Clinical Team Lead

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in London is seeking an experienced clinician to lead a new neurodiversity service pilot for children and young people. Ideal candidates will manage clinical assessments, drive service development, and foster team collaboration in a multi-disciplinary setting. This fixed-term role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Completion of post qualification training including neurodiversity/neurodevelopmental specialism.
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to supporting children and young people with gender-related distress.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead and manage the delivery of the new clinical pilot service.
• Provide clinical assessments and consultations while ensuring effective service delivery.
• Support the development and evaluation of service delivery policies.

Skills

High-level ability to communicate effectively

Skills in providing consultation to others

Advanced skills in working with complex clients and systems

Education

Doctoral Level Training accredited by HCPC or Masters Level Training accredited by NMC

Job description

Job Summary

This is a new and exciting fixed-term role offering leadership opportunities for an experienced clinician, to support the development, implementation and establishment of a pilot service to test a new neurodiversity (ND) service model for children and young people (CYP) across several South East London (SEL) boroughs. This is initially a 12 month pilot with the potential to extend to 18 months.

The pilot will test a new multi-borough ND support and assessment model, facilitating a reduction in the longest waits for ADHD and ASD assessment across the system. The Hub will be multi-disciplinary, including community paediatrics, psychiatry, GP, speech & language therapy, nursing and psychology.

The postholder will be a skilled and highly experienced clinician, managing risk and improving outcomes for children, young people within the ND Hub. This will involve providing clinical assessments and interventions, as well as providing consultation and clinical expertise. Additionally, they will be responsible for the day-to-day operational delivery of the service and will be supported in developing the scope of the service, outcomes and full pathway evaluation and re-design throughout the duration of the pilot. The postholder will be expected to thrive within a complex and blended environment, fostering effective team working in an integrated manner, working in partnership with stakeholders to achieve the best outcomes for children.

Main Duties of the Job

• Co‑lead, manage and plan the delivery of the new clinical pilot with the Clinical Programme Lead and Programme Manager, supporting the workforce and children and young people within and across services.
• Act as a clinical and service delivery expert, providing insight to the ND Hub Clinical Programme Lead and the ND Programme Manager/Senior Manager, enabling effective pathway co‑design and development.
• Support the development, evaluation and monitoring of relevant service delivery policies or standard operating procedures, through deployment of professional skills in service management, research, service evaluation and audit.
• Escalate to the directorate management team any challenges and opportunities relating to service performance.
• Be responsible for good clinical governance, quality, evidence‑based practice and appropriateness of the work of practitioners in the service.
• Effectively manage the team budget and be an authorised signatory.
• Be responsible for the delivery of highly effective staff management, supervision and support for the team within the CYP ND Hub, including identifying and enabling support strategies to facilitate a positive, inclusive and psychologically safe environment.
• Lead the service and enable the successful development and inclusion of digital solutions and IT systems to support the delivery of a highly effective service and future focused service.

About Us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

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Details

Date posted: 16 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8b

Salary: £70,396 to £80,837 a year pa inc

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 277-7547321-CYP

Job locations: Either Memorial Hospital, Shooter's Hill or Acorns, Queen Mary's Hospital Greenwich or Bexley (TBC) SE18 3RG

Job Responsibilities

Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications Essential

• Doctoral (Psychologist) Level Training accredited by HCPC or Masters (Nursing) Level Training accredited by NMC
• Completion of post qualification training including neurodiversity/neurodevelopmental specialism

Education/Qualifications Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to supporting children and young people with gender-related distress and gender-incongruence within CAMHS

Experience Essential

• Experience of neurodiversity (ADHD and/or ASD) assessment and treatment of CYP with a range of needs of a complex nature in children and young people's services within neurodiversity/neurodevelopmental services.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups (inc across the age range/clinical severity)
• Experience of leading or supporting service design and transformation

Experience Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision

Skills/Ability/Knowledge Essential

• High-level ability to communicate effectively
• Skills in providing consultation to others
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body
• Advanced skills in working with several clients and systems together, managing the highly complex emotional relationships within and between the component parts of the systems in ways, which maximise the potential for therapeutic outcomes
• Knowledge of a range of therapeutic ideas/approaches/models in assessment and treatment relevant to discipline.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of clinical assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Either Memorial Hospital, Shooter's Hill or Acorns, Queen Mary's Hospital Greenwich or Bexley (TBC) SE18 3RG

Employer's website: http://oxleas.nhs.uk/