Job overview
To provide a high-quality, specialist ADHD post-diagnostic service for children, young people, adults, and their families across RDaSH services. 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
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 Doncaster 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of ADHD and its impact on children, young people and families
- Knowledge of ADHD treatments, including medication pathways and non-pharmacological interventions
- Understanding of neurodevelopmental conditions and associated presentations
- Experience and awareness of safeguarding children and young people and relevant legislation in practice
- Ability to promote a positive, person-centred culture based upon a recovery approach involving patients/carers in decision making
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, Triage and care/treatment planning
- Able to develop effective working relationships with patients/carers/other staff and a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Accurate record keeping and documentation skills
- Good ICT skills and experience using electronic patient record systems
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly and sensitively
- Ability to build positive therapeutic relationships with children, young people and families
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Flexible & responsive to the needs of the service
- Able to cope with stressful situations and remain positive in the face of clinical pressures
- Ability to prioritise busy workload/caseload
- Ability to work independently and use initiative
- Ability to work across the service when required, working within own competencies
Desirable
- Experience of facilitating psychoeducation or support groups
- Experience of working with children, young people and families
- Experience of supporting individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions
Qualifications/Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse or midwife on NMC register
- Evidence up to date and applicable CPD
- Motivated with genuine interest in Neurodiversity
Desirable
- Additional training relating to ADHD and neurodevelopmental conditions.
- Training in coaching, psychoeducation, behavioural interventions or family support approaches
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This advert is for ADHD Practitioner with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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