Clinical Team Manager (Neurodiversity) - CFHDNHS
Job summary
A dynamic opportunity is now available for an exceptional Clinical Team Manager to lead our evolving Neurodiversity Pathway, with a primary focus on high quality autism assessment.
This post is a 1.0wte, 1 year fixed term position based in South Devon.
This role sits at the heart of a service undergoing significant transformation, offering the post holder the chance to shape clinical practice, strengthen multidisciplinary working, and drive innovative models of care that improve outcomes for neurodivergent children and young people.
You will guide a skilled and passionate team, embed consistent clinical standards, and champion a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement. If you thrive in environments where change is purposeful, leadership is hands on, and your decisions directly influence service design, this is a rare and exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a forward thinking neurodevelopmental service.
Main duties of the job
Provide effective collaborative leadership and day to day operational management of the clinical team
Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of evidence based clinical care including triage, assessment, clinical formulation and care planning, treatment, and discharge of children and young people
Ensure the service is delivered in partnership with other clinical pathways within the locality, health specialties and partner organisations across health, education, social care and the voluntary sector.
Ensure the service is delivered in partnership with children, young people and their parents/ carers, ensuring their active participation is facilitated and feedback elicited, considered and acted-upon.
In partnership with the Operations Manager, ensure that clinical and non-clinical risks within the pathway are identified and managed effectively.
Full duties are available within the Job Description attached.
Job description
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
About us
At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.
Our children and young people say
We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.
Who we are
We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.
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