Clinical Lead- Young People with Learning Disabilities and Autism

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Lead for their Adult Learning Disability team. This pivotal role focuses on improving care for children and young people with learning disabilities and autism. You will lead initiatives to embed best practices across various settings, ensuring that care is both effective and compassionate. With a dedicated administrator supporting you, your focus will be on service improvement and innovation. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence and making a real difference in the lives of those you serve.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the field of Learning Disabilities.
• Managerial and leadership experience required.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

IT Skills

Data Analysis

Education

Registered Learning Disability Nurse

Registered Nurse (Child)

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Job summary

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:

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

About us

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".

Details Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year per annum inc

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

36 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-7198265WXH

Job locations

Whipps Cross Hospital

London

E11 1NR

Job description Job 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.

Job description Job 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 Essential

• oSignificant experience as Registered Nurse/AHP working in the field of LD
• oManagerial and leadership experience
• oClinical experience in the acute hospital setting
• oSignificant experience of caring for patients with LD and autism
• oExperience of change management and service improvement
• oEvidence of collaborating with a multi-professional team
• oExperience of reflective practice and supervision of staff members2

Skills Essential

• oProven leadership and communication skills
• oExcellent presentation and interpersonal skills
• oIT skills
• oReport wiring skills
• oAbility to critically analyse data

Desirable

• oAbility to manage a team

Knowledge Essential

• oSubject matter expert
• oUnderstanding and application of the children Act, Mental Capacity Act, Equality Act

Qualifications Essential

• oRegistered 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
• oEvidence of relevant continued professional development relating to Children and Young People

Other Essential

• oInspirational leader/role model
• oEnthusiastic and motivated
• oAssertive and confident
• oFlexible and approachable
• oCommitted to developing others

Person Specification Experience Essential

• oSignificant experience as Registered Nurse/AHP working in the field of LD
• oManagerial and leadership experience
• oClinical experience in the acute hospital setting
• oSignificant experience of caring for patients with LD and autism
• oExperience of change management and service improvement
• oEvidence of collaborating with a multi-professional team
• oExperience of reflective practice and supervision of staff members2

Skills Essential

• oProven leadership and communication skills
• oExcellent presentation and interpersonal skills
• oIT skills
• oReport wiring skills
• oAbility to critically analyse data

Desirable

• oAbility to manage a team

Knowledge Essential

• oSubject matter expert
• oUnderstanding and application of the children Act, Mental Capacity Act, Equality Act

Qualifications Essential

• oRegistered 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
• oEvidence of relevant continued professional development relating to Children and Young People

Other Essential

• oInspirational leader/role model
• oEnthusiastic and motivated
• oAssertive and confident
• oFlexible and approachable
• oCommitted to developing others

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross Hospital

London

E11 1NR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross Hospital

London

E11 1NR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)