CYP Clinical Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Provide clinical leadership for Psychiatry-UK's Children and Young People (CYP) services, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, evidence-based care and excellent patient outcomes.

• Lead and support the multidisciplinary clinical team by offering expert clinical guidance, promoting best practices, and cultivating a collaborative, high-performing culture.

• Collaborate with the Clinical Director and operational leaders to shape and develop CYP services, driving innovation, service transformation, and ongoing quality improvement.

• Oversee clinical governance, ensuring services comply with regulatory, safeguarding, and CQC standards while maintaining a strong emphasis on quality and patient safety.

• Monitor clinical performance, patient outcomes, and service quality, utilizing data and feedback to identify areas for improvement and enhance clinical effectiveness.

• Assist in the recruitment, induction, supervision, mentoring, and development of clinicians, ensuring a skilled, engaged, and resilient workforce.

• Chair and contribute to multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, providing clinical oversight and facilitating effective decision-making across the service.

• Collaborate to optimize clinical capacity, workforce planning, and patient pathways, ensuring timely access to high-quality care.

• Foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support integrated working, service development, and the continued growth of CYP services.

⛳️ Requirements

• Medical degree with postgraduate qualifications (MRCPsych or equivalent).

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise and inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

• Extensive clinical experience in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

• Senior medical management experience within a complex healthcare environment.

• Demonstrated ability to supervise clinical teams and manage performance effectively.

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives.

• In-depth understanding of clinical governance, including compliance with relevant standards and regulations within mental health services.

• Knowledge of evidence-based assessment and treatment methodologies for ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and other mental health conditions affecting children and young people.

🏝️ Benefits

• £1000 working from home allowance

• Health Cash Plan

• Well Hub Subscription

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

• Annual Volunteering Day

• Enhanced Sickness and Family Leave pay

• Length of Service Bonus

• Work from Home allowance

• Pension options