Joint Autism LeadNHS

Job summary

Make a difference through outstanding clinical leadership

The Retreat is looking for an experienced and passionate Joint Autism Lead to join our clinical leadership team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an established clinician to combine clinical practice, leadership and service development, helping us deliver high-quality, safe and effective services that put the needs and experiences of our clients at the heart of everything we do.

As Joint Autism Lead, you will work closely with the Clinical Services Manager, Service Managers and fellow clinicians to provide strong clinical leadership, promote best practice and ensure our services remain clinically excellent, compliant and responsive to the needs of the people we support.

You will provide clinical leadership and professional support across the adult neurodevelopmental service, acting as a trusted source of advice on clinical practice, risk and complex clinical issues. Experiences in Child Services is also welcome.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities will include:

Providing clinical leadership and support to staff and clients within adult neurodevelopmental service.

Leading the referral and triage process, ensuring safe and consistent inclusion and exclusion criteria and effective allocation of referrals.

Providing autism assessments and psychological therapy to individuals and groups presenting with a wide range of psychological needs.

Developing, writing and implementing clinical pathways and Standard Operating Procedures, ensuring high-quality practice becomes embedded.

Advising managers and colleagues on clinical and professional matters, including clinical risk.

Supporting clinical service evaluation, outcome measurement, research and continuous service improvement.

Using audits, complaints, peer reviews, inspections and new evidence to identify and implement improvements in practice.

Contributing to the development of strong clinical teams through clinical leadership, team development, forums and learning opportunities.

Working collaboratively with other clinical leaders to share best practice and ensure consistency across services.

Ensuring client rights, wishes and experiences remain central to care and support.

Supporting accurate clinical records, effective reporting and compliance with relevant professional, statutory and regulatory requirements.

Providing a strong clinical voice across service information, literature and marketing materials.

Offeringsupervision for trainee psychologists.

Job description

Please see attached job description which includes full details of roles and responsibilities and performance measures.

About us

What you can expect

At The Retreat, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to clinical quality while continuing to develop your own professional practice.

The role includes access to appropriate clinical supervision, support for continuing professional development, and participation in annual appraisal.

You will be part of a wider clinical leadership team focused on high-quality care, continuous improvement, learning and positive outcomes for clients.