• Job Description

  Req#: C9334-25-0513?language=en&page=87&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  This is an exciting time of development and expansion of the ADHD provision within Lewisham CAMHS. We are looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic Nurse Prescriber (or qualified prescribing equivalent) to work clinically and lead the small team.

  Clinically, the post holder will work as an ADHD nurse prescriber and lead a highly specialist service for children and young people with ADHD and co-occurring neurodiverse /mental health difficulties, contributing to specialist assessment & management and leading on co-ordinating the ADHD medication review clinics.

  Main duties of the job

  The role includes:

  To provide leadership and management support to the ADHD medication review team to ensure access and flow are prioritised while maintaining own caseload.

  To manage a caseload, providing the analysis of complex information to determine the planning and management of assessment and treatment to C&YP with ADHD and co-occurring neurodiverse/mental health difficulties.

  To undertake assessments, including ADHD assessments

  To provide psychoeducation information sessions/groups.

  To provide expertise in this highly specialist clinical area and to offer advice and consultation on clients care to other members of the service. To offer training in assessment and interventions for CYP with ADHD to CAMHS and other professional networks.

  To liaise with medical colleagues, partner agencies and adult mental health professionals across a range of settings.

  To work autonomously within professional practice guidelines and Trust guidelines.

  To contribute to policy and service development, undertake research, service evaluation and audit for own team/service and to contribute to the training of the clinical team and others.

  To work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

  About us

  South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

  Lewisham CAMHS Is a large community CAMHS service based over three locations in Lewisham & Catford. The ADHD Team is based in the modern and comfortable Kaleidoscope building in Rushy Green, close to a range of transport links and parking. The local community is diverse and there are a wide range of shopping and cultural interests within the vicinity.

  Details

  Date posted

  30 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8a

  Salary

  £61,927 to £68,676 a year pro rata

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  334-NUR-7123104-LF-A

  Job locations

  Kaleidoscope

  Rushy Green

  Catford

  SE6 4JD

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Clinical

  To lead the provision and delivery of the ADHD clinics provided by Lewisham CAMHS, and be a highly specialist practitioner within the assessment, treatment, and pharmacological management of CYP with ADHD and co-morbid mental health and/or neurodiverse difficulties, assuming responsibility for own caseload.

  To work as an independent and autonomous professional within professional guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own work.

  To coordinate ADHD medication review and titration clinics in conjunction with the medical staff and other non-medical prescribers.

  To work as a non-medical prescriber (working in line with the Trust Medication Prescribing Policy), undertaking ADHD medication initiations and reviews

  In collaboration with the client/carer to update care and treatment plans.

  Monitoring and assessing patients physical health needs within their sphere of competence and provide interventions for these needs.

  Offer support to parents/carers and clients seeking help between clinic appointments or when in crisis with support from team.

  Liaison with schools in relation to children and adolescents progress at school and response to medication

  To Facilitate ADHD psychoeducation workshops for parents/carers and young people.

  To support the development of a Nurse-led ADHD medication clinic

  To provide CAMHS assessments, using self-report measures, as appropriate, structured observations, clinical interviews, and to interpret and integrate this highly complex data to identify and diagnose the cause of emotional and behavioural problems in C&YP.

  To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans in conjunction with the C&YP, parents/carers and other services as appropriate.

  To formulate mental healthcare and crisis treatment plans that are specific to each C&YP and family, based upon an analysis of complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes contributing to the presentation. To assess safeguarding issues for each case, consulting with other professionals and referring concerns to the appropriate safeguarding team as required.

  To deliver evidence-based treatments, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions drawing on a range of theoretical options.

  To communicate skilfully, sensitively highly complex, sensitive and potentially distressing information with CYP, parents, carers and colleagues taking account of sensory and cultural barriers to communication.

  To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry and recording.

  To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which make up the catchment area of the service.

  To act as named worker/care co-ordinator for a range of cases including high risk and extremely complex, ensuring the provision of a care package appropriate for the client needs, coordinating the work of others involved, and to monitor progress in the course of multidisciplinary interventions.

  Supervision, Teaching and Training

  To receive regular clinical and management supervision from a clinician according to Trust guidelines. This will include fortnightly moving to monthly ADHD prescribing supervision with a consultant psychiatrist.

  To provide clinical supervision as well as managerial supervision to qualified nursing staff and students for all aspects of their work where appropriate.

  To provide placements to student as required and where appropriate.

  To provide advice, consultation, training and supervision to staff and parents/carers within CAMHS and other agencies

  supporting ADHD multidisciplinary complex clinic.

  Management, Recruitment, Policy, and Service Development

  To provide Leadership and management support to the ADHD team to ensure access and flow are prioritised while maintaining own caseload.

  To facilitate ADHD pathway development, working closely with the senior leadership team and key staff to support further development of the ADHD pathways and ensuring better access and reduce waiting times.

  To promote clinical excellence by complying with nationally agreed, Trust and statutory policies and clinical guidance, while maintaining own clinical competencies in this role.

  To identify any aspects of the service which need to be improved and to advise service and professional managers on appropriate changes.

  To assist in the short-listing and interviewing of multidisciplinary staff as required.

  To participate in clinical governance initiatives as agreed by the Trust and clinical governance committee.

  To deputise for senior managers when required and to represent the team at borough and SLAM level when needed.

  To undertake Serious Incident investigations as required by the Directorate.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Clinical

  To lead the provision and delivery of the ADHD clinics provided by Lewisham CAMHS, and be a highly specialist practitioner within the assessment, treatment, and pharmacological management of CYP with ADHD and co-morbid mental health and/or neurodiverse difficulties, assuming responsibility for own caseload.

  To work as an independent and autonomous professional within professional guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own work.

  To coordinate ADHD medication review and titration clinics in conjunction with the medical staff and other non-medical prescribers.

  To work as a non-medical prescriber (working in line with the Trust Medication Prescribing Policy), undertaking ADHD medication initiations and reviews

  In collaboration with the client/carer to update care and treatment plans.

  Monitoring and assessing patients physical health needs within their sphere of competence and provide interventions for these needs.

  Offer support to parents/carers and clients seeking help between clinic appointments or when in crisis with support from team.

  Liaison with schools in relation to children and adolescents progress at school and response to medication

  To Facilitate ADHD psychoeducation workshops for parents/carers and young people.

  To support the development of a Nurse-led ADHD medication clinic

  To provide CAMHS assessments, using self-report measures, as appropriate, structured observations, clinical interviews, and to interpret and integrate this highly complex data to identify and diagnose the cause of emotional and behavioural problems in C&YP.

  To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans in conjunction with the C&YP, parents/carers and other services as appropriate.

  To formulate mental healthcare and crisis treatment plans that are specific to each C&YP and family, based upon an analysis of complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes contributing to the presentation. To assess safeguarding issues for each case, consulting with other professionals and referring concerns to the appropriate safeguarding team as required.

  To deliver evidence-based treatments, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions drawing on a range of theoretical options.

  To communicate skilfully, sensitively highly complex, sensitive and potentially distressing information with CYP, parents, carers and colleagues taking account of sensory and cultural barriers to communication.

  To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry and recording.

  To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which make up the catchment area of the service.

  To act as named worker/care co-ordinator for a range of cases including high risk and extremely complex, ensuring the provision of a care package appropriate for the client needs, coordinating the work of others involved, and to monitor progress in the course of multidisciplinary interventions.

  Supervision, Teaching and Training

  To receive regular clinical and management supervision from a clinician according to Trust guidelines. This will include fortnightly moving to monthly ADHD prescribing supervision with a consultant psychiatrist.

  To provide clinical supervision as well as managerial supervision to qualified nursing staff and students for all aspects of their work where appropriate.

  To provide placements to student as required and where appropriate.

  To provide advice, consultation, training and supervision to staff and parents/carers within CAMHS and other agencies

  supporting ADHD multidisciplinary complex clinic.

  Management, Recruitment, Policy, and Service Development

  To provide Leadership and management support to the ADHD team to ensure access and flow are prioritised while maintaining own caseload.

  To facilitate ADHD pathway development, working closely with the senior leadership team and key staff to support further development of the ADHD pathways and ensuring better access and reduce waiting times.

  To promote clinical excellence by complying with nationally agreed, Trust and statutory policies and clinical guidance, while maintaining own clinical competencies in this role.

  To identify any aspects of the service which need to be improved and to advise service and professional managers on appropriate changes.

  To assist in the short-listing and interviewing of multidisciplinary staff as required.

  To participate in clinical governance initiatives as agreed by the Trust and clinical governance committee.

  To deputise for senior managers when required and to represent the team at borough and SLAM level when needed.

  To undertake Serious Incident investigations as required by the Directorate.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications & Registration

  Essential

  • oFirst level nursing qualification (registration RMN or RSCN or HV) / with related CAMHS experience
  • oNon-medical prescriber with appropriate NMC registration
  • oAll applications will require professional registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council

  Desirable

  • oMSc level qualification or equivalent with evidence of a comprehensive portfolio of post-registration professional development in child and adolescent mental health

  Experience

  Essential

  • oExperience working as an independent non-medical prescriber with a CAMHS service and ability to demonstrate continuing professional development in this area.
  • oExperience of clinical leadership and providing clinical support for practitioners across disciplines including recruitment, supervision, and appraisal
  • oExperience of CAMHS assessment and ADHD assessments
  • oExperience of consultation to, and clinical supervision of, other staff.

  Desirable

  • oSignificant experience working as an independent non-medical prescriber with a CAMHS service and ability to demonstrate continuing professional development in this area.
  • oExperience of use QI methodology

  Knowledge & Skills

  Essential

  • oHighly specialist knowledge of childhood disorders including emotional and behavioural disorders, relationship difficulties and attachment disorders and theories of child development.
  • oKnowledge of legislation and national policy in relation to Looked After Children and mental health issues, including the Children Act, safeguarding children, and the Mental Health Act.
  • oAwareness of racial and diversity issues and their impact on service access, through attendance of relevant training.
  • oHighly developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, highly technical and sensitive information to children, young people, families, and colleagues.
  • oAbility to work independently as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision. oAbility to teach and train others, using a
  • oAbility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications & Registration

  Essential

  • oFirst level nursing qualification (registration RMN or RSCN or HV) / with related CAMHS experience
  • oNon-medical prescriber with appropriate NMC registration
  • oAll applications will require professional registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council

  Desirable

  • oMSc level qualification or equivalent with evidence of a comprehensive portfolio of post-registration professional development in child and adolescent mental health

  Experience

  Essential

  • oExperience working as an independent non-medical prescriber with a CAMHS service and ability to demonstrate continuing professional development in this area.
  • oExperience of clinical leadership and providing clinical support for practitioners across disciplines including recruitment, supervision, and appraisal
  • oExperience of CAMHS assessment and ADHD assessments
  • oExperience of consultation to, and clinical supervision of, other staff.

  Desirable

  • oSignificant experience working as an independent non-medical prescriber with a CAMHS service and ability to demonstrate continuing professional development in this area.
  • oExperience of use QI methodology

  Knowledge & Skills

  Essential

  • oHighly specialist knowledge of childhood disorders including emotional and behavioural disorders, relationship difficulties and attachment disorders and theories of child development.
  • oKnowledge of legislation and national policy in relation to Looked After Children and mental health issues, including the Children Act, safeguarding children, and the Mental Health Act.
  • oAwareness of racial and diversity issues and their impact on service access, through attendance of relevant training.
  • oHighly developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, highly technical and sensitive information to children, young people, families, and colleagues.
  • oAbility to work independently as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision. oAbility to teach and train others, using a
  • oAbility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Kaleidoscope

  Rushy Green

  Catford

  SE6 4JD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Kaleidoscope

  Rushy Green

  Catford

  SE6 4JD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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