Clinical Psychologist - Aacademy Lead

Academy Lead and Clinical Psychologist — Held Health

The organisation: Held Health is a fast-scaling UK healthcare provider delivering neurodiversity assessments and support (autism, ADHD, learning difficulties and mental health) for children, adults and families, with a digital-first model and neurodivergent-affirming culture.

The role: A hybrid leadership and clinical post, split roughly 3 days Academy Lead / 2 days clinical practice.

Academy Lead side (strategic):

• Establish and run Held Health's internal Academy — defining its identity, roadmap and value proposition
• Work with Clinical Leads to set clinical standards aligned to CQC guidance
• Design and deliver learning programmes, workshops and courses to upskill clinicians
• Identify "Academy Champions" to embed learning across teams
• Use performance data, audit outcomes and customer feedback (e.g. Trustpilot) to shape development priorities
• Measure and evaluate the impact of learning interventions

Clinical side (~2 days per week):

• Comprehensive psychological assessments for children, adolescents and young adults with complex emotional, behavioural and developmental presentations
• ADOS administration and interpretation for suspected ASD, including with co-occurring trauma or attachment difficulties
• MDS and outcome measures assessments
• Trauma-informed, attachment-based formulation and treatment planning
• Full diagnostic report writing and family feedback
• MDT working with psychiatrists, social workers, case managers and educators
• Supervision of interns, trainees and junior staff

Essential requirements:

• HCPC registration (or equivalent, e.g. Social Work England)
• 5+ years in a Lead role
• Proven experience leading an Academy, learning function or capability-building initiative
• Strong diagnostic assessment background using standardised tools
• Solid understanding of CQC guidelines
• Excellent facilitation, presentation and coaching skills
• Experience in a scaling healthcare organisation

Desirable:

• Experience establishing a new Academy from scratch
• Specialist trauma therapy training

Fit-style attributes: empathetic and patient-centred, highly organised, strong ownership and follow-through, comfortable in a fast-paced evolving environment, passionate about developing others.