ADHD Service Lead/Prescriber

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further details of the role.

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced ADHD Clinical Service Lead to oversee and enhance our ADHD clinical services. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in ADHD treatment and management and demonstrate exceptional leadership and organizational skills. This role involves developing service strategies, coordinating clinical activities, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to patients with ADHD.

Key Responsibilities are to include:

Provide leadership and direction to the ADHD clinical team, fostering a collaborative and efficient working environment.

Provide strategic clinical leadership to the ADHD Service, ensuring it operates in line with best practices, clinical guidelines and the organisations vision and values. Including and overseeing day to day service delivery, regulatory requirements and delivery of high-quality care.

Take responsibility for overseeing and managing high risk patients that have been identified, and appropriate support and recommendations are actioned.

Provide Leadership and support to ADHD prescribers, developing a culture of shared learning and continuous improvement.

Work in partnership with the Neurodevelopmental service Leadership Team to develop and expand initiatives.

Facilitate communication across disciplines to ensure a coordinated service delivery.

Address and resolve any clinical challenges in the team and promote a positive and collaborative working environment.

Clinical Services & Care:

Develop and implement evidence-based clinical practices for ADHD treatment.

Monitor the quality, safety, and effectiveness of ADHD services, ensuring they align with best practices and regulatory standards.

Engage with multidisciplinary teams to provide holistic and integrated care for patients with ADHD.

Oversee and manage complex care cases, and prescribe controlled drugs and other medications, adhering to NICE Guidelines, ensuring treatments are person centred.

When required, lease with external agencies and stake holders to establish integrated care pathways to ensure continuity of care.

Facilitate discussion about ADHD treatment options and support available.

Education and Training:

Facilitate ongoing training and development for clinical staff to enhance their understanding and management of ADHD.

Promote awareness and education on ADHD among healthcare professionals and the community.

Oversee the recruitment and induction and retention of staff within the ADHD Medication service.

Develop and implement training programmes to enhance clinical knowledge and skills. Ensure all staff are up to date with relevant legal frameworks, training and guidelines.

Clinical Governance & Quality Assurance:

Ensure adherence to clinical governance frameworks, including risk management, safeguarding, and patient safety protocols (such as bottlenecks and delays in prescribing, prescribing errors, lost prescriptions).

Monitor and audit the prescribing activity, and risk delivered across the prescribing service, implementing improvements where necessary.

Maintain accurate, up-to-date clinical documentation, ensuring compliance with data protection and confidentiality regulations.

Lead on the development and implementation of clinical policies, procedures, and pathways specific to ADHD treatment and prescribing, working closely with the Neurodevelopmental Service Operational Lead to ensure effective integration into pathways and processes.

Support leadership in planning and conducting clinical audits, identifying areas for improvement in service delivery, and implementing evidence-based changes.

To advise on safeguarding, information and clinical governance matters as required.

Identify areas for service improvement and innovation, implementing research-based strategies to enhance service delivery.

Collaborate on research projects related to ADHD, contributing to the advancement of clinical knowledge and practices.

General:

Embrace and promote the values of Vertis Health/SW Healthcare in day-to-day work.

Attend mandatory training, team meetings, and contribute to harmonious working relationships.

Comply with policies and procedures, including those related to confidentiality and the promotion of equitable healthcare services.

This job description is subject to periodic review and may be amended following discussions between the post-holder and employer.

Confidentiality

The post holder will be subject to strict confidentiality for all matters pertaining to patients, staff and other healthcare workers, associated staff members and contractors as well as information relating to aspects of the Practices business. This includes sensitive and personal information. All information from any source must be regarded with strict confidentiality and may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with practice policies relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

It is the nature of work of Vertis Health/SW Healthcare that tasks and responsibilities are, in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied. All staff are, therefore, expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises where tasks which are not specifically covered in the Job Description have to be undertaken. The job description is not exhaustive and may be adjusted periodically to reflect the on-going changes in practice.

We reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive sufficient applications.If you do not hear within 4 weeks of the closing date, you may presume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current registration as an Independent Prescriber
• Significant experience in ADHD care and prescribing
• Evidence of clinical leadership and team supervision
• Understanding of ADHD NICE guidelines and regulatory requirements
• Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation
• Experience with clinical governance, safeguarding, and quality assurance
• Able to work across systems and build collaborative relationships
• Strong communication and organisation skills
• Ability to manage complexity, risk, and performance across a clinical service

Desirable

• Experience in wider neurodevelopmental or mental health services
• Experience leading education, audit, or service transformation initiatives
• Familiarity with EMIS or similar clinical systems
• Involvement in research, policy development or national ADHD forums

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.

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

SW Healthcare

Address

38 Kenilworth Close

Redditch

Worcestershire

B97 5JX

Employer's website

http://www.swhealthcare.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)