Clinical Service Lead Croydon Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team

• Provide operational and clinical leadership to the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team.
• Lead the continued development and improvement of the neurodevelopmental service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care.
• Monitor and manage service performance, quality standards, and key performance indicators.
• Maintain oversight of neurodevelopmental waiting lists, ensuring timely access to assessment and intervention pathways.
• Provide clinical and managerial supervision to team members, supporting professional development and high standards of practice.
• Lead on the investigation, monitoring, and learning from Serious Untoward Incidents (SUIs) and other governance processes.
• Hold responsibility for the team's budget and contribute to effective resource management.
• Ensure clinical practice is compliant with relevant national, professional, and organisational standards.
• Drive operational effectiveness and support the achievement of service objectives.
• Provide expert clinical consultation and contribute to complex decision-making regarding assessment and treatment options.

This is a rewarding leadership role for an individual who is committed to innovation, collaboration, and excellence in neurodevelopmental care, and who wishes to make a lasting impact on service delivery and patient outcomes.

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.

• 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.

• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants

Essential: - Recognised Professional Qualification in Social Work (DipSW/CQSW), Mental Health Nursing (RMN), Psychology or any allied medical profession.; - Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable: - RN Child; - Management course.

Essential: - Experience of leading and managing change to deliver organisational goals.; - Experience of working within the NHS, or a related public or voluntary sector organisation.; - Experience working with young people pre / post neurodevelopmental diagnosis; - Desire to develop leadership and management skills

Desirable: - Experience of service development.; - Knowledge / experience of Looked After Children; - Experience assessing young people with Neurodevelopmental presentations including co-morbidities; - Experienced in ADHD and / or autism assessments

Essential: - Specialist clinical knowledge relevant to the service, including evidence based practice.; - Understanding of the legislative and quality frameworks that govern provision of mental health and social care.; - Significant and advanced knowledge of neurodevelopmental presentations, particularly ADHD and/or ASD

Essential: - 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; - 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; - Leadership skills especially the ability to lead and manage change through influence without direct management.

Desirable: - Ability to support, manage and advise the team through difficult and challenging situations.; - Ability to manage conflict effectively; - Ability to manage effectively a revenue budget.

Essential: - Recognition of own limitations, strengths and weaknesses and an ability to seek advice when necessary.; - Innovative, creative and willing to try new approaches.; - Possess attention to detail

Desirable: - Evidence of undertaking audit work.

Essential: - Current good practice in assessment, short term time limited treatments and interventions; - Knowledge of recent legislation affecting the NHS and local authority.

Desirable: - Knowledge or experience working with Looked After and Adopted Children