The Opportunity

Are you an innovative clinician with expertise in both Children’s ADHD assessments and ADHD prescribing, excited to use technology and AI tools to improve care for families?

This role combines ADHD neurodevelopmental assessment and prescribing responsibilities into a single integrated clinician role, enabling continuity of care for families from assessment through treatment.

We are not a standard ADHD service. We:

• Have built our own technology and AI tools to gather clinical information and support documentation, allowing clinicians to focus on families and children
• Provide multidisciplinary ADHD assessments aligned with NICE guidance
• Have an integrated electronic prescribing system within our electronic patient record
• Use NHS Electronic Prescribing Service access, enabling prescriptions to be sent directly to pharmacies
• Prioritise clinician development, innovation, and collaborative working

If you have the appropriate experience, there may also be opportunities to work across Children’s Autism & ADHD pathways, and Adult ADHD prescribing pathways.

About You

You are a clinician with experience in both Children’s ADHD assessments and ADHD prescribing.

You are passionate about delivering high-quality, family-centred care and excited to work in an innovative environment that embraces software and AI tools to improve the clinician and patient experience.

You are collaborative, proactive, and motivated to help shape the future of neurodevelopmental care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality Children’s ADHD neurodevelopmental assessments
• Deliver ADHD prescribing care, including: Medication initiation, titration, and review appointments
• Present assessment findings in a strengths-based, client-centred manner
• Conduct safeguarding and risk assessments where required
• Support GPs with shared care queries when appropriate
• Maintain professional registration, mandatory training, and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Share ideas to improve Paloma’s software tools and clinical pathways
• Contribute positively to a collaborative and innovative clinical culture

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• An NMC-registered Nurse

And you have:

• You ideally have at least 1 year of experience in delivering Children’s ADHD assessments. At a minimum, we will consider 6 months of experience within a children’s ADHD assessment pathway. For Clinical Psychologists, we include pre-graduation experience within the 6 months of experience.
• At least 6 months of experience within Children’s ADHD prescribing services

Strong understanding of:

• Typical child development across life stages
• ADHD presentations and differential diagnoses
• Co-occurring conditions
• Cultural considerations in neurodevelopmental assessments
• Excellent communication and caseload management skills
• Experience delivering client-centred feedback and recommendations
• Ability to pass an enhanced DBS with barred list check

Desirable

• Experience in Adult ADHD prescribing services
• Experience in Children’s Autism Assessments
• Experience conducting risk assessments in neurodevelopmental services
• Safeguarding training Level 3 or above

Why join Paloma?

You will be part of a mission-driven organisation that’s transforming access to autism and ADHD care in England. For all employees, we offer:

• A strong and positive culture that prioritises team building, transparency, and career development. This includes protected time and budget for team connection and learning.
• Comprehensive compensation, including:
  • Equity compensation through Share Options in Paloma Health
  • Optional Private Medical Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
• Total compensation of £60,000 per year, rising to £62,000-64,000 for more experienced clinicians
• Annual salary reviews, ensuring they are competitive
• 5% employer pension contribution
• For employees working at least 0.8 FTE:
• Home Office Equipment Allowance
• Professional Registration Fees Allowance for clinicians
• A unique annual leave benefits package which includes:
• 37 days of annual leave. This is 28 standard days, plus eight bank holidays, plus your birthday off.
• Option to buy an additional 5 days per year (giving a maximum of 42 days)
• Where required, 2 days per year of special leave, for events that can happen in life, whether personal or family-related
• Additional benefits include:
• A premium performance company laptop
• NHS discounts, including the Blue Light Card (as we are an NHS provider).

Equality & Diversity

Paloma Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and throughout the application process. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic.

Accommodations

We’re glad to accommodate candidates who need adjustments throughout the hiring process. We encourage you to be open about the adjustments you need, so we can adapt our interview process accordingly.

Safer Recruitment & Pre-Employment Checks

Paloma Health ensures that supporting people to be safe is at the heart of our work and a key priority across all areas of the organisation. As part of our pre-employment checks, you will be asked to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Depending on your role within the business, this will be at either an Enhanced, Standard, or Basic level. We are committed to safer recruitment practices and expect all applicants to share our dedication to safeguarding. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure we appoint individuals who align with our values and will help maintain a safe and supportive environment for everyone we work with.

Application process

Please apply via our website. We understand that applying for a new job requires significant effort, and we appreciate your time. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Join us and be part of our journey to revolutionise access to NHS autism and ADHD care!

Originally posted on Himalayas