Adults ASD Service Lead

Overview

In this role, you will provide clinical and operational leadership for the Adult ASD service, ensuring safe, high-quality assessment and delivery. You’ll oversee governance, performance and team development, shaping the ASD pathway alongside clinical and operational colleagues. You’ll drive service improvements, capacity planning and SOPs, making a tangible impact on patient outcomes within a clinician-led setting. This is a mission‑driven opportunity to influence an NHS-aligned service and lead meaningful change.

Pay / Benefits

• NHS-aligned pension
• flexible working
• structured learning and development
• clinical leadership opportunities
• career progression
• opportunity to influence and improve the Adult ASD service

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership across the Adult ASD service
• Oversee safe, high-quality diagnostic assessment and service delivery
• Manage capacity, waiting lists, triage and performance
• Lead and support a multidisciplinary team including line management
• Oversee clinical governance, safeguarding, risk management and QA
• Support pathway development, SOPs, audits and clinical standards improvements
• Collaborate with clinical and operational colleagues to shape the ASD pathway

Key requirements

• Significant post-qualification experience in ASD assessment, neurodevelopmental or mental health services
• Experience in a senior clinical leadership role
• Current NMC registration with Advanced Clinical Practice, or HCPC registration as a Clinical Psychologist
• Direct experience within ASD assessment pathways
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams with supervision and line management
• Strong knowledge of clinical governance, safeguarding, risk and quality improvement
• Experience managing service delivery, capacity and performance in a busy clinical environment

• Collaborative leadership
• Effective communication
• Stakeholder engagement
• ASD assessment pathways
• Clinical governance and safeguarding
• Risk management and quality improvement

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