Job overview

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 improve 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

•       To 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.

•       To 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.

•       To support the development, evaluation and monitoring of relevant service delivery policies or standard operating procedures, through the deployment of professional skills in service management, research, service evaluation and audit.

•       To escalate to the directorate management team any challenges and opportunities relating to service performance.

•       To be responsible for the good clinical governance, quality, evidence-based practice and appropriateness of the work of practitioners in the service.

•       To effectively manage the team budget and be an authorised signatory.

•       To 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.

•       To 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. 

Working for our organisation

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. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

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.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families.  This is strengthened by our new values:

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care