Job summary
- Main area
- Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 334-CLI-8152472
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mapother House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £66,274 - £73,496 per annum inclusive of Inner HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Service Lead
NHS AfC: Band 8a
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician with excellent organisation and leadership skills to join Southwark Child & Family Team as the Clinical Service Lead.
The Child & Family Team is an under 12s service offering assessments and treatment for complex emotional and mental health needs including ADHD. The Clinical Service Lead will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. They will provide highly specialist clinical work within the team and operational management covering the planning, directing and management of the service. Please read attached job description for details.
The successful candidate will be assertive, be able to work well within a team and able to work effectively with complex professional interagency networks. We are seeking a candidate who feels passionate and committed to providing a high quality service for children and young people who are facing significant challenges.
Main duties of the job
- To take day to day operational management responsibility in the planning, directing and management of the Child & Family CAMHS team.
- The post holder will ensure that service access and delivery is efficient, effective, evidence
based, needs led, as well as service user and carer focused. - The post holder will provide clear leadership, in partnership with the Service Manager to
ensure access to timely treatment and intervention by well led and motivated staff that
contributes to promoting safety and achievement for all children and young people.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Leadership
- To line manage and performance manage team to assist in recruiting, motivating, training, developing and retaining appropriate staff enabling them to have the skills, expertise and discretion to function effectively in their roles.
- To ensure the effective operational management of the CAMHS service in providing services which are in accordance with the objectives of the CAMHS / and achievement of key performance targets.
Team Management
- To ensure (in conjunction with the Service Manager, Heads of Professions and Lead Clinicians) that practice within the team meets relevant standards, is appropriate, timely, safe and follows agreed professional practice.
- To ensure that staff engage in regular meetings, training and team building with the goal of promoting a working environment that is open, honest, supportive and outward looking.
Staff Management
- Provide demonstrable assurance that all staff are receiving appraisal and personal development plans that include mandatory training and clinical supervision to enable the workforce to be fit for practice.
- To monitor sickness absence, annual leave, training and study leave, taking any appropriate management action as required.
Financial Management
- To have delegated responsibility for the team budget within the service, ensuring that the team works effectively within the allocated financial framework.
Performance Management
- To provide and/or contribute to the production of reports, information and proposals that support effective delivery of care and an integrated approach to work with colleagues at local level or through external agencies.
- To work with the Service Manager and key senior staff to develop robust clinical pathways.
Quality
- To performance manage the quality of the clinical services, including patient safety, patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes and compliance with the clinical pathways and associated protocols.
- To investigate and monitor SUI’s, complaints and disciplinary issues and ensure adverse outcomes are reported and action taken. Produce high quality, timely reports and action plans to ensure recommendations are implemented and lessons are learnt.
Clinical effectiveness
- To measure outcomes to demonstrate achievements against care pathway. standards.
- To promote the engagement of carers and families in the care pathway.
Clinical Service Provision
- Provide assessments of children and young people referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources.
- Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both individual and multi-disciplinary care.
Self Management
- To attend regular management/professional supervision. Through supervision and appraisal, acknowledge own limitations and discuss/identify/access training as appropriate. Be aware of and reflect on own practice as a manager/clinician.
- To be aware of and adhere to all Trust polices, acting as a role model to other staff.
Please see the attached full job description.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised Professional Qualification in Social Work (DipSW/CQSW), Mental Health Nursing (RMN), Psychology or any allied medical profession
- Educated to Masters level or related experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Live Registration.
Desirable criteria
- RGN.
- MSc
- Management course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Senior Management experience in running large multidisciplinary teams with significant clinical and business delivery targets
- Experience of managing budgets and resources effectively. Experience of leading and managing change to deliver organisational goals
- Experience of leading business planning processes and delivering targets within an agreed budget. Experience of working within the NHS, or a related public or voluntary sector organisation. Experience of individual and team Performance Management and Appraisals Experience of involving service users and carers in the development of services
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of project management.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist clinical knowledge relevant to the service, including evidence based practice
- Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associated with health and social care
- Understanding of the role and function of other organisations providing services to people with mental ill-health.
- Understanding of the legislative and quality frameworks that govern provision of mental health and social care
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective communications and interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and manage key relationships at all levels
- Understanding of public sector management and NHS Mental Health services, Social and Primary Care services
- Understanding of working in a multi -cultural, inner city environment with diverse communities and complex needs
- Ability to develop close collaborative working relationship between individuals, teams and organisations
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills and proven ability to evaluate services and present findings to stakeholders
Desirable criteria
- Ability to support, manage and advise the team through difficult and challenging situations
- Ability to build and lead effectively, a large multi -skilled team
- Ability to manage conflict effectively
- Ability to manage effectively a revenue budget
- Appreciation of the complexities of the role and how to balance clinical and non -clinical responsibilities
Personal attributes and other skills
Essential criteria
- Recognition of own limitations, strengths and weaknesses and an ability to seek advice when necessary
- Able to gain easily the trust, confidence and respect of service users, their relatives and staff of a variety of levels and disciplines
- Innovative, creative and willing to try new approaches.
- Possess attention to detail.
Desirable criteria
- Able to work changeable hours at fairly short notice.
- Advanced computer skills and use of spread sheets.
- Evidence of undertaking audit work.
Specialist knowledge
Essential criteria
- Current good practice in assessment, short term time limited treatments and interventions.
- Understanding of the principles of supervision and appraisal.
- Knowledge of recent legislation affecting the NHS and local authority.
- Knowledge of current research and an understanding of research methodologies and processes.
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
- Anto Ingrassia
- Job title
- Consultant Psychiatrist - Lead Clinician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 3228 7777
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