Job overview
Are you an experienced mental health practitioner looking to combine direct therapeutic care with meaningful service leadership? We are seeking a compassionate, clear-sighted Complex Pathway Lead to join our Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) team.
In this dual-focused Band 7 role, you will balance direct clinical practice (80%) with pathway leadership (20%). You will guide clinicians within the Complex pathway, oversee assessment and treatment models, and manage waiting lists for the Mood and Anxiety Pathway. Working closely with education, social care, and wider wellbeing services, you will ensure children, young people, and their families receive timely, high-quality, and evidence-based care.
If you are passionate about transforming outcomes for children and young people while advancing your leadership career, we would love to receive your application!
Main duties of the job
- Direct Clinical Care (80%): Hold an autonomous caseload and deliver targeted therapeutic interventions, including specialist psychological treatments, group work, short-term CYPMHS input, parent work, and school observations.
- Pathway & Operational Leadership (20%): Provide clinical and operational guidance to CYPMHS clinicians in the Complex pathway, upholding high standards of evidence-based practice across the team.
- Assessment & Outcome Measurement: Oversee comprehensive clinical assessments, care planning, and systematic outcome tracking to ensure interventions remain effective and child-centered.
- Access & Waiting List Management: Actively manage waiting lists for the Mood and Anxiety Pathway to ensure timely, accessible, and seamless service delivery.
- Clinical Supervision: Provide expert supervision, mentoring, and support to clinical colleagues to foster professional growth.
- Multi-Agency Collaboration: Build strong relationships with wider mental health networks, social care, SEND frameworks, and educational partners to deliver holistic support
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems.
- Significant experience and specialist knowledge of social care, education, SEN/D or educational healthcare plans as well as CAMHS.
- Experience of using observation, including within school or community settings, to contribute to assessment and formulation.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex, technical and clinically sensitive information verbally and in writing to children, young people, families, carers and professional colleagues.
- Ability to work autonomously while involving colleagues and managers appropriately.
- Knowledge of research methodology, outcome measurement, audit and service evaluation, with the ability to critically interpret findings.
Training, qualifications and registration
Essential
- Successful completion of a graduate or post graduate training (e.g. nursing, psychology, social work, occupational therapy) ) or equivalent substantial CAMHS clinical experience.
- Active registration with your relevant regulatory body (e.g., HCPC, NMC)
WhatsApp job alerts
Get instant WhatsApp alerts for Band 7 Manager and Corporate roles in Sheerness Kent
Create your Job Clerk account first. We'll collect your alert preferences during onboarding and help you turn on WhatsApp notifications for matching healthcare roles.
Applying for this NHS job
This advert is for Complex Pathway Lead with Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust in Swale CYPMHS. It is listed as a Band 7 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Aug 2026.
Before you apply, compare the job description with the person specification and mirror the employer's essential criteria in your supporting information. Use the vacancy title, employer, location, salary, contract type, closing date and posted date (13 Aug 2026) to decide whether this role fits your current NHS job search. If the employer can close applications early, prepare the application before the stated deadline rather than waiting for the final day.
For more context, review related Job Clerk pages for the same profession, band or location where they exist, then use the application-support guides to tailor your statement and prepare for interview.