Job summary
- Main area
- Perinatal Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 294-MHCA-7475657-JB
- Employer
- South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Springfield University Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £64,156 - £71,148 pro rata per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Service Lead – Perinatal
NHS AfC: Band 8a
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.
We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".
When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen , we are looking for a Clinical Service Lead to provide day-to-day operational management and clinical leadership to our Perinatal Service. The successful candidate will be responsible for the line management of the staff who work in these teams; for the performance management of the services in terms of quality, finance, human resource management and governance. There will be opportunities to lead on service development and QI projects. The successful candidate will be experienced in working with external partners and have energy, drive and enthusiasm for working in a complex environment.
The multi-disciplinary team composition is as follows: Clinical Service Lead, Team Managers, Lead Consultant, Consultant Psychiatrists, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Psychologists and Psychotherapists, Specialist Nurses, Nursery Nurses, Social Worker, Occupational Therapists, Peer Support Workers, a Specialist Mental Health Midwife & administrative staff.
Applications are welcome from individuals who do not have experience of working in Perinatal Services but can demonstrate transferrable skills. Working alongside the Lead Consultant, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Team Leaders, it is a great opportunity for candidates who have been working at Band 7 and are looking to take the next step in their career development or those who are looking to expand their experience in a community setting.
Main duties of the job
The clinicians assess and review clients in a number of clinic venues in the service catchment area, including the three hospitals where there are maternity services (St George’s Hospital, St Helier’s Hospital and Kingston Hospital) The Medical, Nursing, Psychology and Psychotherapy members of the multidisciplinary team are organised in three sub-teams with a geographically defined clinical remit (Wandsworth sub-team, Merton and Sutton sub-team, Kingston and Richmond sub-team). The Occupational Therapists, and Social Worker are shared across all three sub-teams.
Integrated in to the Perinatal Mental Health Service is the Perinatal Trauma and Loss Team (PTLT). Delivering a holistic, personalised, and trauma-informed care pathway within and outside of the service, the team also outreach into local maternity services and establish close working relationships with primary care services.
Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. You will be supported to develop skills and build experience through a range of professional development opportunities.
Working for our organisation
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are now opening. Springfield is close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• To communicate effectively with staff through regular briefings and provide opportunities for staff involvement in service development.
• To communicate policies and procedures within the service, with partners and externally to ensure effective understanding and implementation
• To communicate complex service-related information to senior managers, partners and relevant stakeholders using a variety of methods including, reports, presentations etc.
• To maintain effective and helpful relationships with service users, their relatives, friends and carers.
• To maintain effective relationships with members of the Trust, and other statutory and voluntary agencies.
• To be responsible for the regular review and updating of the service’s operational policy.
• To contribute to the on-going development and evaluation of services in relation to need, local and national quality standards and target frameworks.
• To ensure that partners are involved in service development and that developments within the third sector are accounted for in developing the service.
• To work with service users, carers and other local stakeholders to tackle health inequalities.
• To ensure all service developments and commissioned services function within the parameters outlined by clinical governance requirements.
• To participate in the development and implementation of Trust policy within the service and take an active role in all operational and business planning.
• To ensure safeguarding vulnerable adults and children policy and protocols are adhered to.
• To plan and co-ordinate service review activities and to deliver, with inpatient colleagues, a programme of regular audit and continuous service improvement.
• To lead the community engagement programme and delivery of tailored and co-produced services for key priority population groups.
• To use integrated management information systems to ensure resources are managed effectively.
• To ensure all members of the team are recording clinical and patient management information using IAPTus and RiO, as required.
• To undertake regular skill mix review to ensure the workforce structure is designed to meet service demands.
• To apply structured management for safe and effective use of all resources within budget and within legislative frameworks.
• To lead on the data analysis (via RIO) and collation monthly and quarterly CCG and Trust performance reports, as required.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification
- Evidence of post registration CPD to include specific training/education relevant to the post
Desirable criteria
- Professional management qualification at diploma level or above
- Project management qualification e.g. PRINCE2 foundation level
- Post-graduate qualification in service improvement or healthcare leadership
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working at a senior clinical or management level
- Experience of managing a clinical team
- Experience of managing and supervising other staff
- Experience of successfully planning, implementing and evaluating services
- Experience of service development/review and leading on change
- Experience of managing finances and budgeting
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in mental health
- Experience of managing services that have integrated partnerships
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Understanding of best management practice within health settings
- Knowledge of effective models of service provision
- Ability to manage and deliver effective service redesign and change
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues and how these apply to the service
- Ability to demonstrate sound leadership skills
- Ability to provide appropriate advice and guidance on service issues related to clinical risk management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Emma Clark
- Job title
- Clinical Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 3513 4810
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