Neurodiversity Practitioner - Leeds - #2165509

Neurodiversity Practitioner

Full time (37.5 hours a week); part time considered | Leeds | £36,000 a year | Permanent, PAYE

The role

You will be the named practitioner for adults who come to the Hub, helping them understand their needs, try practical strategies and reach the right next step.

What you'll do

- Hold structured, needs-led conversations (usually 45 minutes)

- Agree plain-language action plans with clear next steps

- Offer follow-ups and run small group sessions

- Explain assessment options fairly, including NHS and Right to Choose routes

- Make warm onward referrals and check they happened

- Make reasonable adjustments to how you communicate

- Keep clear, accurate records

Essential

- Experience supporting adults with ADHD and/or autism (e.g. assistant psychologist, coach, OT, nurse, support worker)

- Clear, kind, adaptable communication

- Understanding of trauma-informed practice and basic risk awareness

- Good written summaries and record keeping

Desirable

- Psychology or related degree

- Knowledge of Leeds services

- Lived experience of neurodivergence

We are filling full-time posts first. Part-time is possible where we can pair applicants to cover the full role.

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

• Permanent PAYE employment
• Workplace pension (auto-enrolment)
• 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.

How to apply

Email [email protected] with your CV and a short note on why the role interests you. Put the job title in the subject line.

Closing date: 18 October 2026.