Neurodevelopmental Service Lead; ASD & ADHD

We're seeking an experienced clinical leader to oversee ASD and ADHD services for adults and children/young people. You'll 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'll work on service improvement projects developing SOPs, refining pathways, and engaging with commissioners.

Professional Routes

• Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Mental Health): NMC registration, Advanced Clinical Practice qualification, prescribing experience desirable.
• Principal Clinical Psychologist: HCPC registration, doctoral-level training, senior leadership experience in psychological services.

Location - Working at Worcestershire Hubs (Worcester WR5, Redditch B98) with hybrid working

Applicants will be required to participate in a telephone screening assessment prior to progressing to interview.

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.
• 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.

To provide senior operational and clinical leadership across Vertis Health’s ASD and ADHD services for adults and children and young people, ensuring safe, timely, high‑quality assessment pathways, robust governance, and an effective multidisciplinary workforce. The postholder will lead day‑to‑day service delivery, manage clinical quality and performance, and work closely with medical oversight to maintain patient safety and strong decision‑making.

Why this role exists

This post provides dedicated operational and people leadership across neurodevelopmental pathways so that senior clinical oversight (including medical oversight and specialist clinical input) is not saturated by day‑to‑day management activity. The role holds the centre on delivery, standards, and risk, while enabling the wider leadership team to focus on clinical oversight, pathway development, and system engagement.

About the Services

The services currently include:

• Adult ADHD assessment and ongoing clinical reviews, with medication titration delivered under appropriate prescribing governance and shared care with GPs where agreed.
• Adult ASD diagnostic assessment pathway delivered through an MDT model.
• Children and Young People (CYP) ADHD an assessment and diagnosis pathway (with onward treatment and medication pathways subject to commissioning and wider system arrangements).
• Children and Young People (CYP) ASD a diagnostic assessment pathway delivered through a multidisciplinary model, aligned to national guidance and local commissioning arrangements.

The postholder is expected to work within the commissioned scope and agreed clinical governance arrangements, contributing to pathway improvement without over‑promising provision outside current remit.

Key working relationships

Head of Services & Associate Medical…