Autism Assessment Service Lead

ABL; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare service provider in Scarborough is seeking a dedicated professional to lead the Be U Autism Assessment Service. This role involves managing teams, ensuring high-quality service delivery, and collaborating with families and stakeholders. The successful candidate will drive continuous service improvement and maintain compliance with policies and quality standards while managing operations effectively. A strong focus on partnership working and communication will be vital to support children, young people, and adults on the autism assessment pathway.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality support is delivered to children and adults on the autism assessment pathway.
• Drive continuous service improvement and maintain best practice standards.
• Manage the Be U team through regular 1:1s and annual reviews.
• Oversee recruitment and day-to-day operations of the service.
• Ensure partnership working with young people, families, and stakeholders.
• Contribute to monthly performance reporting and support quality audits.

Job description

Job Purpose

The purpose of ABL’s Be U Autism Assessment Service is to provide assessments for children, young people and adults on the autism assessment pathway via the NHS.

The post holder will be expected to develop, manage and lead the efficient and effective delivery of the Be U North Yorkshire Assessment Service for children/young people on the autism assessment pathway. The post holder will also be required to support Be U Norfolk, Adult Autism Assessment Service, when required or in the absence of the Head of Service.

Key Responsibilities

You will ensure high-quality support is consistently delivered to children, young people/adults, and their families, working collaboratively with professionals to enable access to the service. You will drive continuous service improvement, maintain best practice standards, and deliver added-value initiatives. The role includes supervising and managing the Be U team through regular 1:1s and annual reviews, providing coaching, overseeing recruitment, and managing day-to-day operations such as allocating assessments, leading meetings, and monitoring referral processes. You will support the design and implementation of post-intervention support, provide fair and balanced feedback, and challenge poor practice when needed. A key part of the role is ensuring partnership working with young people, families, carers, schools, and other stakeholders, sharing learning through case studies and feedback. You will ensure full compliance with ABL policies, safeguarding requirements, quality assurance, and data management. The role also involves proactively identifying risks, responding to concerns, contributing to monthly performance reporting, supporting quality audits, managing the service within budget, and maintaining strong relationships with system partners. Duties may evolve to meet service needs and may include additional responsibilities aligned to your professional skills.

Our Values

The post holder will be expected to operate in line with our workplace values which are: