Job overview

The Adult ADHD Service Line within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust comprises two key services: the Adult ADHD Service and the South East London (SEL) ADHD Referral Triage Service. The Adult ADHD Service provides assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for adults with ADHD across Bromley, Bexley, and Greenwich, operating from an administrative base at Carlton Parade, Orpington, with a hybrid model of face-to-face and remote assessments. The service initiates and titrates ADHD medication, offering annual reviews or additional reviews as clinically indicated, before transferring stable care to GPs. The SEL ADHD Referral Triage Service delivers a centralised referral system for ADHD assessments across six SEL boroughs, ensuring equitable access and streamlined triage. Both services work collaboratively with GPs, Mental Health Hubs, and secondary care teams to manage complex cases, reduce waiting times, and maintain high standards of care in line with NICE guidance.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide an assessment and diagnostic service for people referred to the ADHD service possibly with a wide range of problems, including those with complex issues.
2. Provide documentation and make appropriate decisions and referrals for ongoing treatment by appropriate treatment models.
3. Ensure that medication reviews and medication follow-up meetings take place within statutory timescales.
4. Support the evaluation and assessment of clinical practice and outcomes using appropriate and agreed evaluation tools.
5. Work with the Consultant Psychologist to embed risk management and clinical governance.
6. Work with the medical secretary and other administrators to facilitate the completion of reports. 
7. Provide evidence-based practice and outcome measures, whilst adapting practice to meet individual circumstances.
8. Maintain clinical activity as set by the Chief Officer and as agreed with the Service Manager.
9. Participate in MDT meetings and contribute to shared understandings of clinical processes.
10. Provide supervision to internal and external professionals, as required, and contribute to the delivery of training and other CPD activities as appropriate with the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Working for our organisation

At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England.  Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.

Oxleas is a great place to work.  It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts. 

“We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family.  We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it’s a big priority in our strategy.  Come and join us - it’s a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people’s lives.”