ADHD PractitionerNHS
Job summary
To provide a high-quality, specialist ADHD post-diagnostic service for children, young people, adults, and their families across RDaSH services, based in Rotherham. The post holder will play a key role in supporting non-medical prescribers and the wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring the effective delivery of the duty function within the team by providing timely advice, guidance, and support. The role will contribute to improving patient experience, supporting individuals to manage their ADHD effectively following diagnosis, and promoting continuity of care across the pathway.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised if we receive a significant number of applications
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate ADHD Practitioner to join our Children's Neurodevelopmental Team, providing specialist post-diagnostic support to children and young people across the ADHD pathway, based in our Rotherham team.
In this rewarding role, you will deliver high quality clinical support, advice and psychoeducation to help individuals understand and manage ADHD following diagnosis.
You will act as a key member of the post-diagnostic service, managing clinical enquiries, triaging concerns, responding to medication-related queries, supporting medication review clinics, and ensuring appropriate risk assessment and escalation where required. The role includes maintaining a caseload, delivering evidence-based interventions, and working collaboratively with families to develop tailored plans of support..
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will build strong partnerships with schools, CAMHS, paediatric services, primary care and other agencies to coordinate care and improve outcomes for children and young people with ADHD.
In addition, you will contribute to service development through clinical supervision, training, audit, quality improvement activities and the implementation of evidence-based practice. This is an excellent opportunity for a registered professional with a passion for neurodiversity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.
Job description
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more: