Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Lead for our Newly transformed ASD and ADHD Services which are part of the Community and Mental Health Division at Alder Hey.
As the Clinical Lead you would be expected to work alongside the Service Manager and Medical Leads, providing leadership in relation to clinical and managerial issues arising within the Neurodevelopmental Service. The post holder will be required to demonstrate substantial clinical leadership, innovation and independence in a professional context and have the ability to problem solve in a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency framework.
Main duties of the job
As Clinical Lead you will work collaboratively with the Service Manager and Medical Lead focussing on service development, clinical standards and quality improvement across the whole service.
The Clinical Lead will be expected to provide when required expert clinical advice both within service and to external partners, lead on the coordination of care and treatment for children and young people as appropriate, provide clinical supervision to clinicians within the service, undertake clinical audit and use audit findings to influence improvements in quality standards.
Working closely with the Director and Associate Chief Nurse for the division, commissioners and external agencies, the Clinical Lead will have a key role in relation to the coordination and implementation of strategies relating to ASD and ADHD, focusing on relationships and inter-agency working to ensure safety and positive outcomes for all children and young people accessing the services.
You will need excellent communication, organisational, time management and delegation skills.
About us
About Alder Hey's Neuro-developmental Service
The Neuro-developmental service is about to go live following an exciting co-produced transformation programme. This has seen us bring together the ASC and ADHD services that are currently separate with the aim of improving the experience for families, young people and professionals. Representatives from the ICB and parent and carers forums have been active members of the programme. The service is made up of multi-disciplinary teams with staff from varied backgrounds including Health care support workers, peer support workers, psychology, social work, nursing, teaching, psychiatry, developmental paediatrics, Occupational Therapy and Speech and language therapy. In addition, our team members are highly trained in a wealth of different skills and interventions from assessment through to prescribing and health monitoring as well as post diagnostic support. The services are well embedded into the localities with close links into schools and partnerships with third sector providers.
The team are based on the Alder Hey Campus, and offer appointments from Alder Hey and/or community locations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
Training and qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent pre 1996) Registration with HCPC OR A recognised health or social care qualification and be registered with the appropriate governing body supported by experience at an equivalent doctorate level
- Post-grad training in a recognised therapeutic specialty and be registered with UKCP/HCPC or equivalent OR Clinical Masters Degree combined with relevant experience at doctorate level or equivalent
Desirable
- A recognised and appropriate management training or equivalent
Leadership Skills and Experience
Essential
- Proven leadership skills.
- Extensive experience of leading and managing multi-disciplinary teamwork.
- Evidence of delivering on performance targets and service specifications to local and national KPIs
- Evidence of leading change initiatives.
- Ability to manage and engage staff in the future shaping of services and strategic visioning.
- Experience of leading, managing and supervising a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of strategic and business development of Neurodevelopmental provision
Clinical Expereince
Essential
- Extensive experience of working as a registered professional in children and adolescent mental health services or children's Neurodevelopmental services
- Further training/study in relation to specialist supervision within children's mental health and Neurodevelopmental Services
- Experience of training/teaching staff
- Extensive experience of offering consultation to children, young people and their families and to other staff groups and partner agencies
- Ability to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate programmes
Desirable
- Experience of leading key clinical services
- Previous experience of conducting clinical research
- Ability to lead on research and development programmes
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide a high level of competency and autonomy in analysing presenting problems in the context of the child and family and/or wider social context
- Ability to work utilising a range of integrated therapeutic perspectives and modalities dependent on the needs of the client.
- Ability to effectively communicate with various individuals and groups about complex, potentially stressful topics.
- Ability to undertake comprehensive clinical risk assessment; including high risk or emergency presentations
- Ability to develop and implement multi-professional / multi-agency risk management plans
- Ability to communicate effectively in a highly emotive atmosphere and overcome resistance to potentially threatening information
- Ability to supervise work of less experienced mental health workers
- Ability to develop own and others knowledge and practice across professional and organisational boundaries
- Ability to plan, allocate assessment, provide feedback to team members
- Ability to lead on the research and development programme
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to children and young people's mental health provision as well as those relevant to intellectual disability and neurodevelopmental services
- Experience of engaging / liaising with local support networks for children, young people and families
- Understanding of the application of psychological and other theories relating to a multi-cultural and socially diverse population
- Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages
Other
Essential
- Ability to work with emotionally demanding children, young people and their families
- Willing to develop knowledge skills and practice in chosen area of work
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work on a daily basis with clients who maybe abusive or hostile.
- Accountable for own professional actions
- Works within professional ethics and Trust policies
- Evidence of actively enabling and promoting service user participation in service development
Person Specification
Training and qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent pre 1996) Registration with HCPC OR A recognised health or social care qualification and be registered with the appropriate governing body supported by experience at an equivalent doctorate level
- Post-grad training in a recognised therapeutic specialty and be registered with UKCP/HCPC or equivalent OR Clinical Masters Degree combined with relevant experience at doctorate level or equivalent
Desirable
- A recognised and appropriate management training or equivalent
Leadership Skills and Experience
Essential
- Proven leadership skills.
- Extensive experience of leading and managing multi-disciplinary teamwork.
- Evidence of delivering on performance targets and service specifications to local and national KPIs
- Evidence of leading change initiatives.
- Ability to manage and engage staff in the future shaping of services and strategic visioning.
- Experience of leading, managing and supervising a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of strategic and business development of Neurodevelopmental provision
Clinical Expereince
Essential
- Extensive experience of working as a registered professional in children and adolescent mental health services or children's Neurodevelopmental services
- Further training/study in relation to specialist supervision within children's mental health and Neurodevelopmental Services
- Experience of training/teaching staff
- Extensive experience of offering consultation to children, young people and their families and to other staff groups and partner agencies
- Ability to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate programmes
Desirable
- Experience of leading key clinical services
- Previous experience of conducting clinical research
- Ability to lead on research and development programmes
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide a high level of competency and autonomy in analysing presenting problems in the context of the child and family and/or wider social context
- Ability to work utilising a range of integrated therapeutic perspectives and modalities dependent on the needs of the client.
- Ability to effectively communicate with various individuals and groups about complex, potentially stressful topics.
- Ability to undertake comprehensive clinical risk assessment; including high risk or emergency presentations
- Ability to develop and implement multi-professional / multi-agency risk management plans
- Ability to communicate effectively in a highly emotive atmosphere and overcome resistance to potentially threatening information
- Ability to supervise work of less experienced mental health workers
- Ability to develop own and others knowledge and practice across professional and organisational boundaries
- Ability to plan, allocate assessment, provide feedback to team members
- Ability to lead on the research and development programme
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to children and young people's mental health provision as well as those relevant to intellectual disability and neurodevelopmental services
- Experience of engaging / liaising with local support networks for children, young people and families
- Understanding of the application of psychological and other theories relating to a multi-cultural and socially diverse population
- Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages
Other
Essential
- Ability to work with emotionally demanding children, young people and their families
- Willing to develop knowledge skills and practice in chosen area of work
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work on a daily basis with clients who maybe abusive or hostile.
- Accountable for own professional actions
- Works within professional ethics and Trust policies
- Evidence of actively enabling and promoting service user participation in service development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
