Neurodiversity Practitioner

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 08 February 2026

In Portsmouth we are proud to be at the forefront of integrated multi‑agency work with neurodiverse children and their families. This new multidisciplinary service brings together experts from a range of fields to provide universal and targeted information, advice and guidance.

This exciting role will give you the opportunity to be part of our work alongside a range of professionals with ND expertise. You will offer consultation to professionals, and assessment, advice and therapeutic intervention to young people and their families. You will foster close relationships with colleagues in Education, Health and Social Care, children and their families to ensure we understand and meet the challenges they face when children have additional needs.

We are looking for someone passionate and enthusiastic about Neurodiversity and the team’s objectives. We want someone who already champions the principles and values of the ND MDT service:

• Relational based practice and conversations
• No wrong door
• Tell me once

• The Neurodevelopmental Practitioner will work within the Neurodiversity Multidisciplinary Team to assess children and young people for neurodevelopmental differences (i.e., ADHD and ASD), and to provide post assessment guidance and therapeutic intervention to family and networks as per need.
• Uses clinical judgement in relation to the assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients, undertaking a range of clinical actions including developmental assessment, school observation/liaison and individual observation of the child.

• Nationally recognised core qualification i.e., RN, RMN, Social work, Psychology, Occupational Therapist, HCPC.
• Professional qualification at first degree level or equivalent.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the attached documents. We ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive. If you are concerned that a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please contact the Trust's Recruitment team – detailed in the advert.

We are happy to talk flexible working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.