Band 8a Clinical Team LeadNHS

Job summary

The CAMHS Learning Disability Service is seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Team Lead to provide visible clinical and operational leadership to a specialist, well-established multidisciplinary team supporting children and young people with moderate to profound Intellectual Developmental Disability and complex mental health needs across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. You will oversee a team of approximately 25 staff, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based assessment, intervention and care across outpatient and outreach pathways. The role requires strong clinical credibility, effective team leadership and a commitment to safe, timely and person-centred service delivery. You will promote excellence in practice, service development, workforce wellbeing and performance. We are looking for a confident, compassionate leader with substantial experience in Learning Disability and Mental Health services. Experience within childrens mental health or childrens learning disability services is desirable but not essential. This secondment offers the opportunity to shape specialist provision and improve outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and families. Interview date: 22/10/2026, CAMHS LD, Rothesay, 352A London Road, Leicester, LE2 2PL. Contact: Jenny Bernacchio, Family Service Manager, [email protected], 07551008476.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide visible and accessible clinical and managerial leadership to CAMHs Learning Disability team. 2. To ensure the delivery of a clinically effective highly specialised service which delivers effective packages of care that are reflective of individuals diverse needs 3. To set, monitor and evaluate standards to ensure a high quality of care. 4. To act as a highly specialised expert resource within the field of CAMHS 5. To support the development of the team and the workforce within it. 6. To provide effective management of clinical performance and productivity to ensure that children and young people are seen in a timely manner. PLEASE NOTE THE ATTACHED JOB/PERSON SPECIFICATION REFERS TO OUTPATIENTS. WHILST WE HAVE A SEPERATE OUTPATIENTS TEAM, WE HOPE THAT THE BROAD SPECIFICATION GIVES A FLAVOUR OF THE ROLE AND DUTIES INVOLVED. WE WOULD BE HAPPY FOR YOU TO CONTACT US FOR CLARIFICATION AND TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION YOU REQUIRE TO MAKE AN INFORMED APPLICATION

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About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.