Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing, Non Medical Prescriber
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 2 years (With potential to be extended)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 333-J-BR-0772
- Employer
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingswood Centre
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £61,631 - £68,623 Per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Adult ADHD Lead & NMP
NHS AfC: Band 8a
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Job overview
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.
Working for our organisation
The 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached candidate information pack for full details about the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) RMN
- MSc or appropriate level of experience
- V300 Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Recent Safeguarding children training
Desirable criteria
- Research training
- Relevant management training/ qualification
- Post registration training in a treatment modality to diploma/degree standard as a minimum such as CBT
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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
- Post-registration experience
Desirable criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- 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.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of NHS systems and procedures
- Experience in supporting staff with performance issues.
- Experience of incident reporting and investigation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicholas Bygraves
- Job title
- Deputy Borough Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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