Job summary
- Main area
- Consultant
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (no on call)
- Job ref
- 284-26-7741597-FTBKF
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Lead Gender Services (Midlands)
Consultant
Flexible working:
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
We are seeing and experienced, skilled and compassionate individual for the role of Clinical Lead for the NHS Children and Young People's Gender Service (Midlands). The NHS Children and Young People's Gender Service (Midlands) is part of a network of CYP Gender service providers across England.
The lead will ensure that the service is set up to be delivered by a wide multi-disciplinary team including paediatricians, psychiatrists, mental health practitioners, youth workers, nurses, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists. Who patients see will be dependant on the support and care they need.
Children and young people will receive and in-depth assessment of their needs, and a care plan will be developed with them and, if needed, those supporting them. CYP may be offered a range of care interventions such as therapy, family therapy, physical health support or mental health support for any identified difficulties they may want help with. The team will also liaise with health care professionals in local services nearer to the child or young person.
It is expected that NHS CYP Gender Service will continue to change and evolve as more learning, research and evidence is developed in this area, and therefore we would encourage applications from individuals with a passion for service improvement, audit and research.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide strong clinical leadership and expertise to this important, high profile, and complex service development, working closely with the Trust and the team they recruit. The post holder will lead the team they recruit to deliver this service and will work with the wider collaborative network with partner Trusts, other regional centres and NHS England at a National level. This will include providing strategic and operational support to the ongoing development of the new service, ensuring delivery is consistent witht he Cass reviewFianl Report and NHS England Implementation Plan and other regional centres. The role will be required to provide assurance internally and externally on the ongoing development of the new service, via regional and national governance forum.
We are looking for an individual with significant senior experience in establishing and/or running new services, supporting services to develop and continually improve their performance. The post holder will have experience in managing complex, multi disciplinary, and ideally politically contentions programmes. The successful individual will be proactive, and solution orientate, with the ability to influence and collaborate with a wide range of people. We encourage applicants who are currently Consultants in their specialist area from a Paediatrician or Consultant Psychiatry post.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Parkview Clinic is a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Mental Health (CAMHS) facility in Moseley, for young people aged 11-18 years who require admission due to significant psychiatric difficulties.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- CCT holder in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or equivalent (or within 6 months of becoming eligible for CCT)
- Current full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment).
- Wide range of experience in child and adolescent psychiatry including tier 4 experience
- GMC Licence to practise
- MRC Psych (or equivalent)
- Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act.
- Eligible to work in the UK
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree or other qualification in research methodology
- Qualification or previous training in leadership
- Qualification and/or experience in providing training for doctors.
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Provision of high-quality mental services, as trainee or consultant.
- A broad range of experience in Child & Adolescent psychiatry and working with multi-disciplinary teams. To include the setting up and development of clinical services.
- Experience of assessment, treatment and medical monitoring of patients and their families
- Evidence of capability of building strong relationships within a complex referral system Evidence of being a strong team member with excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills Evidence of commitment to personal, professional development Evidence of the ability to cope with unexpected /urgent clinical situations Evidence of ability to respond to and professional development Evidence of the ability to cope with unexpected /urgent clinical situations Evidence of ability to respond to and cope effectively with change Evidence of ability to effectively prioritise clinically/managerially/administratively
- Able to manage duties under the MHA, including assessment of patients in Place of Safety detained under Section 136.
- Experience with the treatment of patients with complex mental disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions, emotional trauma and emerging personality disorders and Gender Identity issues
- Management of patients under CPA
- Knowledge & experience of clinical audit.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of leading substantial change in a clinical environment
- Knowledge/experience of clinical governance i.e. conducting investigations into incidents, complaints etc.
- Ability to supervise and train trainee medical staff.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Proven leadership skills
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions.
- Ability to work across teams and disciplinary boundaries in a collaborative style.
- Excellent communication skills, diplomacy and tact. Efficiency in clinical work. Open to involvement and development of services within the strategic direction of the Trust and commissioners.
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives/carers, colleagues and staff of other organisations.
- Proficient in IT and clinical systems
- Ability to work independently, methodically and safely.
- Capacity to prioritise workload.
- Experience and interest in providing training and teaching for a variety of staff groups
- Active participation in Clinical audit
Desirable criteria
- Published research.
- An interest to participate in on-going research projects, especially putting research into practice.
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to drive or to provide own transport to meet the requirements of the post.
Approach/Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Foundation Trust.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role.
- A collaborative multi-disciplinary working style.
- Flexibility to respond to change and drive forward service improvements.
- Confidence and skills working with children and adolescents (below the age of 18) and their families or carers.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Penny Davis
- Job title
- Consultant Paediatrician
- Email address
- [email protected]
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