Southampton City Council
Practice Manager - Neurodiversity
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Practice Manager - Neurodiversity to join Southampton City Council's SEND Service.
About The Team
Southampton City Council is delivering an ambitious programme of SEND reform through Southampton 360 model, our city-wide approach to improving inclusion, strengthening early intervention and ensuring children and young people receive the right support at the right time. Central to this model is our Experts at Hand approach, which brings together specialist expertise from education, health and care to build workforce confidence, strengthen inclusive practice and improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
As part of this transformation, the Neurodiversity Multi-Disciplinary Team (ND MDT) plays a key role in supporting children and young people with neurodivergent profiles. The team works collaboratively across education, health, care and family-facing services to provide advice, support, workforce development and capacity-building that promotes earlier help and more consistent support across the city.
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead Southampton's neurodiversity transformation programme and shape the future of neurodiversity-informed practice across the local area.
As Practice Manager - Neurodiversity, you will provide practice leadership, operational oversight and strategic coordination for the neurodiversity portfolio within Southampton 360 model. You will lead the ongoing development of the Neurodiversity Multi-Disciplinary Team, ensuring that services are coordinated, evidence-informed and responsive to the needs of children, young people and families.
You will work closely with colleagues across education, health and care to embed neurodiversity-informed approaches, strengthen inclusive practice and support earlier identification and intervention. The role will involve overseeing quality assurance, workforce development, performance monitoring, partnership working and service improvement, ensuring a consistent and high-quality experience for families and professionals.
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Working across organisational boundaries, you will represent the neurodiversity portfolio within local area governance arrangements, strategic partnerships and wider SEND reform activity, helping to shape a more inclusive system for children and young people across Southampton.
For further information about this role please view the job description.
About You
We are looking for an experienced and passionate leader with a strong commitment to neurodiversity, inclusion and improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
You Will Have
- Significant experience of leading practice or service development within SEND, neurodiversity, education, health, care or a related multi-agency environment.
- Experience of leading and managing staff, including supervision, appraisal, workforce development and performance management.
- A strong understanding of neurodiversity-informed and neurodiversity-affirming practice, inclusive approaches and early intervention.
- Strong knowledge of SEND legislation, the SEND Code of Practice and local area SEND responsibilities.
- Experience of partnership working across education, health, social care and wider stakeholder groups.
- Experience of using performance information, audit activity and stakeholder feedback to drive service improvement and monitor impact.
- Excellent communication, leadership and relationship-building skills.
- The ability to influence change, manage complexity and work effectively across organisational boundaries.
Above all, we are looking for someone who shares our commitment to co-production, inclusion and ensuring children, young people and families can access the support they need to thrive.
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What We Can Offer You
- Salary: The salary band for this role is £54,143 - £60,807 per annum (pro rata). The starting salary is £54,143 with annual progression through the salary bands.
Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.
- Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
- Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
- Flexible working options (role-dependent)
- Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
- Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
- Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
- Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
- Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
- Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
- Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
- Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer
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If you feel you have the necessary background, experience, and skills to undertake this role, we would like to hear from you.
Contact Details For Informal Discussion
For further information and details regarding the Practice Manager - Neurodiversity please contact Daniel Beck (Head of Strategic SEND) at
Interview Information
Please note that interviews are scheduled for Monday 21st September 2026.
Recruitment contact details:
Tel: 023 8083 4033
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