Clinical Service Lead – Perinatal

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in London is seeking a Clinical Service Lead for the Perinatal Service. This role involves day-to-day management, leadership, and overseeing the performance of clinical teams. Candidates should have experience in mental health and demonstrate strong leadership skills to facilitate service development and quality improvement. The position offers a salary between £64,156 and £71,148 per year, pro rata.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Variety of benefits

Qualifications

• Experience at a senior clinical or management level.
• Experience of managing a clinical team.
• Experience of working in mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational management and clinical leadership.
• Communicate effectively with staff and partners.
• Ensure services comply with clinical governance requirements.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Budget management

Change management

Education

Degree level or equivalent professional qualification

Post-graduate qualification in service improvement or healthcare leadership

Professional management qualification at diploma level or above

Job description

Overview

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Service Lead – Perinatal. The closing date is 28 September 2025.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide day-to-day operational management and clinical leadership to the Perinatal Service. The successful candidate will be responsible for line management of the staff in these teams and for the performance management of the services in terms of quality, finance, human resource management and governance. There will be opportunities to lead on service development and QI projects. The successful candidate will have experience in working with external partners and the energy, drive and enthusiasm for working in a complex environment.

The multi-disciplinary team comprises: Clinical Service Lead, Team Managers, Lead Consultant, Consultant Psychiatrists, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Psychologists and Psychotherapists, Specialist Nurses, Nursery Nurses, Social Worker, Occupational Therapists, Peer Support Workers, a Specialist Mental Health Midwife and administrative staff.

Applications are welcome from individuals who do not have experience of working in Perinatal Services but can demonstrate transferable skills. Working alongside the Lead Consultant, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Team Leaders, this is a great opportunity for candidates who have been working at Band 7 and are looking to take the next step in their career development or those who are looking to expand their experience in a community setting.

Main duties of the job

The clinicians assess and review clients in a number of clinic venues in the service catchment area, including the three hospitals with maternity services (St George's Hospital, St Helier's Hospital and Kingston Hospital). The Medical, Nursing, Psychology and Psychotherapy members of the multidisciplinary team are organised in three sub-teams with a geographically defined clinical remit (Wandsworth sub-team, Merton and Sutton sub-team, Kingston and Richmond sub-team). Occupational Therapists and Social Worker are shared across all three sub-teams.

Integrated into the Perinatal Mental Health Service is the Perinatal Trauma and Loss Team (PTLT). Delivering a holistic, personalised and trauma-informed care pathway within and outside of the service, the team also outreach into local maternity services and establish close working relationships with primary care services.

Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:

We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and supporting staff in their career aspirations. You will be supported to develop skills and build experience through a range of professional development opportunities.

About us

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are among the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti-racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Springfield University Hospital, Tooting

Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world-class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are now opening. Springfield is close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.

Job responsibilities

To communicate effectively with staff through regular briefings and provide opportunities for staff involvement in service development.

To communicate policies and procedures within the service, with partners and externally to ensure effective understanding and implementation.

To communicate complex service-related information to senior managers, partners and relevant stakeholders using a variety of methods including reports and presentations.

To maintain effective and helpful relationships with service users, their relatives, friends and carers.

To maintain effective relationships with members of the Trust and other statutory and voluntary agencies.

To be responsible for the regular review and updating of the services operational policy.

To contribute to the ongoing development and evaluation of services in relation to need, local and national quality standards and target frameworks.

To ensure that partners are involved in service development and that developments within the third sector are accounted for in developing the service.

To work with service users, carers and other local stakeholders to tackle health inequalities.

To ensure all service developments and commissioned services function within the parameters outlined by clinical governance requirements.

To participate in the development and implementation of Trust policy within the service and take an active role in all operational and business planning.

To ensure safeguarding vulnerable adults and children policy and protocols are adhered to.

To plan and co-ordinate service review activities and to deliver, with inpatient colleagues, a programme of regular audit and continuous service improvement.

To lead the community engagement programme and delivery of tailored and co-produced services for key priority population groups.

To use integrated management information systems to ensure resources are managed effectively.

To ensure all members of the team are recording clinical and patient management information using IAPTus and RiO, as required.

To undertake regular skill mix review to ensure the workforce structure is designed to meet service demands.

To apply structured management for safe and effective use of all resources within budget and within legislative frameworks.

To lead on the data analysis (via RiO) and collation of monthly and quarterly CCG and Trust performance reports, as required.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification
• Evidence of post registration CPD to include specific training/education relevant to the post
• Professional management qualification at diploma level or above
• Post-graduate qualification in service improvement or healthcare leadership

Experience

• Experience of working at a senior clinical or management level
• Experience of managing a clinical team
• Experience of managing and supervising other staff
• Experience of successfully planning, implementing and evaluating services
• Experience of service development/review and leading on change
• Experience of managing finances and budgeting
• Experience of working in mental health
• Experience of managing services that have integrated partnerships

Knowledge & Skills

• Understanding of best management practice within health settings
• Knowledge of effective models of service provision
• Ability to manage and deliver effective service redesign and change
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues and how these apply to the service
• Ability to demonstrate sound leadership skills
• Ability to provide appropriate advice and guidance on service issues related to clinical risk management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

£64,156 to £71,148 a year, pro rata per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs