Job Description

This is a new & exciting fixed term role offering leadership opportunities for an experienced clinician within the field of neurodiversity (ND) to support the development, implementation & establishment of a pilot service to test a new ND service model for children & young people 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 & assessment model, facilitating a reduction in the longest waits for ADHD & ASD assessment across the system. The Hub will be multi-disciplinary, including community paediatrics, psychiatry, GP, speech & language therapy, nursing & psychology. The postholder will be a skilled & highly experienced neurodiversity clinician from across nursing, psychology & allied health professions. The postholder will be responsible for managing a small multi-professional team for the day-to-day operational delivery of the service and will contribute to the development of the scope of the service, outcomes and full pathway evaluation and re-design throughout the duration of the pilot. The postholder will deliver clinical assessments and interventions (ADHD and/or ASD) for CYP, whilst leading on clinical assurance and supervision for team members. Please note this post is open to any nursing or allied health professional who is currently undertaking CYP ND assessments (ASD and/or ADHD) and treatment (ADHD) and who meets all key requirements.



To lead, plan and manage the delivery of the new clinical pilot, supported by the Clinical Programme Lead and Programme/Senior Manager. 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 provide high quality and evidence based clinical CYP ND assessments and relevant interventions (ASD and/or ADHD). 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.

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



Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation.