Neurodiversity Service Clinical Lead - #2165529

Neurodiversity Service Clinical Lead – Leeds

Leeds Adult Neurodivergence Hub Part time, 0.5 WTE (18.75 hours a week) | Leeds, with some remote work | £32,500 a year (£65,000 pro rata) | Permanent, PAYE

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

Essential

- 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

Desirable

- 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

• 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.