nurse assessor jobs in Nottingham

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Clinical Lead and Registered Manager to provide senior clinical leadership and day-to-day oversight of our ADHD & Neurodiversity services.

This is a key clinical leadership and regulatory role, combining ADHD prescribing expertise, pathway governance, medication safety, diagnostic quality assurance and CQC Registered Manager responsibilities.

The postholder will oversee the full clinical Adults & Children's ADHD & Autism pathways, including referral, triage, assessment, diagnosis, medication initiation, titration, monitoring, shared care and discharge. They will ensure that care is safe, consistent, evidence-based, well-documented and aligned with NICE NG87, CQC expectations and relevant professional standards.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing senior clinical leadership across adult and children’s ADHD and autism pathways
• Acting as CQC Registered Manager and ensuring the service remains safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led
• Leading ADHD prescribing, titration oversight, medication safety and controlled drug governance
• Supporting diagnostic governance, report quality assurance and clinical documentation standards
• Managing clinical risk, incidents, complaints, audits, safeguarding escalations and learning reviews
• Supervising, mentoring and supporting nurse prescribers, titration nurses, assessors and other clinicians
• Developing and refining SOPs, protocols, templates, clinical flow maps and patient-facing processes
• Supporting mobilisation, service development and digital-first clinical workflows in a start-up environment
• Working closely with operations, compliance, safeguarding, IT and senior leadership teams

Essential requirements:

• Registered Nurse qualification, RMN or RGN, with relevant mental health or neurodevelopmental experience
• Active NMC registration
• V300 Independent Prescriber qualification
• Minimum 2 years’ ADHD prescribing experience
• Strong experience in ADHD medication reviews, titration and monitoring
• Good understanding of ADHD and autism assessment/treatment pathways
• Strong understanding of NICE guidance, CQC expectations, safeguarding, consent, capacity and clinical governance
• Experience supervising clinicians and supporting audit, risk, incident or complaints processes
• Confidence working with EHR systems, clinical documentation and digital care pathways
• Ability to work in a fast-moving start-up environment and build safe, scalable clinical systems

Desirable experience:

Previous experience as a CQC Registered Manager, Deputy Registered Manager, Registered Manager Designate or Clinical Governance Lead would be highly valued, as would experience in private ADHD/neurodevelopmental services, controlled drug governance, NHS Right to Choose pathways, commissioner work, or service mobilisation.

We are looking for someone clinically credible, calm under pressure, practical, collaborative and committed to safe, ethical, patient-centred care.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £75,000.00-£85,000.00 per year

Application question(s):

• Do you have an active NMC registration?
• Do you have a V300 Independent Prescriber qualification?
• Do you have a Minimum of 2 years’ ADHD prescribing experience?
• How many years of Team Lead or Management experience do you have?

Work Location: Remote