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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Neurodivergent Assessment Team Lead

The closing date is 16 November 2026

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the re-designed and developing Autism and ADHD (ND) assessment service in Southampton. This role will undertake autism and ADHD assessments and support the coordination and day to day running of the ND assessment team, offering an opportunity to utilise leadership and management skills as well as clinical expertise. The role also offers an opportunity to work as part of the wider CAMHS leadership and staff team.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is partner in innovative work, working in partnership with Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, and the local authorities, aimed at providing dynamic and needs led ND support for children, young people, and families. Our services use the Portsmouth ND Profiling Tool and provide services in partnership with the local authority run ND MDTs and third sector organisations.

We are looking for someone who can help us lead and develop the ND assessment offer in Southampton city as part of the emerging ND MDT.

The ND assessment service sits within the CAMHS sub-directorate, and you will be part of the wider CAMHS and Child and Family leadership team with the Trust. You will also have an opportunity to work with other ND leads from across Hampshire who work within NDMDTs.

This is a busy service with high demand. This role will suit someone with a passion for supporting children and young people with ND and someone excited by working in partnership with range of professional colleagues.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a registered healthcare professional, nurse or AHP who is has knowledge, skills and experience of working with children and young people with ADHD and Autism.

You will need to be registered with the NMC or HCPC and be trained or willing to be trained in ND assessment and diagnostic processes.

You will be excited to work as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency workforce that works creatively across the city of Southampton to support children and young people with neurodiverse needs and their families. You will need to be able to work well in a pressurised environment and to be able to navigate competing priorities and demands. You will be able to manage your own workload and to be able to work well as part of a team, understanding that delivery of support for children, young, people and families is best delivered within partnership working.

You will have effective communication skills and be especially skilled at communicating with people who have neurodivergent communication needs. You will have experience of communicating with parents and carers as well as with children and young people.

For more information about the role please contact Alex Best, Team Manager for CAMHS ND services Southampton and Portsmouth [email protected] or Dominic Wrein, Principal Clinical Psychologist Southampton and Portsmouth CAMHS ND [email protected]

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-CFS-13009

Job locations

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned 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 initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned 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 initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse, social worker or equivalent. Must have a core professional registration with one of SW England, NMC, HCPC
• Masters level qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of undertaking autism assessments.
• Experience of undertaking ADHD assessments.
• Experience in contributing to multidisciplinary diagnostic decision-making and of writing ND diagnostic reports
• Experience of managing change and service development and implementing and monitoring continuous improvement strategies
• Ability to work flexibility and to tight deadlines
• Experience of working with children, adolescents and their families/carers across the whole range and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Have experience of managing staff within a clinical environment.
• Understanding of mental health needs, developmental trauma, and learning disabilities and how these may interact with ND presentations in individuals.
• Experience of teaching, training and supervision of junior staff and students
• Evidence of recent CPD
• Ability to prioritise workload and work autonomously, instruct and direct others; work is managed, not supervised.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse, social worker or equivalent. Must have a core professional registration with one of SW England, NMC, HCPC
• Masters level qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of undertaking autism assessments.
• Experience of undertaking ADHD assessments.
• Experience in contributing to multidisciplinary diagnostic decision-making and of writing ND diagnostic reports
• Experience of managing change and service development and implementing and monitoring continuous improvement strategies
• Ability to work flexibility and to tight deadlines
• Experience of working with children, adolescents and their families/carers across the whole range and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Have experience of managing staff within a clinical environment.
• Understanding of mental health needs, developmental trauma, and learning disabilities and how these may interact with ND presentations in individuals.
• Experience of teaching, training and supervision of junior staff and students
• Evidence of recent CPD
• Ability to prioritise workload and work autonomously, instruct and direct others; work is managed, not supervised.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Alex Best

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-CFS-13009

Job locations

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

United Kingdom

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