ADHD Independent Prescriber – Adults

Compass Associates
London
8 months ago
Applications closed
Posted
19 Aug 2025 (8 months ago)

ADHD Independent Prescriber – Adults

NMC, GPhC or HCPC

Up to £61,000 per annum (FTE) + Bonuses

Employed – Full or Part-Time (min 3 days per week)

Fully Remote

  • A candidate information pack, including the job description can be made available upon request *

    Are you an Independent Prescriber with experience prescribing for ADHD?

    Are you seeking the flexibility of working from your own home, while maintaining a stable income and rewarding staff benefits?

    Looking for clinical autonomy within a household name in the digital health space? Read on, this might be right for you…

    Overview:

    Compass Associates is excited to be collaborating alongside a leading UK-based digital mental health provider, who proudly deliver high-quality remote psychiatric assessments and treatments for conditions such as ADHD, ASD and ill-mental health. Our client operates across a national scale, supporting both NHS and private patients, through a tech-enabled, fully remote model.

    Together, we are looking for dedicated Nurses, Pharmacists or Allied Health Professionals (Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapists and Psychologists), with an Independent Prescribing qualification, to bolster their current ADHD Independent Prescriber workforce due rising demand from the number of incoming referrals.

    Work Pattern:

    • Minimum 24 hours per week (3 x 8-hour days)

    • Hours up to full-time available (40 hours per week)

    • Service operates between 8am – 8pm, Monday to Friday – therefore you can start your day by 12pm to get your daily hours in

      Location:

      Fully remote – work from anywhere in the UK

      Criteria:

    • Evidence of clinical qualification (NMC registered Nurse, GPhC registered Pharmacist or HCPC Registered AHP)

    • Minimum 1 years’ experience prescribing medication for ADHD, including initiating for newly diagnosed patients, as well as titration, review and long-term management

      Interview Process:

      This will be a streamlined one-stage process, encompassing competency-based questions with a Clinical Operations Manager and a member of HR.

      Salary and Benefits:

      This ADHD Prescriber role is paying £61,000 per annum (pro-rata) depending on experience and includes an industry-leading benefit package:

    • £2,000 Welcome Bonus

    • £1,000 per annum Work from Home Allowance (pro-rata)

    • 32 days holiday (plus the 8 bank holidays; 40 total)

    • Enhanced sick pay and family leave pay

    • Pension

    • Access to Blue Light Card

    • Annual volunteering day

    • Life insurance

    • Length of service bonus

      What you’ll be doing:

    • Independently prescribing ADHD medications for adults, following NICE guidelines.

    • Managing caseloads across titration and maintenance phases.

    • Conducting reviews to ensure safe, effective, and personalised care.

    • Responding to patient queries via a secure clinical portal.

    • Collaborating with consultant psychiatrists and wider MDT colleagues.

    • Supporting governance, audits, and service improvement initiatives.

      Contact Details:

      To apply, or for more information including the job description, and an informal confidential discussion please contact Lijani Cherry.

      Compass Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer £200 John Lewis vouchers for each successful recommendation

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