Specialist Nurse ASD/ADHD | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2026 |
| Location: | Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL |
| Company: | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7747019/214-WC-7747019 |
Summary
We are seeking to recruit a Band 7 full time Specialist Nurse role to work as part of the Community Paediatric Service. The successful candidate will join a diverse team of supportive professionals working within the service.
The postholder will support the care and assessment of children with ASD/ ADHD (neurodevelopmental conditions).
The role includes the delivery of independent nurse-led clinics for review of patients covering the Mansfield/Ashfield/Newark/Sherwood areas, alongside opportunities to support young people and families and be involved in neurodevelopmental assessments.
There may be wider opportunities to develop skills through training and teaching within the Trust.
The role would suit those wishing to enhance their knowledge and expertise, and secondment placements would be considered.
Candidates for the post must be registered with the NMC and have some experience of working with children/young people with neurodevelopmental conditions.
Post holder will also preferably hold nurse prescribing qualification V300.
Please see full job description for details.
For informal queries please contact Dr Esther Corker, Consultant Paediatrician & Head of Service for community paediatrics 01623 622515 ext. 6465 and/or Sarah Jenkins 01623 622515 ext. 6237
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Feb 2026
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