Clinical Lead

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in North Cumbria Children’s Community Eating Disorder Service (CEDS) for a Band 7 Team Lead.

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic candidate who will be responsible for the clinical leadership of the team within the culture of continuous service improvement to ensure delivery of an excellent service to our service users. They will be responsible and accountable for the monitoring of performance and quality of the service.

The post holder will be part of the Children and Young People’s Leadership Team in North Cumbria and will be supported directly by the Clinical Manager, CAMHS Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist.

Main duties of the job

The clinical lead role in this service will have clinical oversight of the service ensuring a high quality of care is delivered to children and young people which is evidence based.

The clinical lead will work collaboratively with other children’s mental health services, acute hospital, education and partner agencies to ensure co-ordinated care.

The clinical lead will offer clinical leadership in the team, supporting with the weekly MDT meeting, complex cases reviews whilst carrying a small caseload within the service.

The clinical lead will support data performance in the service to demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the service.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of Eating Disorders
  • Working with children and families
  • Leadership in a team

Desirable

  • Teaching

Communication

Essential

  • Evidence of multi- disciplinary working
  • Evidence of working effectively with families
  • Evidence of clinical leadership

Desirable

  • Evidence of leading service development

Clinical leadership

Essential

  • Evidence of providing clinical supervision
  • Evidence of excellent clinical formulation skills
  • Experience and knowledge of safeguarding children

Desirable

  • Understanding of clinical governance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 9 August 2026

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