Clinical Lead- Young People with Learning Disabilities and Autism

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Lead for its Adult Learning Disability team. This pivotal role involves enhancing care quality for children and young people with learning disabilities and autism. You will champion best practices, support frontline staff, and bridge the gap between acute and community services. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to innovation and excellence in patient care, where your contributions will significantly impact the lives of young patients and their families. This is an exciting opportunity to lead change and drive improvements in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in leadership roles within healthcare.
• Expertise in working with children and young people with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to enhance care quality for children with learning disabilities.
• Embed best practices across hospital sites and community settings.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

IT Skills

Data Analysis

Presentation Skills

Education

Registered Learning Disability Nurse

Registered Nurse (Child)

Job description

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.

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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

Essential criteria

• 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 members2

Skills

Essential criteria

• Proven leadership and communication skills
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
• IT skills
• Report wiring skills
• Ability to critically analyse data

Desirable criteria

• Ability to manage a team

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Subject matter expert
• Understanding and application of the children Act, Mental Capacity Act, Equality Act

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• 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

Other

Essential criteria

• Inspirational leader/role model
• Enthusiastic and motivated
• Assertive and confident
• Flexible and approachable
• Committed to developing others

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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 354.9KB)
• Our Values and Behaviours (PDF, 334.9KB)
• Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 92.0KB)
• Candidate Information Pack (PDF, 549.5KB)