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Highly Specialist Adult ADHD Lead and NMPThe closing date is 14 October 2025

This post holder will provide a highly specialist service within our Adult ADHD team. Working with neurodiverse individuals from across North West London, this post, located within the Adult ADHD team in Kingsbury, this role will offer flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessment and treatment. The role will involve clinical leadership, particularly of the ADHD assessment and treatment pathway and will include clinical delivery on an expert level.

They will provide clinical expertise in the field of Neurodiversity and be experienced in assessment, differential and comorbid diagnosis including experience in the administration of relevant standardised ADHD assessment.

The post holder will support the team by managing a delegated caseload of service users that have an established diagnosis and treatment plan for ADHD, predominantly by reviewing post diagnosis at titration and follow up appointments.

The post holder will provide review appointments, prescribe medication as necessary and undertake all associated physical and mental health monitoring.

The post holder will have completed a recognised qualification in non-medical prescribing. The post holder will work with the Operational Manager and Medical Lead to ensure operational services are effective and will provide frontline leadership to the staff within the ADHD service.

This Post is externally funded for 24 months.

Main duties of the job

To provide a highly specialised practitioner and non-medical prescribing service within the Adult Adult service and leadership of the ADHD team.

Provide comprehensive specialist neurodevelopmental assessments of adults with suspected ADHD.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of individuals whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.

Provide specialist advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to an individuals formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individuals and to provide advice to other professions on risk assessment and risk management.

As a non-medical nurse prescriber, you will be qualified and have the experience of prescribing a range of medication that is appropriate for the designated patient group including ADHD stimulant, non stimulants as well as sleep aids.

Provide clinical, management, and performance management through appraisals and supervision, including monitoring and supporting the nursing team with re-validation.

To take part in the Trust Senior Nurse On call rota providing expert advice and support to the Trust as part of a rotational basis.

Develop the skills in ADHD team through teaching, training and to provide supervision.

About usThe Adult ADHD team is a new innovative team with a friendly, supportive culture. There is a visible and supportive management team and a strong emphasis on training and professional development opportunities. Support to prepare candidates for interview will be provided.

Brent is a place of contrast and a destination for thousands of British and international visitors every year. Home of the iconic Wembley Stadium, the world-famous Wembley Arena, the new London Designer Outlet and the spectacular Swaminarayan Hindu Temple, it provides a stage for cultural, sporting and religious events of national and international importance. The team serves the diverse and vibrant population of Brent, named London Borough of Culture 2020 and most recently Council of the Year at the LGC Awards 2020.

With every new employee we are hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, emotional disorder, neurodevelopmental disorders, enhancement treatment and more whatever stage of your career you''re at, there''s always a place for you at CNWL.

Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached candidate information pack for full details about the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person SpecificationEducation/ Qualifications

Professional registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) RMN

MSc or appropriate level of experience

Research training

Post registration training in a treatment modality to diploma/degree standard as a minimum such as CBT

Experience

Significant experience of working within a CAMHS team

Experience of ADHD assessments

Experience of running ADHD clinics

Experience of prescribing and monitoring of medication.

Experience of managing and supervising others in a clinical and performance management context including appraisals

Experience of developing operational protocols and managing duty cover systems

Experience of leading and developing multi-partnership collaboration arrangements at a senior level

Evidence of conducting audit/research

Experience in developing specialist services

Experience of working with complex and high-risk cases

Experience of developing bespoke training packages for non CAMHS professionals

Additional specialist post-qualification training such as ADOS, SAVRY

Experience in contributing to policy development

Experience of monitoring and managing budgets

Experience of business planning

Experience of working with the clinical system TPP SystmOne

Attitude, Aptitude, and Personal Characteristics

Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills.

Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times

Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working.

Able to prioritise own workload

Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change.

Conducts self in a professional, courteous manner at all times and able to maintain professionalism in an often emotionally challenging environment

Core competencies

Able to confidently and competently undertake generic and urgent CAMHS assessments

Understands developmental issues for children and able to assess and adapt interventions accordingly

Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk.

Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure

Understands the elements of effective engagement and can apply these to working practice

Understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of CYP IAT

Understands the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support.

Experience of NHS systems and procedures

Experience in supporting staff with performance issues.

Experience of incident reporting and investigation

Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£61,631 to £68,623 a yearPer annum incl. HCAS (pro rata if P/T)

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