CAMHS ADHD Clinical Nurse Practitioner

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 10 March 2026

A compelling opportunity to shape the future of young people's mental health

Why Join Us?

Step into a role where your expertise directly transforms the lives of children, young people and their families. As a CAMHS ADHD Nurse Practitioner
, you will be part of a passionate, multidisciplinary team that champions innovation, compassion, and high-quality mental health care.

If you're driven, compassionate, and ready to influence positive change across services, this is your opportunity to thrive within a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

You'll be part of Milton Keynes CAMHS
, a growing and innovative service committed to delivering responsive, evidence-based mental health care for children and young people across the Milton Keynes area. Our team is known for its strong collaborative culture, supportive leadership and dedication to continuous improvement.

Milton Keynes CAMHS offers:

• A developing ADHD pathway with opportunities to help shape and strengthen service delivery.
• Close partnership working with local schools, GPs, children's services and voluntary sector organisations.
• A forward-thinking team that embraces new ideas and service transformation to improve outcomes for young people.
• A supportive environment that prioritises staff wellbeing, supervision and ongoing professional development.

Please check the Milton Keynes CAMHS website for further information. Milton Keynes CAMHS ::
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

We're offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner to deliver specialist ADHD care within our dynamic CAMHS team. You will play a leading role in the assessment, prescribing, monitoring and holistic support of young people with ADHD.

In this role, you will:

• Deliver high-quality CAMHS assessments for children and young people.
• Formulate evidence-based, person-centred treatment plans.
• Provide a range of interventions for individuals, families and groups.
• Work collaboratively with the Consultant and multidisciplinary team.
• Support seamless transitions between community services, inpatient settings, and adult mental health services.
• Coordinate referrals and work proactively with partner agencies to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.

Your clinical insight, creativity and commitment to best practice will help young people achieve meaningful, positive change.

At CNWL, our teams are united by a shared commitment to deliver outstanding, patient-centred care. You'll be joining an organisation that:

• Invests in you and your professional development.
• Encourages innovation, leadership and ongoing learning.
• Values diversity and celebrates what makes each team member unique.
• Offers a wide range of career pathways across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more.

Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise or step into leadership, your growth and wellbeing will always be supported.

If you're ready to bring your passion, expertise and creativity to a team that values your contribution and empowers you to drive meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you.

Together, we can help young people with ADHD thrive and reach their full potential.

We want someone who brings:

• Strong CAMHS experience and an understanding of the mental health challenges faced by young people.
• Confidence in managing moderate to severe mental health presentations.
• Skills and knowledge related to ADHD assessment and treatment, including prescribing and medication monitoring.
• A collaborative spirit and readiness to contribute to service development.
• Passion, drive and a genuine desire to make a difference.

• Relevant professional qualification in psychology/therapy, MH Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy
• Educated to degree level
• Member of a professional body
• Additional qualifications/training in CAMHS

• Substantial CAMHS experience
• Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working
• Good understanding of CAMHS services
• ADHD assessment knowledge
• ADHD interventions knowledge

• Delivering needs-based interventions
• Working with other disciplines
• Evaluating interventions for improvement
• Understanding equality & anti-discrimination
• Flexibility & ability to manage stress
• Relating to senior professionals
• Targeted ADHD interventions & training - improving clinical practice
• Resilience
• Commitment to diversity

• Self-motivation
• Work under pressure
• Confidentiality awareness

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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (pro rata if P/T)