Clinical Director, Adult ADHD & Autism — Hybrid in London

Salary: £90,000 - £95,000

Reports to: Chief Medical Officer

Direct Reports: Clinical Care Hub

Location: Remote/Hybrid (with some in-person meetings each month) - London

✨Join Us at The Centre for ADHD Research and Excellence: Shaping the Future of Accessible Healthcare✨

At CARE ADHD, we are revolutionising private healthcare by making ASC (Autism Spectrum Condition) and ADHD assessments and treatment more affordable and accessible to those who need it. Our client-centred approach, combined with lean methodology and a focus on continuous improvement, drives our commitment to excellence. We embrace an innovative mindset, encouraging rapid learning and adaptation through our 'fail fast' ethos. With ambitious plans to become the largest provider of neurodiverse services outside the NHS within the next five years, we are committed to pushing boundaries and fostering innovation. Our adult ADHD service is already recognised for clinical excellence, patient experience, and innovation.

💫What we are looking for?

We are seeking an experienced prescribing clinician with significant leadership experience in adult ADHD and Autism services who can take overall responsibility for the clinical leadership, governance, and development of our adult pathway. As Clinical Director, you will lead the continued growth and improvement of the service while ensuring that the highest standards of clinical quality, safety, and safeguarding are maintained.

You will be confident overseeing complex neurodevelopmental assessments and treatment pathways, while also providing supervision, mentorship, and professional support to clinicians across the service. A strong understanding of clinical governance, risk management, incident investigation, and regulatory standards will be essential, alongside the ability to embed robust systems for supervision, audit, and quality improvement.

You will also play a key role in shaping care pathways, contributing to service development, and working collaboratively with internal leaders, external partners, and the wider mental health system to ensure safe, effective, and responsive care for adults with ADHD and Autism.

😎What You’ll Be Doing

• Leadership and Service Development

• Lead the growth, development, and continuous improvement of our adult ADHD & Autism service, shaping how we deliver gold-standard care.
• Act as the Lead for adult safeguarding, embedding a safe, responsive, and accountable safeguarding culture.
• Work closely with the Clinical Ops Lead to ensure effective delivery of care pathways in line with agreed quality, safety, and activity requirements.
• Partner with relevant stakeholders on all aspects of service development, assuring a safe system of practice for every clinical component.
• Contribute to the Quality and Safety team, ensuring robust systems and processes are in place for clinical assurance.
• Implement, review, and evaluate care pathways using QI methodology to promote clinical effectiveness, foster innovation, and eliminate waste.

• Ensure systems for case supervision and monitoring standards of practice are embedded throughout the service.
• Implement an integrated approach to risk management across all clinical operations.
• Lead investigations into serious incidents, safeguarding concerns, and complaints, producing timely reports and ensuring that lessons learned inform practice.
• Disseminate learning from complaints, incidents, and safeguarding reviews, ensuring action plans are implemented and monitored.
• Oversee patient safety incident reviews, using both local and national learning to improve services.
• Ensure robust procedures, guidelines, and training are in place for complaints, concerns, and compliments, with evidence of change where needed.

• Carry out, and oversee staff carrying out, specialist neurodevelopmental assessments that truly get to the heart of what our service users need.
• Provide specialist clinical input for adults with complex ADHD and ASC presentations.
• Maintain notable clinical skills and expertise in evidence-based interventions for serious mental disorders and emotional or behavioural problems in adults.
• Uphold fidelity to evidence-based models of care with routine audits to ensure ongoing alignment with NICE guidelines.

• Provide direct supervision, mentorship, and support for clinicians across the service.
• Develop and lead training packages for all new clinical staff to ensure best-practice assessment and treatment.
• Contribute to the CPD of colleagues and junior staff through appraisals, reviews, and peer supervision.
• Address performance concerns promptly and support colleagues to improve practice where required.

• Lead and participate in service audits, reflective practice, and service evaluation to shape future care.
• Use research and outcome data to guide clinical decision-making and service innovation.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement across the team.

• Maintain your own CPD and produce evidence for annual appraisals in line with the organisation’s clinical dimensions and indicators.
• Promote professional standards of practice based on relevant codes of conduct and regulatory guidance.
• Contribute to the formal regulation of practice across the service, including peer reviews and appraisal feedback.

• Build strong relationships with schools, local authorities, third-sector organisations, and healthcare partners.
• Represent the service externally at professional forums, strategic meetings, and commissioner discussions.
• Actively support initiatives to improve patient experience, working with the Head of Clinical Care Hub, Head of Client Services, and other senior leaders.

🚀To thrive in this role you’ll need to:

• You’ll need a recognised clinical qualification (e.g. psychiatrist, paediatrician, nurse prescriber, pharmacist) with active registration and prescribing rights.
• Extensive experience in adult ADHD and Autism assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Significant leadership experience in mental health services or equivalent neurodevelopmental settings.
• Deep understanding of safeguarding and mental health systems.
• Proven ability to embed clinical governance, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance.
• Confidence in managing complexity, from challenging cases to organisational change.
• Highly proficient using digital tools and platforms, with the ability to quickly learn new technologies.
• Confident interpreting and acting on clinical data.
• Excellent communication and team leadership skills.
• Commitment to compassionate, person-centred care.
• Excellent communication skills, able to inspire trust across multi-disciplinary teams.
• A collaborative style, high professional standards, and a strong ethical compass.
• Enthusiasm for using technology and innovation to improve access, experience, and outcomes.

What We Value

Care is at the heart of who we are - in how we support patients, and in how we treat each other as colleagues. We believe the way we show up for each other is just as important as what we do. Skills matter, but it’s our mindset and behaviours that protect the supportive culture we’ve built, and help us thrive together. We value:

• Kindness - treating colleagues, partners, and everyone we support, with respect and care.
• Transparency - being open and honest so that trust can grow.
• Reflection - pausing to learn from experience and improve together.
• Growth mindset - always welcoming feedback and challenges as opportunities to develop.
• Accountability - taking ownership of our actions and outcomes, not to assign blame, but to learn, adapt, improve, and move forward.
• Solution-seeking - focusing on constructive ways forward, even when things are tough.
• Collaboration - sharing ideas, supporting one another, and celebrating collective success.

💡Why join us?

• Shape a national adult ADHD and Autism service at the forefront of healthtech innovation.
• Work with a high-calibre, supportive, and mission-driven senior team.
• Influence both day-to-day care and long-term strategic direction.
• Flexible hybrid working with in-person time at our beautiful Canary Wharf based office.
• Competitive salary and benefits.

🙏🏻What You Can Expect From Us

• Competitive salary
• Work hybrid in our Canary Wharf office
• 33 days holiday (plus UK public holidays)
• Team get-togethers
• A paid day off on your birthday
• Office equipment when you join
• Pension contribution
• Be part of one of the UK’s most ambitious HealthTech start-ups

🗓️Our Hiring Process

We aim to make our hiring process as streamlined as possible. All shortlisted Candidates will be invited to a Talent Call with a member of our Talent Acquisition Team. A first stage interview with our Chief Medical Officer. A Skills based Panel with members of our Clinical/Exec Team. Offer! Apply with Confidence.

Studies show that men apply for roles when they meet around 60% of the qualifications, whereas women and other marginalised groups often apply only if they meet every requirement. If you believe you’re a great fit but don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply!

At Care ADHD, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, especially those from historically marginalised communities, as we work together to create a more equitable future.