Remote ADHD Assessor

Vertis Health; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused health provider in the UK is seeking an Independent Prescriber for ADHD assessments. This role offers a balanced caseload and strong governance, prioritizing professional pride and patient care. Responsibilities include conducting diagnostic assessments, initiating and reviewing ADHD medication, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams. Ideal candidates should have relevant annotations, training in ADHD care, and experience in adult mental health. This position supports remote work, ensuring flexibility while delivering quality services.

Qualifications

• Fully annotated Independent Prescriber required.
• Experience in adult ADHD or relevant adult mental health practice is essential.
• Training must cover structured ADHD assessment and pharmacological management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured ADHD assessments and provide feedback.
• Initiate and review ADHD medication following guidelines.
• Present complex cases at weekly MDT and support colleagues.

Skills

Independent Prescriber

ADHD assessments

Mental health care

Medication management

Education

NMC registration with V300 annotation

GPhC registration with IP annotation

UKAAN training

Job description

Join a Service Where Clinical Quality Comes First

If youre an Independent Prescriber who cares about doing ADHD work properly, this is that rare role where:

Governance is strong

Caseloads are realistic

Templates are standardised

Admin time is protected

MDT support is genuine

And the organisation actually values your judgement

Just safe, structured, NICE-aligned ADHD care delivered by a service that puts patients and clinicians first.

Main duties of the job

Why This Role is Different

This role is built for nurses and pharmacists who want:

• To work on NHS Contracted Services within a Primary Care setting
• Remote work without isolation
• Weekly MDT with an GP Clinical Lead and other Clinical Experts.
• A stable, salaried post not private-sector burnout
• Youre paid for your expertise, not for the number of assessments you can cram in.

Realistic templates that respect your clinical brain

• 60 to 90 min assessments
• 30 min med initiation
• 10 to 15 min titration reviews

Professional pride and protected thinking space

We encourage CPD, improvement work and evidence-based practice and your voice genuinely matters.

If you want a role with purpose, pace, professional autonomy and proper governance, this is a place you will thrive.

About the Role

As an Adult ADHD Assessor & Reviewer (Prescribing Route) you will:

Conduct structured ADHD diagnostic assessments (history, impairment, co-morbidity, risk).

Deliver compassionate feedback conversations with patients and families.

Initiate, titrate and review ADHD medication within local formulary and national guidance.

Arrange and interpret baselines and physical health monitoring.

Complete safe shared-care handovers to GPs once stable.

Produce same-day high-quality letters using standardised templates.

Present complex cases at weekly MDT and contribute to audit, improvement and clinical learning.

Provide informal coaching, case discussion and professional support to peers.

About us

About Vertis Health

Vertis Health is an NHS-aligned, GP-owned provider of community services. Our Adult ADHD service is designed to reduce waits, improve patient experience, and protect the dignity and mental health of both patients and clinicians. We pair NHS values with modern service design, ensuring care is safe, compassionate and sustainable.

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

• Deliver structured diagnostic assessments (history, impairment, co-morbidity, risk) and provide clear feedback and written plans.
• Conduct structured follow-up reviews to monitor treatment response, adjust care plans and ensure safe, effective long-term management.
• Initiate and adjust medication within local formulary; arrange/interpret baselines and physical health monitoring.
• Run brief titration contacts until stable; complete safe shared-care transfers to primary care (EPS and templates).
• Document contemporaneously; produce high-quality letters on the day; maintain accurate, auditable records.
• Present complex cases at the weekly MDT; contribute to audit, incident learning and quality improvement.
• Support induction, case discussion and day-to-day coaching for colleagues; uphold safeguarding, consent/capacity and information governance at all times.

Person Specification

Who We’re Looking For

• You will be shortlisted if you are:
• 1. A fully annotated Independent Prescriber (essential)
• NMC-registered Mental Health Nurse with V300 IP annotation, or
• GPhC-registered Clinical Pharmacist with IP annotation, or
• Another non-medical prescriber with a live IP annotation plus ADHD-relevant experience.
• (V300 course alone is not sufficient. Your IP annotation must be active on the NMC/GPhC register.)
• 2. UKAAN-trained (both elements) or equivalent
• Training must cover both structured ADHD assessment and pharmacological management.
• 3. Experienced in adult ADHD or relevant adult mental health practice
• Including titration, medication optimisation and safe long-term prescribing.
• 4. A clinician who values clarity, equity, and dignity in care
• And who can stay calm, structured and compassionate in a busy service.

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.

Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working,Compressed hours,Term time hours,Annualised hours