Clinical Director
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our well-established, diversifying and evolving organisation, located in the heart of Bromley.
Reporting into the CEO, the Clinical Director will provide strategic and inclusive leadership and vision for Bromley Y, ensuring the effective delivery of interventions to children and young people (CYP) and their parents & carers.
The post holder will work closely and collaboratively with the CEO, Board of Trustees, and Senior Leadership Group (SLG), playing a key role in shaping, developing and delivering our business plan and strategic objectives, ensuring that equality, diversity, and inclusion is embedded in everything we do.
The Clinical Director will create and develop strong partnership working relationships and networks with local partners and stakeholders and be part of the provider collaborative/Integrated Care System (ICS).
About the role:
* Role: Clinical Director
* Salary banding (FTE): £57,913.17 to £76,489.09 per annum
* Working pattern: 37 hours a week, 5 days a week
* Direct Reports: Three Operational Managers who are part of SLG
* Contract: Permanent
* Location: Bromley Y, in community settings and some home working
* Reporting responsibilities to the Board of Trustees
In April 2024, we formed a partnership with Bromley CAMHS, providing an integrated single point of access for CYP in the Bromley Borough. The successful candidate will play a vital role in developing the integrated single point of access (iSPA) to meet key performance indicators. We are also undergoing structural changes and preparing for a review of our contract in 2026.
This role will provide an excellent opportunity to shape our two main contracts, MHEWS and MHST, while taking responsibility for effective clinical governance and quality improvement. The Clinical Director will carry a small caseload working with CYP who do not meet the criteria for CAMHS but do not fit into the early intervention remit.
We know that working in emotional and mental health services can be challenging, and we prioritize looking after ourselves and each other. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive working environment that encourages talent and nurtures the strengths we all bring to our work. We are committed to clinical and managerial supervision, training, and development.
The right person:
The post represents an opportunity for a qualified and experienced practitioner or an experienced Clinical Lead/Director who is committed to the principles of CYP IAPT and THRIVE to further their career.
The post holder will be a post-graduate qualified psychological practitioner (e.g., Clinical or Counselling psychologist, family therapist, child and adolescent psychotherapist) fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body and will have extensive clinical, supervision, and leadership experience. Candidates from allied professions will be considered if they have comprehensive knowledge, training, and experience in a range of psychological models.
We also welcome applications from CAMHS core professionals such as Clinical Psychologists, Family Systemic Psychotherapists, CAMHS Mental Health Nurses, CAMHS Occupational Therapists, Child Psychotherapists, or CAMHS Social Workers.
For further information about this role, please contact Gill Allen (CEO) for an informal conversation. Please refer to the attached job description and role specification. Contact us via email for our structure chart and additional information.
To apply, please send your CV and a supportive statement (aligned with the job description and role specification), no longer than two pages of A4, detailing your salary expectations and motivations, via email by 17:00 on Friday 10 January 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
If your application is of interest, interviews will take place at the end of January 2025/early February 2025, with several stages in the interview/assessment process due to the seniority of the role.
The Rewards:
* Comprehensive induction and onboarding programme
* Hybrid working pattern
* Competitive salary
* Holiday entitlement of 28 days per annum, plus bank holidays
* A wellbeing day
* Support via our Employee Assistance Programme
* Generous organisation sick pay
* Contributory Pension scheme
* Support to maintain professional registration and development
* Cycle to work scheme
* Blue Light Card
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
* Be part of a dynamic, creative, and innovative team
* Work for an award-winning organisation
* Be part of a diverse, inclusive, collaborative, and supportive working environment that places Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at the heart of its business strategy
We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We adopt a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination on any of the protected grounds in the Equality Act 2010. We aspire to have a diverse workforce because diversity enables better business outcomes. We believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all our people. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures to apply.
We will take positive steps to ensure that our employees, volunteers, stakeholders, contractors, and clients can enjoy an experience that is fair, equitable, and free from discrimination in their dealings with us. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
By applying for this role, you consent to Bromley Y HR team securely holding and processing your personal data. You retain the right to have your information edited or deleted, in line with the Data Protection Act 2018.
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