Fixed Term Contract / Secondment Opportunity
This is a new and exciting fixed term or secondment opportunity offering leadership opportunities for an experienced operational lead within the field of neurodiversity (ND). This is a vital role with key responsibilities for supporting the development, implementation & establishment of a pilot to test a new ND service model for children & young people (CYP) across several South East London (SEL) boroughs. This is pilot has a planned end date of 30 June 2027, however there may be the potential to extend by a further 3 months.
The pilot will test a new multi-borough ND support & assessment model, aiming to support the needs of CYP with suspected or confirmed ND and contributing to the 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.
Supported by the Service Manager and Clinical Programme Lead, 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. Through the use of highly effective operational management and leadership skills and abilities, the postholder will enable the team to deliver timely and effective wellbeing and diagnostic assessments and interventions for CYP with ADHD and/or ASD. The postholder will be a skilled & highly experienced operational lead with demonstrable experience of managing staff and leading a team or service. Whilst experience within the healthcare environment is required, experience working with CYP and/or the specialist neurodiversity area would be preferred but is not essential.
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.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Holly Jessop Job title: ND Pathway Improvement Programme Manager Email address: Telephone number:
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