ADHD Specialist Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the ADHD Service pathway, delivering high-quality service to children and young people. You will support Specialist ADHD Nurses, undertaking needs-led and evidence-based assessments within a systemic and holistic framework. Responsibilities include initial assessments, referral screening, duty rota participation, and providing follow-up appointments for medication management. The practitioner will also liaise with other professionals to ensure integrated multi-agency care and participate in monitoring and evaluation of the ADHD pathway.
Essential criteria
- First level Nursing qualification, RMN or equivalent
- Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post
- Minimum 12 months experience working as registered nurse
- Demonstrable ability to communicate to clients, their families and professionals sensitive and often difficult to receive information, using various methods including verbal, non-verbal, written and presentation skills
- Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based needs led assessments, of highly complex and co-morbid presentations of children, young people, their families and carers.
- Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based therapeutic interventions relevant to the needs of this client group
- Specialist working knowledge and experience of supporting and monitoring children and young people diagnosed with ADHD
- Demonstrable knowledge/ understanding and experience in assessment of young people with complex mental health and complex needs such as ADHD/ASD
- Evidence of an ability to effectively manage own workload and able to work autonomously
- First level Nursing qualification, RMN or equivalent
- Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post
- Minimum 12 months experience working as registered nurse
- Demonstrable ability to communicate to clients, their families and professionals sensitive and often difficult to receive information, using various methods including verbal, non-verbal, written and presentation skills
- Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based needs led assessments, of highly complex and co-morbid presentations of children, young people, their families and carers.
- Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based therapeutic interventions relevant to the needs of this client group
- Specialist working knowledge and experience of supporting and monitoring children and young people diagnosed with ADHD
- Demonstrable knowledge/ understanding and experience in assessment of young people with complex mental health and complex needs such as ADHD/ASD
- Evidence of an ability to effectively manage own workload and able to work autonomously
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
ADHD Specialist Practitioner
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team working within the ADHD Service pathway delivering high quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of children and young people on the ADHD pathway.
As a Mental Health Practitioner you will be expected to support the Specialist ADHD Nurses across The Bay, working within a systemic and holistic framework undertaking needs led and evidence-based assessments within the ADHD pathway.
You will work with children, young people, parents, carers and schools in a variety of ways to help provide support and management of child or young person's diagnosis. The role will include completing initial assessments, participating in referral screening and triage, participating in duty rota supporting families with queries they may have, providing appropriate follow up appointments to young people receiving medication as part of their treatment in line with NICE guidelines.
Within in the role of the ADHD practitioner you will liaise with other professionals in order that the child and family/carers receive an integrated multi-agency approach. And you will participate in the monitoring, research and evaluation of the ADHD pathway.
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