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Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

ADHD Assistant Practitioner

The closing date is 12 October 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the ADHD Team, based at Ellen House Preston.

The team sits within the CYPMH service and will involve:

Working alongside Specialist Nurses, Non Medical Prescribers and Psychiatrists within the team.
Contributing towards assessment, formulation and diagnosis of ADHD for children and young people under 18.
Monitoring of physical health and post diagnosis support in line with safe prescribing of ADHD Medication.
Contributing towards EHCP assessments, school liaison, school observations and meeting attendance.
Wider involvement into the CYPMH MDT meetings.

Main duties of the job

To work within a systemic and holistic framework undertaking needs led and evidence based assessments within the ADHD Nurse Led Service.
To work with children, young people, parents, carers and schools in a variety of ways to help support management of child or young person's diagnosis.
Develop good working relationships with children/families/partner agencies/schools.
Be aware of the needs of relatives and carers, giving them advice and support when necessary.
To liaise with other professionals in order that the child and family/carers receive an integrated multi-agency approach.
To participate in the monitoring, research and evaluation of the ADHD Nurse Led Service.
To actively contribute to the implementation of the safeguarding agenda within the service, in partnership with the Lancashire Care Safeguarding Team.

For further information please contact Kirstie Luxton, CYPMH Team Leader (01772777344) or Martin Bennett, CYPMH Clinical Lead/ADHD Specialist Nurse (01772777344)

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

26 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-SPS1475-MF

Job locations

Ellen House

Preston

PR1 7RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post.
Evidence/Understanding of childhood development.
NVQ level 2/3 in Health and Social Care.

Knowledge

Essential

Good interpersonal skills.
Good knowledge of legislation, acts and developments relevant to the field of children and mental health.

Experience

Essential

Able to work autonomously and as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
Managing workload under the direction of the ADHD Specialist Nurses.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post.
Evidence/Understanding of childhood development.
NVQ level 2/3 in Health and Social Care.

Knowledge

Essential

Good interpersonal skills.
Good knowledge of legislation, acts and developments relevant to the field of children and mental health.

Experience

Essential

Able to work autonomously and as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
Managing workload under the direction of the ADHD Specialist Nurses.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ellen House

Preston

PR1 7RH

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ellen House

Preston

PR1 7RH

Employer's website

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