ADHD Specialist Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Job summary

To provide a high-quality specialist ADHD service to patients and their families across RDASH services. The post holder will be a prescriber for initiation, titration and ongoing management of ADHD treatment

Main duties of the job

To provide comprehensive expert assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of Adults with ADHD across the RDASH localities. Review with others the assessment and monitoring of adults identified with ADHD.

Provide direct nursing judgement and treatment interventions based on skills and knowledge regarding clinical management and educational management of adults with ADHD.

Exercise Independent prescribing rights using guidelines and protocols

Ensure that the patient’s interests are fully considered within the context of care, actively participating in ethical decision making within the multi-disciplinary team.

Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge of patients.

To undertake risk assessments and risk management for individuals and their families.

To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to ADHD.

To provide high quality support and advice to health and other professionals

To supervise the implementation and monitoring of new developments in ADHD.

To promote and co-ordinate the implementation of shared care arrangements.

Facilitate the resolution of potentially conflicting and antagonistic opinions of stakeholders in order that a collaborative approach is received by the service user and their family.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (RMN, RNLD, Pharmacist)
  • Evidence up to date and applicable CPD
  • Motivated with genuine interest in Neurodiversity.
  • Hold V300 (Independent Supplementary Prescribing) or actively working towards this.
  • Independent Prescribing Qualification

Desirable

  • Evidence of extensive post registration learning & development.
  • Previous experience in Clinical Leadership and delivering leadership clinical supervision.
  • Completed UKAAN training with experience as a diagnostician or willing to work towards.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise busy workload/caseload.
  • Use the full range of person-centred alternative and argumentative communication strategies
  • Able to cope with stressful situations and remain positive in the face of clinical pressures

Desirable

  • Evidence of knowledge pertaining to policy drivers locally and nationally
  • Ability to contribute to development of service delivery

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

  • Clinical/risk assessment and care/treatment planning
  • Manage own caseload
  • Able to develop effective working relationships with patients/carers/other staff
  • Ability to promote a positive, person-centred culture based upon recovery approaches involving patients/carers in decision making

Desirable

  • Ability to work across the service when required, working within own competencies.
  • Experience in supporting people with mental health and learning disabilities.
  • Experience in supporting people with substance misuse

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 30 September 2026

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