Adult Neurodiversity Service Lead | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Reading seeks an Adult Neurodiversity Service Lead to manage autism and ADHD services, ensuring high-quality care and collaborative practice. Ideal candidates will have leadership experience, a commitment to service improvement, and the ability to support diverse teams. Exceptional benefits include flexible working and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing teams and achieving high-quality outcomes for adults.
• Ability to use performance data for driving measurable outcomes in service improvements.
• Experience in strategic planning, financial management, and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Lead adult autism and ADHD assessment and treatment services.
• Ensure efficient service delivery through evidence-based pathways.
• Collaborate with clinical leads and stakeholders to enhance service quality.

Skills

Experience in leadership

Service improvement initiatives

Operational and strategic planning

Team motivation

Job description

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Adult Neurodiversity Service Lead to join a very well-established adult autism and ADHD service who have been providing high-quality autism and ADHD assessments and ADHD treatment since 2011.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an Outstanding trust with an agenda-setting neurodiversity strategy and a commitment to equality and diversity. A passion for evidence-based practice and quality improvement would make any candidate a good fit for a team which aims to provide the best care for people with neurodiversity.

We are first and foremost a friendly and caring multidisciplinary team, passionate about neurodivergence, who support each other and would welcome the new skills and ideas any successful candidate would bring. You will be self-motivated and able to work autonomously at pace; be effective in managing your time, workload and priorities and motivated by your drive to deliver the highest quality care while ensuring the best possible patient experience.

We would love to hear from you if you share our passion and want to be part of a team that is forward thinking about neurodiversity and committed to excellence. This is an exciting opportunity to work for a Trust committed to workplace wellbeing and to making Berkshire Healthcare a great place to work for everyone.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead adult autism assessment and ADHD assessment and treatment services across Berkshire
• Ensure high-quality, efficient service delivery through evidence-based pathways, optimal performance and ensuring flow through the pathway
• Work closely with the clinical leads and collaborate with a range of stakeholders
• Strategic planning, service development, and performance improvement
• Collect and analyse demand and capacity data, to inform service delivery, planning and improvement
• Manage and support a motivated, equitable workforce aligned with Trust values
• Oversee governance, risk management, and service user engagement
• Analyse data to inform operational decisions and service enhancements
• Implement and evaluate audits, and service improvements

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
Caring for and about you is our top priority
Committed to providing good quality, safe services
Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance
27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
Generous NHS pension scheme
Excellent learning and career development opportunities
‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
Free parking across Trust sites

The “must haves” for this role:

• Experience in leadership, including managing teams and delivering services that achieve high-quality outcomes for adults
• Experience in leading service improvement initiatives, using performance data and quality assurance processes to drive measurable outcomes
• Experience in operational and strategic planning, including financial planning and managing budgets
• Ability to lead and motivate diverse teams, ensuring equitable service delivery and supporting staff wellbeing and development

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Mary-Jane Stroud on 0777 221073 or email: [e-mail] who’ll be delighted to help.