Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult ADHD

Shape specialist ADHD care and change outcomes for adults.

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Adult ADHD service. The postholder will provide expert clinical care to adults presenting with ADHD, including assessment, diagnosis, and ongoing treatment, while also considering associated mental health needs. You will work closely with patients to develop personalised care plans that support their wellbeing, independence, and long-term outcomes.

The role involves close collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a high-quality, patient-centred service. In addition to core clinical responsibilities, you will contribute to clinical leadership, service development, teaching, supervision, and quality improvement activity. This is an excellent opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist who is committed to improving adult ADHD care and making a meaningful impact on service delivery and patient experience.

Location, Hours and Salary

The post will be based at Amesbury Health Centre in Salisbury, Wiltshire and is offered on a 40-hour per week contract. The role offers a competitive salary in line with the NHS Consultant pay framework, ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 per annum, depending on experience and length of service. Salary progression is available through incremental pay points in line with NHS Consultant pay scales. Flexible working arrangements may be considered, subject to the needs of the service.

Get In Touch

To find out more about this opportunity, please contact Tracy Rose at Tracy.Rose@hcrgcaregroup.com for an informal discussion before applying.

Package Description

As a Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult ADHD, you’ll be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary in line with the NHS Consultant pay framework, ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 per annum, reflective of experience and length of service.
• NHS Pension!
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
• Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of adults with ADHD and associated mental health presentations.
• Prescribe, monitor, and review medication in line with NICE guidance and best practice standards.
• Deliver expert clinical advice to primary care, community services, and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Support discharge planning and transitions of care across healthcare settings.
• Provide clinical leadership and supervision for junior medical staff and wider MDT members.
• Contribute to medical education, postgraduate training, and professional development programmes.
• Participate in audit, clinical governance, safeguarding, and risk management activities.
• Lead or contribute to quality improvement initiatives and service development projects.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Eligibility for inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in General Adult Psychiatry.
• CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or expected within six months.
• Significant experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of adults with ADHD.
• Knowledge and experience of neurodevelopmental disorders and associated psychiatric presentations.
• Proven ability to work effectively within and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent verbal, written, and clinical communication skills.
• Demonstrable commitment to patient-centred care and professional values.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and reflective practice.
• Ability to contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, and service development.

Desirable Criteria

• Accredited Educational Supervisor status.
• Experience supervising trainees and junior doctors.
• Research experience or published work.
• Postgraduate qualification in leadership, education, or a related field.
• Experience leading service redesign or transformation projects.

For full details of the role,responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the attached JobDescription.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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