# Clinical Nurse Specialist – Adult ADHD Service (NMP)

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Gloucester
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-08T15:51:55.039Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Gloucestershire/Cheltenham/Gloucestershire_Health_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v8050288
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8050288?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ghc.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Service (ADHD) are looking to recruit a Clinical Specialist Non Medical Prescriber  (NMP) .

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and developing Adult Neurodevelopmental services in Gloucestershire.

Working as a part-time diagnostic clinician, you would be expected to offer assessments & medication reviews for individuals referred to the Adult ADHD service within the Gloucestershire locality. The successful candidate would be based at The Pavilion in Cheltenham and be able to attend bases in the local area.

### Main duties of the job

- Work in partnership with service users, carers and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcom
- Contribute to the specialist ADHD diagnostic assessment process for adults over 18 years
- Demonstrate enhanced competence in complex decision making, assessment and the management of clinical needs
- Collect and collate data / information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance
- Complete screening, assessment and review clinics (including medication reviews and associated physical monitoring) as part of the ADHD clinical pathway, providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological evidence-based interventions
- Liaising with Primary Care
- Demonstrate enhanced competence in complex decision making, assessment and the management of clinical needs
- Collect and collate data / information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance
- Mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including student

To develop a work plan that outlines and details specific responsibilities related to the role.  Examples include:

- Service development
- Complete assessment and review clinics (including medication reviews and associated physical monitoring) as part of the ADHD clinical pathway, providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological evidence-based interventions
- Education and Training to GP’s, statutory and non-statutory agencies

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs.  Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care.  So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

## Job Details

The Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Service (ADHD) are looking to recruit a Clinical Specialist Non Medical Prescriber (NMP) .

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and developing Adult Neurodevelopmental services in Gloucestershire.

Working as a part-time diagnostic clinician, you would be expected to offer assessments & medication reviews for individuals referred to the Adult ADHD service within the Gloucestershire locality. The successful candidate would be based at The Pavilion in Cheltenham and be able to attend bases in the local area.

## Job Description

Work in partnership with service users, carers and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcom

Contribute to the specialist ADHD diagnostic assessment process for adults over 18 years

Demonstrate enhanced competence in complex decision making, assessment and the management of clinical needs

Collect and collate data / information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance

Complete screening, assessment and review clinics (including medication reviews and associated physical monitoring) as part of the ADHD clinical pathway, providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological evidence-based interventions

Liaising with Primary Care

Demonstrate enhanced competence in complex decision making, assessment and the management of clinical needs

Collect and collate data / information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance

Mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including student

To develop a work plan that outlines and details specific responsibilities related to the role. Examples include:

Service development

Complete assessment and review clinics (including medication reviews and associated physical monitoring) as part of the ADHD clinical pathway, providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological evidence-based interventions

Education and Training to GP’s, statutory and non-statutory agencies

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

## Responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
- Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) Qualification

**Desirable**

- Qualification in assessment of ADHD (UKCANN)

### OTHER REQUIREMENTS

**Essential**

- The ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently (If you have a full driving licence there will be an expectation to drive trust vehicles where required)

### LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

**Essential**

- Experience of psychiatric evaluation and assessment for mental health
- Experience writing complex reports in a timely manner
- Significant experience as a non-medical prescriber

**Desirable**

- Experience of diagnosis, treatment and management for ADHD/neurological conditions

### PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

**Essential**

- Experience of mentoring students
- Ability to participate in service development processes at a strategic level

## Documents

- [staff benefits - ghc (pdf, 618.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2522)
- [additional information for applicants (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2656)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 616.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10339605)

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