Consultant in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Adults
Join Our Excellent Team as a Specialist in AdultADHD Service
Are you a dedicated professional with a passion forhigh quality patient care and an interest in innovation and transforming mentalhealth services? We are pleased to announce a dedicated role for a dynamicindividual with expertise in mental health and ADHD. This position is designedto use your unique skills and experience in these areas, driving servicetransformation and significantly improving patient outcomes.
About the Role:
This consultant position will be a key part of an established andhigh performing team for adult ADHD and looking to the future transformation ofmental health services. Your responsibilities will include developing andimplementing comprehensive care plans that address the complex needs of adultswith mental health issues and ADHD. You will work collaboratively withmultidisciplinary teams to ensure that our services are holistic, patient-centred,and evidence-based.
Key Responsibilities:
Patient Care: Provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for adults with ADHD, tailoring care to individual needs.
Collaboration: Work with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and others to deliver coordinated care.
Education & Training: Support staff with training on current developments in ADHD and mental health.
Service Transformation: Lead initiatives to enhance and modernise the ADHD service, including digital and community- based innovations.
Main duties of the job
What We Offer:
- Professional Growth:Opportunities for continuous professional development and career advancement.
- Supportive Environment:A collaborative and inclusive work environment that values your contributions and supports your well-being.
- Impactful Work:The chance to make a real difference in the lives of individuals with ADHD, helping them achieve their full potential.
About You:We are looking for a candidate who is not only highly skilled but also passionate about making a positive impact. The ideal candidate will have:
- Expertise in ADHD: A strong background of experience in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Innovative Mindset:A forward-thinking approach to service delivery, with a commitment to implementing evidence-based practices.
- Excellent Communication Skills:The ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and colleagues, fostering strong therapeutic relationships.
- Leadership Qualities:The ability to lead and inspire a team, driving service transformation and promoting a culture of excellence.
Join Us: If you are excited about the opportunity to transform mental health services and have the skills and experience we are looking for, we would love to hear from you.
About us
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.
Person SpecificationTeaching and Research
- Willingness to contribute to the local and wider NHS research programmes
- Experience of teaching colleagues of different professions and disciplines
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.
- Ability to interpret published research and to apply research findings to clinical practice.
- Experience as an educational and/or clinical supervisor
- Experience in healthcare research
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
- Evidence of additional teaching skills.
- Experience as a lecturer or supervisor.
- Experience in Clinical Supervision
- Aptitude for and practical experience of research.
Clinical Governance
- Commitment to involvement in on site programme of clinical governance
- Knowledge of evidence based practice, clinical audit and involvement of users and carers in service provision
Personal Skills, Continuing Professional Development, Motivation, Practical Arrangements, Physical and Values
- Ability to communicate with clarity in spoken and written form.
- Flexible approach, keen to accept new challenges.
- Punctuality/good time management.
- Honesty and integrity.
- Willingness and ability to support other professions in achieving their educational aims
- Evidence of ability to exercise leadership in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other clinical teams.
- Commitment to process of CPD
- Ability to organise own learning/CPD
- Meets professional health requirements
- Ability to be independently mobile across a geographical area in a timely manner including urgently and in accordance to service need
- A team player able to inspire and support staff at all levels of training and across professional disciplines.
- A commitment to continuing professional development.
- A commitment to multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.
- A commitment to respect, inclusiveness and diversity
- Previous leadership role in a healthcare setting
- Competency in teaching of healthcare professionals
- Competency in clinical supervision of healthcare professionals
- Competency in NHS service management
- Evidence of new ideas in service delivery
- A track record of implementing service initiatives
- Experience of planning, delivery and evaluation of CPD activity
- Competent to create and develop learning and CPD activities for others
- Access to appropriate transport to fulfil the post.
- A track record of team leadership or collaboration with other agencies.
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
- Empathy and cultural sensitivity towards neurodiversity
- Mastery of interviewing, and physical and psychological assessment of patients
- Competence in general assessment of physical and mental health and identification of clinically relevant health problems and risks
- Competence in co-ordinated care for patients as part of multidisciplinary team and extended clinical network
- Competence in co-ordinated care for patients with other service providers, including primary care providers, in and out-patient secondary care providers, mental health services, social services and third sector providers
- Mastery of writing clear and relevant medical notes and reports for third parties
- Good professional knowledge of common physical and mental health problems and their management
- Awareness of the breadth of physical and mental health, and social problems, including iatrogenic problems
- Ability to cite evidence base for best practice
- Competence in the care of people with specific and generalised learning difficulties
- Competence in the care of people with personality disorders
- Competence in the care of people with eating disorders
Qualifications
- GMC Licence to practise
- Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview
- To hold Approved Clinician status at the point of taking up post.
- Approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.
- MRCP, MRCGP, JCPTGP and/or CCT in General Practice or other relevant discipline
- CCT in General Psychiatry
Experience
- Specific training in diagnosis and management of ADHD (i.e. via UKAAN or via working with ADHD services)
- Experience of diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in those with complex mental health conditions.
- Prior experience working in a Community Mental Health Team.
- Experience of psychiatric practice in a range of settings, especially the community.
- Experience of audit and an understanding of the principles of clinical governance.
- Sufficient experience of working with physical health disorders to be confident in treating ADHD in the presence of comorbid physical problems.
Management
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and managers.
- Awareness of NHS management and funding arrangements.
- Management training / experience.
- Experience of involvement in service development.
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.
