Speciality Doctor Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Posted 23 hours 50 minutes ago by NHS
The closing date is 27 February 2026.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a Full Time (10 Sessions) Speciality Doctor within our Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Service in Birkenhead.
The Team is based at The Stein Centre in Birkenhead. This is a community based post developed as part of a new interim contract arrangement covering Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East areas. Full time and part time applications (as part of a job share arrangement) will be considered. This post will assist work in the Adult ADHD Service.
Shortlisting for this vacancy is due to commence on 02/03/2026 and the proposed interview date is 23/03/2026.
Main duties of the jobThe Adult ADHD Service currently has a contract with Cheshire and Mersey ICB and the service is delivered in Liverpool, on the Wirral and across Cheshire West and Cheshire East localities. The team is contracted to provide a diagnostic assessment and treatment initiation. On the Wirral and in Liverpool, stable patients are discharged to primary care specialist GPs under 'LEAP' - Leading Excellence for ADHD in Primary Care. This is in development for Cheshire West and Cheshire East. Where there are no LEAP or shared care arrangements with GPs or specialist ADHD practitioners in Primary Care, CWP can be commissioned to provide ongoing monitoring, prescribing and annual specialist review. The Team is multi disciplinary, comprising support workers, Nurse Prescribers and some Consultant Psychiatry time, with admin support provided by Wirral Admin Hub. The team are based at the Stein Centre, Wirral.
About usCheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcomes applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Job responsibilitiesPlease download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values in their everyday life and we use a values based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
Applicants with a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010 should answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Applicants should inform the team if they have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies for the DBS Update Service.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Person Specification Knowledge and Expertise- At least 3 years of experience in psychiatry
- Experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating broad range of relevant mental disorders and managing risk
- Effective multi disciplinary team working
- Good communication skills and ability to work in a multi disciplinary team
- Participated in continuous professional development
- More extensive experience within Adult or Adolescent mental health, experience in neurodevelopmental disorders and mental health in general
- Psychological therapy experience
- Experience within neurodevelopmental disorder services
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- MBChB, MBBS or equivalent
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Other postgraduate qualification e.g. MSc, PGC
- Section 12 / Approved Clinician status
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.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust