Clinical Lead - Autism and ADHD Diagnostic Services

Job Title: Clinical Lead - Autism and ADHD Diagnostic Services
Location: Remote/Hybrid (with occasional travel) – London and Greater London
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum (DOE)
Hours: Flexible: Monday to Saturday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
Contract Type: Full-Time | Permanent

About the role
Lead and Shape a High-Quality Neurodevelopmental Diagnostic Service

Are you an experienced Clinical Psychologist with a passion for neurodevelopmental assessment and service leadership?

We are seeking an exceptional Clinical Lead to oversee and develop our growing Autism and ADHD Diagnostic Service. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Clinical Psychologist to combine clinical expertise with leadership responsibility, helping to shape service delivery, maintain the highest standards of clinical practice, and support a multidisciplinary team of clinicians.

As Clinical Lead, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring safe, evidence-based, and person-centred diagnostic assessments for children, young people, and adults. You will work closely with senior operational leaders to drive clinical excellence, support service innovation, and ensure compliance with relevant national guidance and professional standards.

This role would suit a Clinical Psychologist with substantial experience in autism and ADHD assessment, strong leadership capabilities, and a commitment to delivering outstanding outcomes for individuals and families.

Essential Criteria
Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) or equivalent.
• Current HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Indemnity Insurance Cover up to £3 million

Experience

• Significant post-qualification experience working within neurodevelopmental services.
• Extensive experience conducting Autism and ADHD diagnostic assessments.
• Experience of multidisciplinary working.
• Experience providing clinical supervision and leadership.
• Experience contributing to clinical governance and quality assurance activities.
• Experience of working within a paediatric setting

Knowledge

• Strong understanding of Autism and ADHD diagnostic pathways.
• Knowledge of relevant NICE guidance and best practice standards.
• Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.
• Understanding of risk management and clinical governance frameworks.

Skills

• Excellent clinical formulation and diagnostic skills.
• Strong report-writing and communication abilities.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and develop clinicians.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage complex clinical situations and competing priorities.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience leading or managing a diagnostic service.
• Qualification in clinical supervision.
• Experience within independent healthcare settings.
• Experience supporting service transformation or growth programmes.
• Experience of online and remote assessment delivery.

Why Join Momenta Connect?
At Momenta Connect, we are committed to helping children and young people overcome barriers to education and quality of life through high-quality diagnostic, therapeutic, and specialist support services. We believe in working collaboratively, acting with compassion, and delivering meaningful outcomes that make a lasting difference.

Our work is guided by a commitment to:

• Putting children and families at the heart of everything we do
• Delivering clinically excellent, evidence-based services
• Working collaboratively and respectfully across disciplines
• Championing inclusion, accessibility and opportunity
• Supporting professional growth and continuous learning
• Making a meaningful difference through compassionate practice

Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary of £60,000-£65,000, we offer:

• Flexible remote and hybrid working arrangements
• Annual CPD allowance and protected CPD time
• Regular clinical supervision and peer support
• Professional registration fees contribution
• Access to employee wellbeing support and assistance programmes
• Company pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Opportunities to progress within a growing national service
• The opportunity to influence service development and clinical strategy
• Access to the wider expertise and professional network available through OFG Education, of which Momenta Connect is a part.

For more information about the Momenta Connect, please visit our website: Momenta Connect

Employee Value Proposition
This role offers the opportunity to move beyond purely delivering assessments and play a key leadership role in shaping the future of Autism and ADHD diagnostic services. You will work alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, influence clinical standards, support the development of clinicians, and help ensure children, young people and adults receive timely, high-quality diagnostic experiences.

This positioning is likely to be particularly attractive to experienced Clinical Psychologists looking to move into a senior leadership role while maintaining a strong clinical focus.

For more information about this role please refer to the Job Description and Job Pack.

At Momenta Connect, we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.