General Practitioner with Extended Role – Neurodiversity
This is a new and exciting fixed-term role offering opportunities for an experienced General Practitioner with Extended Role (GPwER) in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (e.g. ASD, ADHD), to support the delivery of high-quality care to children and young people (CYP) requiring diagnostic assessment for Autism and ADHD. A pilot service is being established to test a new CYP ND service model across several South East London (SEL) boroughs. This is initially a 15-month pilot, with the potential to extend to 18mths
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be a skilled and highly experienced GP with experience of working with CYP with /or suspected of having neurodiverse condition(s). The role will involve providing clinical ADHD assessments and interventional advice and guidance, including ADHD medication initiation, to children and their families, requiring demonstrable skills, knowledge and clinical expertise.
Job responsibilities
Specialist GP for ADHD: Assess, diagnose, and provide treatment to CYP with ADHD, including managing medication prescriptions where necessary. Collaborate with a community and remote-based multidisciplinary team (MDT).
Develop and sustain relationships with patients, carers and all members of the interdisciplinary team across care settings and traditional boundaries to maintain effective communication and exchange of information.
Service Delivery: Enable early recognition, comprehensive assessments including comorbidities, diagnosis, treatment, ongoing management, and holistic support for ADHD-related care.
Regular Face-to-Face Clinics: Assess service users presenting with neurodevelopmental difficulties (e.g., ADHD, ASD) to identify health, developmental, or educational concerns and provide clinically guided opinions.
ADHD and Medication Management: Conduct regular face-to-face and telephone clinics to manage ADHD, including medication prescribing and ongoing management.
Ongoing Medical Management: Retain knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders and their medical management, ensuring high-quality care for service users requiring continuous support
Person Specification
Full GMC Registration
* Full GMC Registration
Certificate of Completion of Training, MRCGP
* Certificate of Completion of Training, MRCGP (or equivalent)
Proven experience relating to ADHD care and associated ADHD comorbidities
* Proven experience relating to ADHD care and associated ADHD comorbidities
Proven experience relating to Autism and associated comorbidities
* Proven experience relating to Autism and associated comorbidities
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Neurodiversity Pathway Programme Manager
£76,038 to £114,743 a year pro rata plus £2,162 LW
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