Job summary
- Main area
- AHP
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7344938
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Edgware Community Hospital
- Town
- Edgware
- Salary
- £70,396 - £80,837 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 8b Neurodevelopmental Diagnostic Service Lead
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
The Neurodevelopmental diagnostic service lead will be responsible for leading and directing the neurodevelopmental diagnostic multi-disciplinary Team. This leadership role will involve working in collaboration with all key stakeholders and as part of the Barnet Community Paediatric Service, with a clear focus on making a positive impact on the lives of children and their parents/ carers going through the diagnostic process.
Main duties of the job
· To design, recruit and manage the MDT.
· to build effective working relationships with partner agencies specifically: community integrated therapies and CAMHS.
· To lead service development working alongside the NCL ICB service transformation project team.
· To lead on governance including clinical effectiveness, quality and safety performance, and risk management.
· To lead the service through application of advanced clinical judgement and advanced knowledge of neurodevelopmental conditions and diagnosis management and leadership.
· To be a clinical expert and hold ongoing responsibility for the delivery of high-quality patient care.
· To ensure that clinical outcomes and patient experience are at the centre of service design.
· To take responsibility, in conjunction with team members, for evidence-based practice.
· To initiate, develop and review policies and evidence-based practice in pain management.
· To be innovative with practice in neurodevelopmental diagnosis both within the Trust and through the wider NCL team.
· To lead on education and training of MDT locally and across the Trust and NCL network.
· To assist with the development of all staff within the multidisciplinary team, providing support, advice, formal and informal education.
· To enhance the profile and reputation of the Royal Free service at NCL and national levels.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Experience of NHS Performance management and staff development. • Significant experience of working in an autism assessment service for pre-school children. • Achievement in the leadership and managem• Experience of NHS Performance management and staff development. • Significant experience of working in an autism assessment service for pre-school children. • Achievement in the leadership and management of change. • A good knowledge of the Barnet Health, Early Years and Education economy. • Experience of involvement in research projects • Evidence of incorporating research and evidence into practice at a strategic and local level. • Relationship building and maintenance across agencies • Evidence of leadership in continuous quality improvement. • Evidence of co-production with external agencies and service users • Experience of developing business and workforce plans in line with future service requirements • Extensive knowledge and experience of practice and policy across a broad range of responsibilities eg. financial systems & budgetary control, corporate and clinical governance, health & safety and human resources.
Essential & Desirable
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- • Post-graduate degree level training in a relevant clinical discipline • Registered with professional body: HCPC, BAP, UKCP • Evidence of maintaining relevant continuing professional development.
- • Experience of NHS Performance management and staff development. • Significant experience of working in an autism assessment service for pre-school children. • Achievement in the leadership and managem• Experience of NHS Performance management and staff development. • Significant experience of working in an autism assessment service for pre-school children. • Achievement in the leadership and management of change. • A good knowledge of the Barnet Health, Early Years and Education economy. • Experience of involvement in research projects • Evidence of incorporating research and evidence into practice at a strategic and local level. • Relationship building and maintenance across agencies • Evidence of leadership in continuous quality improvement. • Evidence of co-production with external agencies and service users • Experience of developing business and workforce plans in line with future service requirements • Extensive knowledge and experience of practice and policy across a broad range of responsibilities eg. financial systems & budgetary control, corporate and clinical governance, health & safety and human resources.ent of change.
- • Excellent clinical leadership skills. • High level of skill in autism assessment. • Well-developed leadership, motivational and management skills. • Innovative approach to problem solving and resolution and responsive to change • Highly developed communication and influencing skills including delivering presentations. • Ability to think strategically. • Positive, optimistic, displaying confidence and exhibiting presence and vision. • Demonstrate awareness of current NHS issues. • Ability to work diplomatically across organisations. • High level of skill in consulting and providing training to multi-disciplinary colleagues • Able to competently assess risk and safeguarding and advise on management of same. • Able to use Word and Excel to write reports and analyse and present data. • Competent in the use of clinical recording systems to capture pathways for reporting purposes. • Good understanding of consent and information goverenance when working across agencies. • Ability to de-escalate conflict.
- • Resilient • Diplomatic and emotionally intelligent • Solution focused • Collaborative • Innovative • Pragmatic
Desirable criteria
- • A good knowledge of the Barnet Health, Early Years and Education economy. • Experience of involvement in research projects
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Richard Gurney
- Job title
- Operations Manager - Community Paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07960 779827
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