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Adults ASD Service Lead
£62,500 - £70,000+ NHS-aligned pension | Full-time | Hybrid working
Are you an experienced neurodevelopmental clinician ready to take on a senior leadership position within an adult autism service?
We're working with a clinician-led healthcare provider to appoint an Adults ASD Service Lead. This is a key leadership role, responsible for supporting safe and effective service delivery while providing strong oversight of clinical quality, governance, performance, and team development.
This is a great opportunity to help shape and improve the Adult ASD pathway, working alongside experienced clinical and operational colleagues within a well-governed service.
What you'll be doing
- Provide clinical and operational leadership across the Adult ASD service.
- Oversee safe, high-quality diagnostic assessment and service delivery.
- Manage capacity, waiting lists, triage arrangements, and service performance.
- Lead and support a multidisciplinary team, including line management and supervision.
- Oversee clinical governance, safeguarding, risk management, and quality improvement.
- Support pathway development, SOPs, audit, and improvements to clinical standards.
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What we're looking for
You'll need significant post-qualification experience within ASD assessment, neurodevelopmental, or mental health services, alongside experience in a senior clinical leadership role.
You should have:
- Current NMC registration with Advanced Clinical Practice, or HCPC registration as a Clinical Psychologist.
- Direct experience working within ASD assessment pathways.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, including supervision and line management.
- Strong knowledge of clinical governance, safeguarding, risk, and quality improvement.
- Experience managing service delivery, capacity, and performance within a busy clinical environment.
What's on offer?
- £62,500 - £70,000 per year
- NHS-aligned pension
- Full-time, flexible working
- Structured learning and development
- Clinical leadership opportunities
- Career progression
- Opportunity to influence and improve the Adult ASD service
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About the service
You'll be joining a clinician-led healthcare provider delivering high-quality NHS services through multidisciplinary teams.
The Adult ASD service provides a multidisciplinary diagnostic assessment pathway for patients aged 16+, with a strong focus on clinical quality, patient safety, meaningful outcomes, and robust governance.
If you're an experienced ASD clinician looking for a role where you can combine clinical expertise with meaningful service leadership, we'd be keen to hear from you.
Contact Chris at Leaders in Care on 07897 024978 for a confidential conversation and further information. Or email your CV to.
An updated CV is not essential for an initial discussion.
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