Senior Combined ADHD Assessor & Prescriber for Children in London

Are you an innovative clinician with expertise in both children’s ADHD assessments and ADHD prescribing, excited to use technology and AI tools to improve care for families? This role combines ADHD neurodevelopmental assessment and prescribing responsibilities into a single integrated clinician role, enabling continuity of care for families from assessment through treatment.

We are not a standard ADHD service. We:

• Have built our own technology and AI tools to gather clinical information and support documentation, allowing clinicians to focus on families and children
• Provide multidisciplinary ADHD assessments aligned with NICE guidance
• Have an integrated electronic prescribing system within our electronic patient record
• Use NHS Electronic Prescribing Service access, enabling prescriptions to be sent directly to pharmacies
• Prioritise clinician development, innovation, and collaborative working

If you have the appropriate experience, there may also be opportunities to work across children’s autism, dual autism & ADHD pathways, and adult ADHD prescribing pathways.

Main duties of the job:

• Deliver high-quality children’s ADHD neurodevelopmental assessments
• Deliver ADHD prescribing care, including medication initiation, titration, and review appointments
• Present assessment findings in a strengths‑based, client‑centred manner
• Conduct safeguarding and risk assessments where required
• Support GPs with shared care queries when appropriate
• Maintain professional registration, mandatory training, and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Share ideas to improve Paloma health software tools and clinical pathways
• Contribute positively to a collaborative and innovative clinical culture

About us:

Paloma Health is a technology‑enabled provider for NHS mental and physical health services. We are driven by our mission to make high‑quality NHS outpatient services accessible within four weeks, and to make those services more affordable for the NHS. We are unique through:

• Being clinically‑led, with a friendly and approachable team
• Our use of technology and innovation to improve patient and staff experience
• A strong culture, including transparency, a sense of community, and supporting staff career development
• The experience of our founders, who have previously built technology‑enabled providers in NHS obesity, diabetes, and ophthalmology care treating over one million patients in the last 15 years
• Being backed by leading healthcare investors

You will be part of our much‑needed NHS service, Neurodevelopmental Assessments for children and young people (CYP). This covers both autism and ADHD assessments, and will include a combined assessment pathway. We need your help to innovate and tackle the crisis in NHS neurodevelopmental services as set out in the October 2024 Children’s Commissioner report, with hundreds of thousands of children waiting more than two years for an autism and/or ADHD assessment.

Qualifications:

• Registered NMC nurse
• At least four years of experience delivering children’s ADHD assessments
• At least four years of experience within children’s ADHD prescribing services
• Strong understanding of typical child development across life stages, ADHD presentations and differential diagnoses, co‑occurring conditions, and cultural considerations in neurodevelopmental assessments
• Excellent communication and caseload management skills
• Experience delivering client‑centred feedback and recommendations
• Ability to pass an enhanced DBS with barred list check
• Experience in adult ADHD prescribing services
• Experience in children’s autism assessments or dual assessments
• Experience conducting risk assessments in neurodevelopmental services
• Safeguarding training Level 3 or above

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service check is required.

Contract and Compensation:

Permanent position. Salary range: £65,000 to £67,000 per year, dependent on experience and occupation.

Working pattern:

• Full‑time
• Part‑time
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working
• Compressed hours