Clinical Transformation Lead 0-18years Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Clinical Transformation Lead 0-18 years Neurodevelopmental Disorders

We are looking for a Clinical Transformation Lead to lead on a two-year transformation of the delivery of services to all children and young people 0-18 years presenting with ASC and ADHD needs across North Central London. This is a unique and exciting opportunity combining clinical and transformation leadership working with multiple providers and systems partners.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will be providing Clinical Transformation Leadership to the Programme and actively work with Children and Young People's Neurodevelopmental Conditions Pathway Leads Teams 0-18 in NCL to deliver the ambitions of the Program.

You will also be expected to lead and support other internal and external Systems Partners across North Central London ICS, ensuring engagement in the Programme at the right level to support the programme delivery plans.

You will provide appropriate clinical input as a subject matter expert in Neurodevelopment Conditions in children and young people with co-occurring conditions and ensure the Programme is represented in external facing NCL System Meetings; 0-18 years Programme Boards; Clinical Networks and Children's Health Steering Committees.

You will work with multi-professional teams and agencies of experienced practitioners with a variety of professional backgrounds, all of whom have chosen Neurodevelopmental Conditions as a specialist area of expertise.

You will be leading a priority Programme with significant investment and expectations, and therefore it is more important than ever before to deliver the programme aims across the ICS, for the benefit of children, young people and their families.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough, we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with a supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement, and technology.

Why NLFT?

1. We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
2. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
3. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave, and NHS pension scheme.
4. Excellent internal staff network.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust, you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that falls under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job responsibilities

1. Provide Clinical Transformation Leadership and deliver programme aims:
2. To standardise neurodevelopmental pathway delivered by a team of highly skilled clinicians from a range of professions who can assess and diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders in a timely and efficient manner.
3. To significantly reduce and manage the waiting lists for diagnostic assessment of ADHD & Autism in line with NICE guidance (QS51).
4. To collaborate between providers to support the changes needed to ensure that standardisation of service offer and age cohorts served can be implemented during 25/26.
5. To move towards a system-wide needs-led approach to the management of neurodiversity, engaging all key stakeholders in that delivery.

The suitable candidate will be an excellent communicator with clinical, academic and staff groups at all levels and have good organisational skills to develop and maintain action plans to support your projects. This fixed term/secondment opportunity is available as a job-share and we would welcome a flexible approach.

Person Specification Professional registration (clinical)

• Substantial Clinical Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Educated to master's degree level or equivalent experience

• Substantial Clinical Practice in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Pathways

Demonstrable experience of Transformation leadership

• or equivalent - taking account of relevant clinical experience

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.

North London Foundation NHS Trust Headquarters, 4th Floor, East Win

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North London Foundation NHS Trust Headquarters, 4th Floor, East Win