Child Development Centre and Specialist Play Team Lead

An exciting band 7 clinical leadership opportunity has arisen for a HCPC or NMC registered professional, Paediatric Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy, Paediatric Speech & Language Therapy, Health Visitor or Child Development/Specialist Play, with extensive experience with children under 5 with developmental delay and complex conditions.

At this time of clinical innovation and change this is an opportunity to work with other clinical teams to achieve a robust and balanced offer for under 5s with SEND and their families.

The successful candidate would need to be prepared to work at all 3 Worcestershire Child Development Centres as appropriate and travel to deliver care to Worcestershire children within their homes.

The successful candidate will have support from the senior management team but will need to be able to make management and clinical decisions with autonomy, guided by trust policies.

A secondment or job share may be considered -if you wish to be considered for a secondment please gain permission from your Substantive Manager before applying, The successful candidate will lead the Child Development and Specialist Play teams within the Children, Young People & Families Service Delivery Unit. They will need extensive experience of working with children with developmental delay and complex conditions and be able to demonstrate a highly advanced understanding of holistic child development in the early years and the wider system of SEND support.

Their clinical leadership skills will be key as they will be at the forefront of implementing new initiatives as part of the service review and transformation. They will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure clinical quality and outcomes of intervention. Experience of quality improvement, audit or research will be invaluable in supporting this change.

The Child Development and Specialist Play services work with babies and pre-school children with significant development delay or a known medical condition/diagnosis who require a specialist approach. This role will involve the operational management of the teams; including line management, triage, clinical supervision and management of the 3 child development centre sites.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)

Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes

Health and wellbeing opportunities