ADHD Assessor

The post holder will work as an autonomous Band 7 practitioner within the Adult ADHD Service, providing specialist assessment, formulation, and support for adults referred for ADHD assessment. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, they will contribute to the delivery of a high-quality, evidence-based service that promotes timely access to assessment and intervention.

• Undertaking approximately 6-7 comprehensive ADHD assessments and 4-5 follow-up appointments per week, contributing to diagnostic decision-making and personalised care planning.
• Providing specialist advice, psychoeducation, and support to service users, families, carers, GPs, and other professionals regarding ADHD, treatment options, and care pathways.
• Participating in triage, screening, information gathering, risk assessment, and clinical formulation to support effective assessment and diagnosis.
• Providing supervision, support, teaching, and mentorship
• Contributing to service development, quality improvement initiatives,
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of ADHD assessment, neurodevelopmental conditions,
• Working in accordance with Trust policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements, ensuring service users receive safe, effective, and person-centred care.

The post holder will work as an autonomous Band 7 Practitioner within the Adult ADHD Service, providing specialist assessment, formulation, and support for adults referred with suspected ADHD. As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, they will contribute a nursing, psychological, or allied health professional perspective to the assessment and diagnostic process, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care.

The role involves undertaking approximately 6-7 new ADHD assessments and 4-5 follow-up appointments per week, managing a designated caseload, completing comprehensive assessment reports, and maintaining accurate clinical records. The post holder will provide psychoeducation, advice, and support to service users, families, carers, and healthcare professionals, while contributing to diagnostic decision-making and care planning.

Working collaboratively with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, GPs, and external agencies, the practitioner will ensure timely access to assessment and support, helping the service achieve performance targets and reduce waiting times. They will identify and manage risk, contribute to safeguarding processes, and support individuals with complex mental health, neurodevelopmental, and social needs.

In addition, the post holder will provide supervision and guidance to junior colleagues, participate in service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives, and maintain their own continuing professional development. The role offers an excellent opportunity to develop specialist expertise within a growing and innovative Adult ADHD Service committed to improving outcomes for adults with ADHD.

There's a place for you at CNWL We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Essential: - A professional qualification in Clinical/Counselling Psychology/Occupational Therapy/Speech and Language Therapy/Nursing; - Registration to practice in the UK with the HCPC/NMC in accordance with professional background

Desirable: - Further qualifications relevant to autism assessment; - Training in Sensory Integration techniques

Essential: - Experience of working with people with ADHD; - Experience of working in a multi professional team.; - Experience of working within a multi-agency environment; - Experience of working in a multi cultural context; - Experience of participating in audit / research projects

Desirable: - Experience of ADHD assessment using standardised tools, i.e. DIVA; - Experience of offering post diagnostic support to adults with ADHD; - Experience of teaching/training others

Essential: - Highly developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed & maintained with service users who have multiple & complex needs; - Basic word processing and IT skills; - Ability to work autonomously, on own initiative and under pressure to meet deadlines; & to make and action decisions independently within agreed time frames; - Skills in producing timely, accurate and informative reports and notes; - Excellent organisational skills to manage the demands of the role, including prioritisation of workload, delegation skills

Desirable: - Skills in developing and delivering training; - Skills in supervising more junior members of staff