Head of Non-Medical Interventions

Our ADHD Careers: About the role

Salary: £72,000 per annum

Shift and Schedule: 40 hours per week

Location: Nettleham, Lincoln - Hybrid

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Employer’s pension contribution above minimum
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, shared parental and paternity pay & paid fertility leave for those undergoing fertility treatment
• DBS paid
• EV car scheme
• Personal wellbeing support
• Blue light card
• Employee assistance programme
• Keys Health services discount for you and your family of 12.5%
• Use of our ADHD360 static home (near Alton Towers)
• Company celebration events

Full job description:

Do you want to make a difference?

Are you ready for a new challenge?

Can you work in a team that's supporting world class healthcare for people with ADHD?

If you have answered YES to these questions, we have a great opportunity for you!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategic plan and implementation of non-medical support systems, ensuring they are specifically tailored for neurodivergent individuals and those with mental health needs.
• Create and refine person-centred care pathways that integrate psychosocial support with educational and environmental adjustments.
• Ensure all non-medical interventions align with the broader clinical strategy of Keys Health Services and meet national best-practice standards.
• Provide clinical oversight for the delivery of psychosocial supports, ensuring they are safe, ethical, and therapeutic.
• Establish and lead a robust audit cycle to measure the effectiveness of non-medical interventions and their impact on service user outcomes.
• Work with the Head of Patient Safety to develop protocols to identify and mitigate risks associated with non-medical support, ensuring a proactive approach to patient safety.
• Design and deliver high-level training programmes for staff on neurodiversity-informed practice and psychosocial intervention techniques.
• Provide expert clinical supervision to practitioners, fostering a culture of reflective practice and continuous professional development.
• Promote a "person-first" culture across the organisation that prioritises non-medical, holistic approaches alongside or as an alternative to traditional medical models.
• Act as the bridge between clinical and operational teams to ensure non-medical interventions are seamlessly integrated into assessment and treatment pathways.
• Lead initiatives that place the voices of neurodivergent individuals and those with lived experience at the heart of service design and evaluation

Qualifications and Experience:

• Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary teams within neurodiversity, mental health, or specialized educational settings.
• A proven track record of designing and implementing non-medical clinical pathways
• Professional experience working with autistic individuals, those with ADHD, or other neurodivergent profiles, specifically regarding environmental and social barriers.
• Experience leading organizational change, such as transitioning services toward more person-centred or "social model" approaches to disability.
• Experience developing clinical governance structures, including risk management and audit cycles for non-medical interventions.
• Success in collaborating with external bodies such as Local Authorities, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), or educational regulators (e.g., Ofsted/CQC).
• Ability to translate complex clinical theory into practical, scalable support systems across service areas.
• Skills in using data and service-user feedback to measure the impact of interventions on wellbeing and educational attainment.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills to influence senior stakeholders and advocate for the rights and needs of neurodivergent individuals.
• Ability to design high-level training programmes and provide clinical supervision to senior practitioners.

Competencies:

• Demonstrable ability to connect with and provide support for children and/or Adults
• Familiarity with EPR systems, and high level of computer literacy
• Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with staff and patients
• Ability to work alongside others within a multi-disciplinary team setting
• Professional approach consistent with regulatory body expectations
• Excellent time management and ability to manage own workload
• Previous line management experience
• Strong desire to uphold clinical standards and deliver best practice