Neurodiversity Service Clinical Lead - Leeds
Leeds Adult Neurodivergence Hub Part time, 0.5 WTE (18.75 hours a week) | Leeds, with some remote work | £65,000-£72,000 depending on experience | Permanent, PAYE
Please note: These roles only become available with us if we are awarded the contract.
The role
You will lead clinical quality across the Hub, supporting a team of around 15 practitioners to deliver safe, needs-led support for adults exploring ADHD and autism. You report to our Executive Clinical Sponsor, Dr Becky Spelman.
What you'll do
- Set and maintain clinical standards and care pathways
- Run weekly case consultation and monthly individual supervision
- Make or oversee decisions on complex presentations and clinical risk
- Lead clinical audit, incident review and learning
- Advise on onward referral, including ADHD, autism and dual-assessment routes
- Provide professional advice to GPs and referrers
- Help design the service with people with lived experience
- Current HCPC or NMC registration (e.g. clinical or counselling psychologist, OT, nurse or SLT)
- Substantial experience with adults with ADHD and/or autism, including cooccurring mental health needs
- Experience providing clinical supervision
- Sound knowledge of adult safeguarding and risk assessment
- Able to be in Leeds at least weekly
- Experience leading a community or NHS-commissioned service
- Clinical audit and service improvement experience
About Private Therapy Clinic
Private Therapy Clinic has provided psychological, psychiatric and neurodevelopmental
services across the UK since 2011, with practitioners nationwide and a clinic
in Ireland. We have delivered NHS ADHD and autism assessment contracts for
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and Midlands Partnership NHS
Foundation Trust. We are now bidding to run the Leeds Adult Neurodivergence Hub
for NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.
About the Hub
The Hub will help adults in Leeds understand possible ADHD or autism, get practical
support, and make informed choices about assessment - with or without a
diagnosis. It does not diagnose, prescribe or provide crisis care. Support is
offered face to face in Leeds, by phone and by video.
Important
This role is subject to Private Therapy Clinic being awarded the contract. The
service starts on 1 April 2027, with induction from February 2027.
What we offer
- Annual leave: Statutory entitlement of 28 days per year (inclusive of bank holidays)
- A new service you will help shape, alongside people with lived experience
Inclusion
We welcome applicants with lived experience of neurodivergence. Adjusted
interviews are available - tell us what would help. All posts require an
enhanced DBS check, two references and right to work in the UK.
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Contact Details:
Private Therapy Clinic Limited. Recruitment Team
