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 Mindworks East Hub (covering the East of Surrey with bases in Leatherhead and Redhill) 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
- 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 Mindworks East Hub. 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 East Mindworks Hub
- Supervising and guiding colleagues to ensure high standards of clinical practice.
- Building strong, collaborative relationships across services in Surrey.
- 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
Please review the job description for further details of the role and main responsibilities included
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
- Sound experience of working with CYP with a variety of mental health issues
- Demonstrable expertise in complex assessment of people with both mental and physical health issues
- Demonstrable ability to develop practical innovations and approaches to issues and complex problems
- Expertise and experience in supervision and supporting the growth of other staff.
- Proven ability to provide training and education regarding mental health and complex clinical topics
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical qualification at Degree level or above in Mental Health Nursing
- Registration with NMC
- Diploma level specialist training, experience, and short courses in the areas of child development, attachment or family functioning
Driving License
Essential
- Full UK Driving license
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