Head of Neurodiversity

| £Competitive

Employer: Health Partners Ltd
Sector/Specialism: Healthcare & Medical

The Company

Health Partners are a leading Occupational Health Provider, we combine expert advice and clinical services for our clients tailored to improve people’s wellbeing and performance. At Health Partners, we work hard to help people be their best, which is why we’ve worked hard to provide a positive working environment for our employees. We are looking for a Head of Neurodiversity to set up and manage a Neurodiversity Team.

The Role
Reporting to the Chief Medical Office you will be responsible for setting and achieving strategic objectives for the neurodiversity service and working with supply chain partners to deliver the service. As part of the role you will review, develop and maintain the service offering keeping it in line with public health and the changing health market. You will be accountable for ensuring the setup of the Neurodiversity Team is completed within the required timelines and ensure the commercial aspects of the service are viable. Using Management information, KPI reports and Satisfaction Surveys you will raise the profile of the service, support client relationships and identify ways of improving the quality of the service. You will be responsible for recruiting, maintaining and developing a highly motivated team to achieve results and meet the demand of the service.

In addition your key responsibilities will be:

• Develop internal relationships with key influencers and staff so clinical requirements are met and an effective high-quality service is delivered to our clients.
• Provide clinical delivery of assessments and other neurodiversity services.
• Support and manager the neurodiversity team.
• Ensure operational clinical processes relating to the neurodiversity service are best practice, fit for purpose, consistently applied and audited for quality and effectiveness.

Qualification and essential skills required:

• Professional qualification, either AMBDA or HCPC registered as an occupational psychologist.
• Extensive knowledge in occupation therapy and occupational psychology
• Experience as a rehabilitation specialist
• Experience of Managing a Neurodiversity Service, able to develop policies and pathways to support the service.
• Excellent IT Literacy including Microsoft Office.
• Capable of using own initiative, enthusiastic, motivated and able to work effectively individually and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills - face to face, verbal and written - for attendance at meetings, report writing and consultations with clients and clinical managers.
• Forward thinking, innovate problem solver with excellent organisation skills
• Strong people management skills to build sound working relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Commitment to the principles of Equal opportunities and Quality standards


The information you submit to Health Partners as part of your employment application will be held and used by us in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018, which incorporates the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and all relevant subsequent legislation. From the point at which we receive your application, we will be required to maintain and process data about you for the purposes of reaching and communicating a recruitment decision. If your application is selected for an interview, you will be sent an Applicant Privacy Notice giving further details on how Health Partners will process and maintain any personal information gathered during this stage of the recruitment process.

We will retain the details of unsuccessful applicants for a period of 12 months following the completion of the recruitment process.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.