 334-NUR-7462409-LF-A

Job locations: Southwark CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Service, Sunshine House, 27 Peckham Rd, SE5 8UH, London

Job responsibilities

Clinically, the post holder will lead a highly specialist service for children and young people with ADHD and co-morbid mental health difficulties.

The post holder will manage a caseload, providing the analysis of complex information to determine the planning and management of assessment and treatment to C&YP with ADHD and comorbid mental health and neuropsychiatric difficulties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

  • First level nursing qualification (registration RMN or RSCN or HV) / with related CAMHS experience and MSc level qualification or equivalent
  • Non-medical prescriber with appropriate NMC registration
  • Professional registration with a statutory body

Experience

  • Graduate qualification related to or equivalent with evidence of a comprehensive portfolio including experience of specialist mental health assessment and treatment with children and young people with mental health difficulties
  • Experience of managing complex and high risk cases
  • Experience of consultation to, and clinical supervision of other staff

Skills & Abilities

  • Highly developed verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
  • Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision
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