Time commitment: Between 0.6-1 FTE (3-5 days per week)
Location: Remote
Reporting to: Neurodevelopmental Team Manager
About Paloma
In 2024, our founders, Mark and Darshak, were shocked to find that children needing an NHS autism or ADHD assessment were waiting 4-10 years for these assessments. Delayed assessments result in children being more likely to develop mental health conditions and fall behind in education. Furthermore, the much-needed pre/post-assessment support (outside of ADHD medications) is typically not funded by the NHS.
These long waits have built up due to increased recognition and understanding of neurodevelopmental conditions and a lack of investment and innovation within the NHS to meet the growing demand.
Mark and Darshak, with their 25 years of combined NHS experience, including building services that have treated over 1,000,000 patients in obesity & ophthalmology, founded Paloma to change this. Our mission is to make NHS autism and ADHD assessments and care accessible within 4 weeks of a GP referral, and, in turn, help every child achieve their potential.
As of May 2026, we have successfully reduced waits to less than 3 months by;
We are proud that Paloma is:
What’s next?
The Opportunity
Are you an innovative Nurse or Pharmacist, excited to use software tools that enhance the prescriber and patient experience of care? This role is for you!
We are not a standard ADHD prescribing service; we:
Paloma provides NHS children’s ADHD assessment and treatment services, including ADHD medication prescribing. For children who reach 18 years of age, we offer continued ADHD prescribing under an Adult ADHD prescribing pathway.
Our Prescriber will ensure we deliver a fantastic Children’s ADHD prescribing service to families. If you have the appropriate skills, you can work across our Children’s and Adults ADHD prescribing pathways.
With success in this role, you can progress to our Senior Prescriber role.
About you
Clinically, you are either a Nurse or Pharmacist with prescribing qualifications, skilled in ADHD prescribing best practices.
You want to be part of an always-learning environment that embraces software and AI tools, and you will help us go further and faster with your positive and collaborative attitude.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications and experience:
Required:
Desirable:
Why join Paloma?
You will be part of a mission-driven organisation that’s transforming access to autism and ADHD care in England. For all employees, we offer:
Equality & Diversity
Paloma Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and throughout the application process. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic.
Accommodations
We’re glad to accommodate candidates who need adjustments throughout the hiring process. We encourage you to be open about the adjustments you need, so we can adapt our interview process accordingly.
Safer Recruitment & Pre-Employment Checks
Paloma Health ensures that supporting people to be safe is at the heart of our work and a key priority. As part of our pre-employment checks, you will be asked to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Depending on your role within the business, this will be at either an Enhanced, Standard, or Basic level. We are committed to safer recruitment practices and expect all applicants to share our dedication to safeguarding.
Application process
Please apply via our website. We understand that applying for a new job requires significant effort, and we appreciate the time you put into it and look forward to reviewing your application.
Join us and be part of our journey to revolutionise access to NHS autism and ADHD care!
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Open job postingAbout the company
Paloma Health UK is focused on improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of assessments through its software tools. They cater to healthcare professionals such as nurses and therapists.