Speciality Doctor in Adult Neurodevelopmental Service

Job summary

This is a new post for a specialty doctor in adult neurodevelopmental services, reporting to the consultant psychiatrist in service and supporting a multi-disciplinary team.

This is an important post supporting the dedicated consultant input into Adult Neurodevelopmental services. Currently the Primary activities involve ADHD transitions reviews (for patients leaving CAMHS and up to the age of 25, with an NHS diagnosis from CAMHS or as an Adult up to the age of 25), as well as new assessments for patients reviewed by the Neurodevelopmental team and strongly felt to have ADHD. At this point they are in need of medical review to confirm this diagnosis and then plan treatment as indicated by the assessment in conjunction with a patient centred approach.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the role will be to provide the following:

• Support the assessment, diagnosis and supervision of management for Individuals who have been referred as likely to have ADHD by the Adult Neurodevelopmental team, to confirm and manage the condition or find an alternative diagnosis and refer onwards appropriately. This is for Adults 17 years and upwards.
• To assist with reviews of ADHD transitions patients alongside the transitions nurse, this is for patients with a pre-existing CAMHS or NHS adult services diagnosis of ADHD up to the age of 25.
• To assist with CTR reviews for patients with complexity who also have a comorbid ASD diagnosis.
• To aid with teaching and training of wider services in the areas of ADHD and ASD to improve awareness and readiness to manage the conditions if they present to other services, including primary care.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.