Neurodevelopmental Service Lead (ASD & ADHD) in Worcester

We are seeking an experienced clinical leader to oversee ASD and ADHD services for adults and children/young people. You will combine operational leadership with clinical oversight, ensuring safe, high-quality pathways and effective multidisciplinary team working. No two days will be the same, but you could start the day by reviewing performance dashboards and waiting lists, then chairing an MDT meeting to support complex cases. After lunch, you might supervise team members or review assessment reports for quality assurance. Later, you will work on service improvement projects developing SOPs, refining pathways, and engaging with commissioners.

Main Duties:

• Provide visible, values led leadership, modelling professionalism and compassion.
• Oversee day-to-day operations: rota planning, capacity and waiting list management, triage, and safe clinic delivery.
• Ensure clinical quality: evidence-based assessments and reviews aligned with service standards.
• Line-manage non-medical staff and maintain robust supervision structures.
• Monitor KPIs (referrals, waits, DNAs, safety indicators) and lead performance improvement.
• Manage risk and safeguarding, including incident reporting and learning reviews.
• Support recruitment, induction, and retention of staff.
• Drive service development: SOPs, documentation standards, audits, and pathway improvements.

About Us:

Vertis Health is a GP‑owned organisation delivering safe, evidence‑based community services across Worcestershire. Our current services include adult ADHD and ASD diagnostic pathways and CYP ADHD and ASD assessment pathways. We work within commissioned scope and governance, focusing on continuous improvement.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and NHS‑aligned benefits.
• CPD and study leave.
• Hybrid working options.
• Opportunity to shape neurodevelopmental care and make a lasting impact.

Key Working Relationships:

• Head of Services & Associate Medical Director
• Consultant Psychiatrist – designated senior medical oversight
• Operations and Business Intelligence colleagues (performance, waiting list, reporting)
• Clinical and non‑medical leads across ASD/ADHD pathways
• Safeguarding leads and governance colleagues

Person Specification:

• Direct experience working within ASD and/or ADHD assessment and review pathways, with adults and/or children and young people.
• Significant post‑qualification experience in mental health and/or neurodevelopmental services with demonstrable senior clinical leadership responsibilities.
• Experience leading service delivery across multidisciplinary teams, including line management, supervision structures, and performance management.
• Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance, risk management, safeguarding, and quality improvement within healthcare settings.
• Strong operational capability: ability to manage capacity, waiting lists, performance metrics, and service standards in a busy clinical environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, trauma‑informed practice, and psychologically safe working cultures.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.