ADHD Specialist Nurse prescriber (CAMHS) | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust


Company:	South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust
Salary:	£66,274 - £73,496 per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW17 0YF
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	1 Oct 2026
Closing date:	31 Oct 2026

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Summary

We are looking for a Qualified non-medical prescriberto work in our warm and friendly Wandsworth Tier 3 CAMHS service, which now resides within the fresh new Trinity (CAMHS outpatients) and Shaftesbury building (CAMHS staff office) at Springfield hospital.

Clinically, the post holder will manage a highly specialist service for children and young people with ADHD and co-morbid mental health difficulties, contributing to specialist assessment & management and leading on co-ordinating the medication review clinics within the service, including independent non-medical prescribing.

We value inclusivity in our service and are actively working in partnership with community organisations (e.g., Wandsworth Community Empowerment Network) to reach young people who find ‘traditional’ routes of mental health services not accessible to them. We recognise the importance of staff development and career progression and there is Trust wide CPD opportunities available. We encourage applications from experience and passionate clinicians, and also applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Wandsworth T3 CAMHS serves a diverse London borough of young people and families present with a variety of complex needs such as low mood, anxiety-based disorders including OCD, trauma, and difficulties with emotional regulation. The post holder will work as part of a busy T3 CAMHS teams in Community CAMHS and will be expected to manage all aspects of the ADHD clinic including waiting list, assessment, and intervention processes. The post holder will be required to contribute to teaching, training and support of team members and will work closely with other members of the ADHD team.

Wandsworth CAMHS is anInner-London weighting service area, based on the modern and newly refurbished Springfield Hopsital site.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

· Clinically, the post holder will manage a highly specialist service for children and young people with ADHD and co-morbid mental health difficulties, contributing to specialist assessment & management and leading on co-ordinating the Nurse-led medication review clinics within the service, including independent non-medical prescribing.

· To manage a caseload, providing the analysis of complex information to determine the planning and management of assessment and treatment to C&YP with ADHD and co-morbid mental health and neuropsychiatric difficulties.

· To provide expertise in this highly specialist clinical area and to offer advice and consultation on clients care to other members of the team, in relation to the area of expertise.

· To offer training in assessment and interventions for CYP with ADHD to CAMHS and other professional networks.

· To liaise with medical colleague, partner agencies and adult mental health professionals across a range of settings.

· To work autonomously within professional practice guidelines and Trust guidelines.

· To contribute to policy and service development, undertake research, service evaluation and audit for own team/service and to contribute to the training of the clinical team and others.

· To work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

· To work alongside and in partnership with medical colleagues in delivering treatment in the most timely and efficient manner

· To actively prescribe for service-users once annotated to professional and Trust registers.

· To actively manage a defined caseload within a specified service where non-medical prescribing will enhance service delivery.

· To conduct comprehensive service user treatment reviews, which involves a range of assessments and tailored interventions, enabling service users to maintain their concordance with prescribed medicines.

· To actively access CPD opportunities regarding non-medical prescribing via Trust based supervision groups and other appropriate workshops agreed through line manager to maintain competency.

· To participate in research and audit programmes both locally and nationally which pertain to evaluation of non-medical prescribing and the potential benefits to service users.

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This advert closes on Thursday 15 Oct 2026

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