Clinical Lead

Job overview

Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic practitioner ready to take the next step in clinical leadership? Do you have a passion for delivering outstanding care to children, young people, and their families, while supporting and inspiring colleagues? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Our CYPS Community Team in Northeast Hampshire (covering Hart & Rushmoor) is a highly supportive, friendly, and innovative service.   Guided by the i-THRIVE framework, we focus on providing Getting More Help and Risk Support to children and young people.  As Clinical Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping care delivery, ensuring high standards of practice, and fostering collaboration across the multidisciplinary team.

What we’re looking for:

• Professional registration with NMC or HCPC.
• Significant experience working with children and young people under 18.
• Strong leadership and relationship‑building skills.
• A commitment to innovation, collaboration, and delivering excellent outcomes.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced Clinical Lead to provide leadership and management support within our CYPS Community Team in Northeast Hampshire.  This is a dynamic and varied role, offering the opportunity to make a real impact on the delivery of care across the locality.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assist with providing overall leadership and management support to the CYPS Community Team .
• Supervising and guiding colleagues to ensure high standards of clinical practice.
• Building strong, collaborative relationships across services in Northeast Hampshire.
• Working in close partnership with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and senior leadership to deliver integrated, patient‑focused care.
• Manage a caseload of young people for assessment, interventions and supporting the Duty system.

About you:

• Proven experience in managing and supervising clinical teams.
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively across services and disciplines.
• Commitment to delivering high‑quality care through partnership and innovation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated lead to shape services, strengthen partnerships, and ensure the best outcomes for children, young people, and families in our community within a strong and well established leadership team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Working closely with the General Manager and multidisciplinary team to develop and improve services.
• Coordinating assessment clinics and responding to urgent mental health needs.
• Providing line management, clinical supervision, advice, and consultation to colleagues.
• Liaising with agencies and services within the locality to ensure joined‑up care.
• Supporting service development in line with national standards, local priorities, and financial frameworks.
• Promoting continuous quality improvement, safeguarding, and compliance with statutory requirements.
• Maintaining a small clinical caseload of complex young people.
• Deputising for the General Manager when required.

This role requires strong skills in clinical assessment, crisis and risk management, safeguarding, and inter‑agency liaison, alongside the ability to operate with professional autonomy while working collaboratively.

Please review the job description for further details