# CAMHS Neuro ADHD Nurse Prescriber > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/camhs-neuro-adhd-nurse-prescriber/2a4986f8-344c-4f66-b9f3-0590273392ea - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/camhs-neuro-adhd-nurse-prescriber/2a4986f8-344c-4f66-b9f3-0590273392ea.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Cambridge - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-16T10:43:01.695Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/Cambridgeshire_Peterborough_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Child_Adolescent/Mental_Health_Child_Adolescent-v8086557 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8086557?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Prescriber to work within the Cambridge CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team. We work with children and young people with moderate to severe mental health disorders with comorbid ASD, LD and ADHD, providing comprehensive assessment and intervention. This role would mainly work within the ADHD pathway, however there will also be opportunities for development in other pathways.   We are looking for an individual who is interested and passionate about working with young people in a CAMHS setting. We provide neurodevelopmental assessments and post-diagnostic support to young people and their families, including ADHD medication prescribing and monitoring, and psychoeducation.  You will receive clinical supervision relevant to your role. We have a monthly CPD programme and regular MDT reflective meetings. You will join a supportive team who are passionate about making a difference to young people and their families. If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a multidisciplinary team striving to make a difference for our community by supporting young people and their families, then we want to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job To provide an evidence-based therapy service to children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism, ADHD and Learning Disabilities in the Neurodevelopmental Service CAMHS which is part of the Children, Young People and Families Directorate in CPFT. Patients will be managed on a community basis; providing assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders and/or comorbid mental health disorder and evidence-based therapy. At the same time as offering advice and consultation on patient’s mental health care to colleagues and partner agencies and to other non-professional carers. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s and Trust’s policies and procedures. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities - To work as an integral member of the CAMHS Neurodevelopment Community Team, providing comprehensive mental health and diagnostic assessments of ADHD and other specialist assessments (if applicable such as Qb, SALT, OT, Cognitive), demonstrating the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources including, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care. - To be part of the mdt ADHD formulation meetings and have the ability to utilise specialist knowledge to make decisions about a child or young person’s mental health and neurodevelopmental needs. - To provide physical health checks including height, weight and blood pressure for children taking medication for ADHD. - To provide ADHD medication reviews in clinic under the supervision of the ADHD doctors. - To participate in the prevention and early detection of emotional and mental health difficulties in children and adolescents referred to the service. - To participate in the planning and delivery of evidence-based therapeutic programmes e.g. Positive Behaviour Support, CBT and Parenting programmes on both an individual and group basis to children and young people and their families. - To develop formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon mental health theory and evidence which incorporates developmental, interpersonal, societal, cultural and biological factors. - To evaluate and make treatment decisions in collaboration with the Multidisciplinary Team. Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Prescriber to work within the Cambridge CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team. We work with children and young people with moderate to severe mental health disorders with comorbid ASD, LD and ADHD, providing comprehensive assessment and intervention. This role would mainly work within the ADHD pathway, however there will also be opportunities for development in other pathways. We are looking for an individual who is interested and passionate about working with young people in a CAMHS setting. We provide neurodevelopmental assessments and post-diagnostic support to young people and their families, including ADHD medication prescribing and monitoring, and psychoeducation. You will receive clinical supervision relevant to your role. We have a monthly CPD programme and regular MDT reflective meetings. You will join a supportive team who are passionate about making a difference to young people and their families. If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a multidisciplinary team striving to make a difference for our community by supporting young people and their families, then we want to hear from you. ## Job Description To provide an evidence-based therapy service to children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism, ADHD and Learning Disabilities in the Neurodevelopmental Service CAMHS which is part of the Children, Young People and Families Directorate in CPFT. Patients will be managed on a community basis; providing assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders and/or comorbid mental health disorder and evidence-based therapy. At the same time as offering advice and consultation on patient’s mental health care to colleagues and partner agencies and to other non-professional carers. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s and Trust’s policies and procedures. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities To work as an integral member of the CAMHS Neurodevelopment Community Team, providing comprehensive mental health and diagnostic assessments of ADHD and other specialist assessments (if applicable such as Qb, SALT, OT, Cognitive), demonstrating the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources including, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care. To be part of the mdt ADHD formulation meetings and have the ability to utilise specialist knowledge to make decisions about a child or young person’s mental health and neurodevelopmental needs. To provide physical health checks including height, weight and blood pressure for children taking medication for ADHD. To provide ADHD medication reviews in clinic under the supervision of the ADHD doctors. To participate in the prevention and early detection of emotional and mental health difficulties in children and adolescents referred to the service. To participate in the planning and delivery of evidence-based therapeutic programmes e.g. Positive Behaviour Support, CBT and Parenting programmes on both an individual and group basis to children and young people and their families. To develop formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon mental health theory and evidence which incorporates developmental, interpersonal, societal, cultural and biological factors. To evaluate and make treatment decisions in collaboration with the Multidisciplinary Team. Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to travel between sites and to service user homes when clinically necessary. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with children, young people and families - Experience of working with children or adults with ADHD, learning disability and/or autism. - Experience of undertaking mental health and risk assessments **Desirable** - Post-qualification experience in assessment and treatment of children, young people and families and/or adults. - Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes - Experience of undertaking mental health risk assessments of children and young people - Experience in providing supervision ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team - Willingness and ability to participate as an independent practitioner in assessments. - Evidence of ability to exercise a high level of judgement and decision-making. **Desirable** - Ability to assess and treat children and young people with neuro developmental disorder and their families - Ability to teach, train and supervise ### Knowledge & Understanding **Essential** - Knowledge and understanding of Child and Adolescent Mental health - Knowledge and understanding of neuro developmental disorders **Desirable** - Sound knowledge of the Trust’s and Local Safeguarding policy and procedures ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - A recorded/UK registered qualification with NMC such as Learning Disability Nurse, Children’s Nurse, Adult Nurse or RMN - Non-medical prescriber training **Desirable** - Training in Child Protection - Training in an evidence-based therapeutic intervention recommended by NICE Guidelines relevant to CAMHS, i.e. CBT, IPT, Systemic Therapy - Additional training in managing challenging behaviour - Training in ADHD diagnostics such as Qb (computerised) assessment or willingness to undertake training ## Documents - [cpft values (pdf, 114.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1743) - [cpft benefits (pdf, 74.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2967) - [cpft accommodation (pdf, 713.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2805) - [cpft mindful employers (pdf, 51.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1744) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 384.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10379424) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.