Joint Autism Lead

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.

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.

Experience

Qualifications