ABOUT MEDEFER

Medefer is a pioneer in virtual-first specialist healthcare. Founded by NHS consultants over a decade ago, we were delivering consultant-led virtual outpatient care well before “virtual hospitals” became a national priority. Our model has since been cited in government and NHS England material on the NHS Online vision as one of the service models informing this direction.

We sit at the intersection of clinical provider and technology company. Our CQC-registered service is powered by Medefer’s own electronic health record and referral platform, connecting GPs, consultants, diagnostic providers and hospitals into a single coordinated system. This approach has won multiple national awards for elective recovery, innovation and impact, and we now serve both NHS partners and private patients across the UK.

Medefer is built on three principles: innovate to solve real system problems, collaborate with clinicians and partners, and put patients first in every decision. As we scale across Integrated Care Systems and grow our private services, joining now means helping to define what modern specialist care looks like - and owning the financial strategy behind it.

ROLE OVERVIEW / SCOPE OF WORK:  

You will deliver thorough, evidence-based adult ADHD assessments, making diagnostic decisions and providing clear reports and personalised recommendations. Your approach will be compassionate and neuroaffirmative, recognising each person’s strengths, needs and lived experience.

This is a fully remote role, and due to the nature of the role you must have a private and secure space from which to work with reliable internet access.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducting remote adult ADHD assessments using DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, structured assessment tools, clinical judgement and NICE guidance.
• Reviewing referral information, relevant records, developmental history and collateral information to understand symptoms and their impact across settings.
• Assessing differential diagnoses, coexisting conditions and clinical risk, seeking further information or specialist input where needed.
• Confirming informed consent, considering capacity where indicated and assessing suitability for remote consultation.
• Identifying and responding to safeguarding concerns and urgent clinical risks.
• Explaining diagnostic outcomes sensitively, including uncertainty or when ADHD criteria are not met, and recommending appropriate next steps.
• Producing accurate diagnostic reports and outcome letters within agreed timescales, communicating with patients, GPs and other professionals as appropriate.
• Contributing to multidisciplinary working, clinical governance, audit, quality assurance and peer review.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

About You:

You will be:

• A Consultant Psychiatrist with NHS experience 
• Registered with the GMC with a licence to practice.
• On the Specialist Register and be able to provide current documents in accordance with clinical competence requirements.
• Have demonstrable training and experience in assessing and diagnosing ADHD in adults.
• Have an interest in digital health, clinical informatics and in new ways of working.
• Have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Possess excellent time management, planning, and prioritising skills.
• Be detail oriented, able to process detailed information effectively, consistently, and accurately.

Main Contact: Georgina Procter

How to apply - (Whether this will be via a link to your website or include how they are to apply in the advert text): To apply, please click on the following link Remote Consultant Psychiatrist - Medefer or send your CV to [email protected]