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Mental Health and Wellbeing Services Ltd

Medical Officer in Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry

The closing date is 30 April 2026

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Job summary

Are you a GMC-registered professional who has an interest in the field of neurodevelopmental psychiatry? Mental Health and Wellbeing Services Ltd. (MHWS) is a fast-growing, CQC-regulated service with real ambition. We are expanding our prescribing team to meet the needs of our NHS-commissioned services.

If you are looking for clinical autonomy, a supportive MDT environment, and a role that respects your work-life balance, your next chapter starts here. Training in both ASD and ADHD assessments will be provided including UKAAN course, ADIR and ADOS training.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties

  • Comprehensive ADHD Assessment: Conduct holistic ADHD assessments and reassessments, identifying complex co-morbidities and differential diagnoses.
  • Comprehensive ASD Assessment: Conduct high-quality autism assessments using gold standard assessment tools such as ADOS and ADI-R
  • Pharmacological: Lead titration and medication follow-up clinics, ensuring safe and effective treatment in line with NICE guidelines.
  • Physical Monitoring: Oversee physical health markers (ECGs, BP, pulse, BMI) as part of a safe prescribing framework.
  • Therapeutic Rapport: Build trusting, affirming relationships with neurodiverse patients and their families.

Governance & Innovation

  • High Standards: Maintain impeccable clinical records within our digital platforms to meet CQC and professional standards.
  • Service Development: Contribute to clinical audits, research, and the ongoing evolution of our neuro-affirming pathways.
  • Risk Management: Provide expert analysis of complex clinical information to manage risk and promote patient recovery.

Teamwork & Collaboration

  • MDT:Work closely within a multidisciplinary team to ensure effective care plans and treatments are in place for more complex services users.
  • Liaison: Act as a specialist point of contact for GPs, ICBs, and external mental health partners.

About us

Led by Dr Wasi Mohamad (Consultant Psychiatrist) and Sabeen Mohamad (Psychotherapist), MHWS consists of a team of highly skilled caring practitioners with a range of qualifications and experience. Our range of skills enables us to provide a holistic approach to well-being both from our understanding and appreciation of needs and in the treatments we offer. We are regulated by the CQC. We are looking for outstanding people to join our diverse and skilled workforce. In return for your skills and commitment, we offer the chance to work in a team focused on providing compassionate care for our patients. We are friendly, committed, hardworking and work with a smile.

What We Offer:We've built our service on the belief that looking after our staff is inseparable from delivering excellent patient care.

  • True hybrid Working: 100% digital flexibility.
  • Perfect Balance: No on-call work or out-of-hours requirements. Enhanced salary at times of waiting list initiatives if you choose to participate.
  • Generous Leave: 25 days standard PLUS bank holidays and a days leave for your birthday!
  • Private Health care: Optional access to private healthcare
  • Enhanced Earnings: Regular opportunities to join Waiting List Initiatives to boost your salary.
  • Clinical Growth: Dedicated weekly protected CPD time, training, audits and clear pathways to expand your expertise into other areas.
  • Research opportunities: including presenting at international conferences.

Details

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£50,000 to £70,000 a year Plus enhanced earnings through waiting list Initiatives

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0424-26-0000

Job locations

Oak House

Sitka Drive

Shrewsbury

Shropshire

SY2 6LG


Job description

Job responsibilities

-To undertake a comprehensive holistic ADHD and ASD assessments.

-To undertake reassessment of needs for adults previously diagnosed with ADHD. To be able to ascertain if there are other co-morbidities.

-To offer ADHD medication follow up appointments under the supervision of more senior staff. This will include monitoring of treatment response and assessing of side effects.

-To prescribe/titrate medication within a scope of practice once medication has been initiated by a senior clinician, once training has been undertaken by the post holder.

-Assessment will also include consideration of impact, differential or co-occurring conditions and a risk assessment.

-Post-diagnostic advice, psychoeducation and support.

-To complete physical observations of service users as part of medication treatment (height, weight, blood pressure, pulse and ECGs.)

-To develop trusting therapeutic relationships with service users, their carers, and their families (where appropriate). To establish an effective therapeutic relationship that enables the communication and sharing of complex and sensitive information.

-The post holder will be responsible for ensuring high quality, accurate and timely recording on electronic systems, of clinical information such as assessment, formulations, progress notes, care plans, risk assessments, outcomes, and discharge.

-The post holder will be responsible for making recommendations to the wider team and to referrers on additional assessment or interventions and skills required to deliver the plan of care and expected health/social outcomes which are evidenced based and lead to recovery and minimise risk.

-The post holder will be responsible for devising a management plan with each individual service user.

Job description

Job responsibilities

-To undertake a comprehensive holistic ADHD and ASD assessments.

-To undertake reassessment of needs for adults previously diagnosed with ADHD. To be able to ascertain if there are other co-morbidities.

-To offer ADHD medication follow up appointments under the supervision of more senior staff. This will include monitoring of treatment response and assessing of side effects.

-To prescribe/titrate medication within a scope of practice once medication has been initiated by a senior clinician, once training has been undertaken by the post holder.

-Assessment will also include consideration of impact, differential or co-occurring conditions and a risk assessment.

-Post-diagnostic advice, psychoeducation and support.

-To complete physical observations of service users as part of medication treatment (height, weight, blood pressure, pulse and ECGs.)

-To develop trusting therapeutic relationships with service users, their carers, and their families (where appropriate). To establish an effective therapeutic relationship that enables the communication and sharing of complex and sensitive information.

-The post holder will be responsible for ensuring high quality, accurate and timely recording on electronic systems, of clinical information such as assessment, formulations, progress notes, care plans, risk assessments, outcomes, and discharge.

-The post holder will be responsible for making recommendations to the wider team and to referrers on additional assessment or interventions and skills required to deliver the plan of care and expected health/social outcomes which are evidenced based and lead to recovery and minimise risk.

-The post holder will be responsible for devising a management plan with each individual service user.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Health Professional with current, valid GMC Registration.

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualifying experience.
  • Experience of multi professional/ multi agency working.

Desirable

  • Experience of treating or assessing neurodevelopmental conditions.
  • Experience of delivering high-quality care via remote consultation platforms.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Good knowledge of contemporary issues in professional practice.
  • Knowledge and experience of audit processes.
  • Commitment to continuous training and professional development
  • Risk assessment / risk management knowledge and skills.
  • Ability to use and interrogate clinical information systems
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate diplomacy, tact and negotiation skills.
  • Knowledge of regulatory bodies and the requirements associated with this in terms of standards of service delivery, e.g. CQC, GMC

Desirable

  • Experience in ADHD/ASD assessment or a desire to train in this area.

Right to Work

Essential

  • Right to Work: Must have existing Right to Work in the UK. Please note: We are not accepting Certificate of Sponsorship applications at this time.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Health Professional with current, valid GMC Registration.

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualifying experience.
  • Experience of multi professional/ multi agency working.

Desirable

  • Experience of treating or assessing neurodevelopmental conditions.
  • Experience of delivering high-quality care via remote consultation platforms.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Good knowledge of contemporary issues in professional practice.
  • Knowledge and experience of audit processes.
  • Commitment to continuous training and professional development
  • Risk assessment / risk management knowledge and skills.
  • Ability to use and interrogate clinical information systems
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate diplomacy, tact and negotiation skills.
  • Knowledge of regulatory bodies and the requirements associated with this in terms of standards of service delivery, e.g. CQC, GMC

Desirable

  • Experience in ADHD/ASD assessment or a desire to train in this area.

Right to Work

Essential

  • Right to Work: Must have existing Right to Work in the UK. Please note: We are not accepting Certificate of Sponsorship applications at this time.

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).

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.

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

Mental Health and Wellbeing Services Ltd

Address

Oak House

Sitka Drive

Shrewsbury

Shropshire

SY2 6LG


Employer's website

https://www.mentalhealthandwellbeing.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mental Health and Wellbeing Services Ltd

Address

Oak House

Sitka Drive

Shrewsbury

Shropshire

SY2 6LG


Employer's website

https://www.mentalhealthandwellbeing.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Quality and Governance Manager

Ami leech

ami.leech@mhws.co.uk

01743297937

Details

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£50,000 to £70,000 a year Plus enhanced earnings through waiting list Initiatives

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0424-26-0000

Job locations

Oak House

Sitka Drive

Shrewsbury

Shropshire

SY2 6LG


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