Clinical Specialist Prescriber-Nurse or Prescribing Pharmacist

Clinical Specialist Prescriber-Nurse or Prescribing Pharmacist

Areyou an experienced Nurse Prescriber or Independent Prescribing Pharmacist withADHD titration experience?

Sinclair-Strong Consultants Ltd (SSC) is an independent NHS-commissioned healthcare provider specialising in neurodevelopmental assessment and treatment services. As a CQC-regulated organisation, we deliver high-quality, patient-centred ADHD and Autism services across England.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Specialist Prescriber to join our growing FLOCUS Adult ADHD Service.

This role is open to suitably qualified:

• Registered Nurses holding an Independent or Supplementary Prescriber qualification (V300); or
• GPhC-registered Independent Prescribing Pharmacists.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a specialist multidisciplinary team supporting adults through ADHD treatment pathways. Working under the clinical leadership of our Consultant Psychiatrists, you will provide safe, effective and evidence-based ADHD medication management, including titration, monitoring and treatment optimisation in line with NICE guidance and best practice standards.

The role offers flexible remote working, professional autonomy and the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of a growing specialist service committed to delivering outstanding patient care.

If you are passionate about delivering outstanding ADHD care alongside experienced psychiatrists and clinicians and want to work in a flexible, supportive environment, we would love to hear from you

Main duties of the job

You will:

• Undertake ADHD medication titration, review and stabilisation for adult patients.
• Prescribe ADHD medications within the scope of your professional registration and prescribing qualification.
• Monitor treatment response, side effects, physical health parameters and clinical risk factors.
• Assess medication effectiveness and support treatment optimisation.
• Support shared care arrangements with primary care providers where appropriate.
• Provide patients with education and advice regarding ADHD medications and treatment plans.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team discussions and case reviews.
• Contribute to safeguarding, risk management and patient safety processes.
• Participate in clinical governance, audit and quality improvement activities.
• Work collaboratively with consultant psychiatrists, psychologists and wider MDT colleagues.
• Maintain professional registration, revalidation and continuing professional development requirements

About us

Sinclair-StrongConsultants Ltd (SSC) is a specialist independent healthcare providerdelivering NHS-funded and private neurodevelopmental services across England.

We arecommitted to delivering safe, responsive and evidence-based care whilemaintaining the highest standards of clinical governance, safeguarding,medicines management and patient safety. Our services are designed aroundpatient needs, providing accessible ADHD assessment, treatment and ongoingsupport pathways.

As partof our continued growth, we are investing in high-quality clinicians who shareour commitment to improving outcomes for adults living with ADHD.

Job responsibilities

Clinical & Prescribing Responsibilities

• Undertake ADHD medication titration, review and stabilisation for adult patients, in line with NICE guidance and SSC ADHD clinical pathways.
• Prescribe ADHD medication within scope of NMP qualification, ensuring appropriate clinical justification, documentation and monitoring.
• Monitor treatment response, sideeffects, physical health parameters and risk factors throughout titration and ongoing treatment.
• Escalate complex, highrisk or atypical presentations to the Medical Director or Consultant Psychiatrist as required.
• Contribute to sharedcare arrangements with GPs, supporting appropriate handover where clinically and operationally feasible.

Clinical Governance & Patient Safety

• Practice in accordance with SSCs Clinical Governance Framework, Medicines Management Policy and Prescribing SOPs.
• Contribute to PSIRFaligned patient safety processes, including incident reporting, reflective learning and safety improvement actions.
• Maintain accurate, timely and contemporaneous clinical records in line with regulatory and professional standards.
• Participate in clinical audit, peer review and service evaluation activity relating to ADHD treatment and prescribing.
• Identify, assess and appropriately respond to safeguarding concerns involving adults at risk.
• Work collaboratively with SSCs Safeguarding Lead and wider MDT to ensure safeguarding processes are followed and documented.
• Undertake and document clinical risk assessments and risk management plans where indicated.
• Ensure reasonable adjustments are considered for neurodivergent patients and those with cooccurring vulnerabilities.

Multidisciplinary Working

• Work closely with psychiatrists, psychologists, medical practitioners, administrators and governance colleagues within the FLOCUS pathway.
• Support effective clinical communication across assessment, treatment and followup stages.
• Provide clinical input into MDT discussions, case reviews and service development initiatives.

Professional Practice & Development

• Maintain current NMC registration and Nurse Prescriber V300 qualification.
• Participate in clinical supervision, appraisal and revalidation processes in line with SSC policy.
• Engage in continuing professional development relevant to ADHD, prescribing and neurodevelopmental practice.
• Practice in accordance with the NMC Code and SSC values.

Governance & Regulatory Alignment -Explicit

This role operates within and supports:

• CQC Well Led domain: clinical leadership, governance participation, learning culture and accountability.
• PSIRF: structured learning from patient safety incidents.
• NMC Code & Revalidation requirements.
• SSC Clinical Quality & Governance oversight, including Medical Director accountability for prescribing decisions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Experience

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered Nurse or with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC as a Pharmacist.
• Demonstrable experience delivering ADHD medication titration, monitoring and review within adult ADHD services.
• Strong understanding of ADHD pharmacological treatments, medicines optimisation and prescribing governance.
• Experience assessing clinical risk, side effects and treatment effectiveness.
• Knowledge of NICE guidance relating to ADHD assessment and treatment.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, clinical governance and patient safety principles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently within a remote clinical environment.
• Competent IT skills and experience using electronic patient record systems.
• Experience working within NHS-commissioned ADHD services.
• Experience working within a CQC-regulated healthcare organisation.
• Experience contributing to clinical audit, service improvement or quality assurance initiatives.
• Experience supporting shared care arrangements with primary care.
• Experience supervising or mentoring healthcare professionals

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.

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