[Hiring] Clinical Director @Psychiatry UK

Role Description

The Clinical Director – Children and Young Persons plays a critical clinical leadership role within Psychiatry UK, providing strategic and operational oversight of our Children and Young Persons (CYP) clinical services.

• Ensure the delivery of safe, effective, high-quality and patient-centred clinical services for children and young people.
• Work closely with the Medical Director and wider clinical and operational leadership teams.
• Provide strong clinical leadership across CYP services, ensuring clinical governance, safeguarding, quality and performance standards are maintained.
• Focus on the continued development and transformation of CYP services.
• Collaborate with clinical leads and multidisciplinary teams to develop sustainable services, increase clinical capacity and identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership and support in relation to clinical performance, recruitment, clinical induction and professional development.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability and psychological safety.
• Occasional travel may be required for face-to-face meetings and other organisational events across the UK.

Qualifications

• Medical degree (MBBS or equivalent) and postgraduate qualification (MRCPsych or equivalent).
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise and inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register.
• Significant senior clinical and strategic leadership experience, including CYP service delivery, within mental health or a similarly complex healthcare environment.
• Significant experience working clinically with children and young people within mental health services.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, clinical risk management, clinical governance and quality improvement.
• In-depth understanding of NHS operations, healthcare regulation and the wider healthcare environment.
• Proven experience leading service development, transformation, change and service improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrable experience managing and developing clinical teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management and clinical performance management skills.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

Requirements

• A strategic and compassionate clinical leader with significant experience in children and young people's mental health services.
• Strong understanding of clinical, safeguarding and operational complexities in delivering high-quality services.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills.
• Comfortable leading through change and managing complex situations.
• High levels of professional integrity and sound clinical judgement.
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop clinical leaders.

Benefits

• Health Cash Plan.
• Wellhub Subscription.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Annual Volunteering Day.
• Enhanced Sickness and Family Leave pay.
• Length of Service Bonus.
• Work from Home allowance.
• Pension options.