Clinical Lead- Young People with Learning Disabilities and Autism

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Clinical Lead for Young People with Learning Disabilities and Autism. The role focuses on improving care quality and outcomes, supporting staff, and engaging families. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in the field and proven leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as Registered Nurse/AHP working in the field of LD.
• Managerial and leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership to enhance care quality.
• Support and empower frontline staff for person-centred care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Data Analysis

Education

Registered Learning Disability Nurse

Registered Nurse (Child)

Job description

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Clinical Lead - Young People with Learning Disabilities and Autism, London

Client:

Barts Health NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

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Job overview

This newly created role is a vital addition to our established Adult Learning Disability team, ensuring a seamless approach to care for children and young people. Funded for three years by Barts Charity, the post will be fully supported by a dedicated administrator, allowing you to focus on service improvement and innovation.

As Clinical Lead, you will:

• Provide expert clinical leadership to enhance care quality and outcomes for children and young people with learning disabilities and autism.
• Embed best practice across all Barts Health hospital sites and community settings, championing patient passports, reasonable adjustments, and accessible communication.
• Support and empower frontline staff, equipping them with the knowledge and tools to deliver person-centred care.
• Bridge the gap between acute and community services, ensuring a smooth and effective care pathway.
• Engage families, carers, and external partners, placing lived experience at the heart of service development.
• Use data and insights to drive measurable improvements in care, ensuring an evidence-based approach to transformation.

Main duties of the job

Barts Health NHS Trust is committed to reducing health inequalities for people with learning disabilities (LD) and/or autism by ensuring frontline staff have the skills, knowledge, and confidence to provide high-quality, accessible care. The Learning Disability Team plays a key role in supporting staff to communicate effectively, make reasonable adjustments, and advocate for patients to ensure their needs are met across all care settings.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

"We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band".

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Experience

• Significant experience as Registered Nurse/AHP working in the field of LD
• Managerial and leadership experience
• Clinical experience in the acute hospital setting
• Significant experience of caring for patients with LD and autism
• Experience of change management and service improvement
• Evidence of collaborating with a multi-professional team
• Experience of reflective practice and supervision of staff members

Skills

• Proven leadership and communication skills
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to critically analyse data
• Ability to manage a team

Knowledge

• Understanding and application of the Children Act, Mental Capacity Act, Equality Act

Qualifications

• Registered Learning Disability Nurse or Registered Nurse (Child), Or a Registered Nurse (MH), Registered Nurse (Adult), Registered Mental Health or AHP with extensive experience of working with Children and Young People
• Evidence of relevant continued professional development relating to Children and Young People