Clinical Lead - South & Midlands

Full Job Description

Job Title: Clinical Lead – South & Midlands

Location: Regionally based across the South of England and the Midlands

Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum 

Hours: 37.5 per week

Contract: Permanent

Our Core Benefits include: Up to 39 days annual leave (including BH, One Moment in Time day and opportunity to buy 5 extra days), Minimum 9% Contributory Pension, Life Assurance, ‘The Hub’ discount marketplace, EAP, Occupational Health, Sick pay, Family Friendly leave, Expenses and Mileage, Tech Scheme.

About National Fostering Group

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88% of employees at National Fostering Group say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company! Please read more about why our employees love working here: https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/certified-company/1574411 

With over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 3,000 foster carers. We support just over 4,000 cared for children through 31 agencies across the UK. 

As a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ which we are extremely proud of.

 A bit more about the opportunity:

The Clinical Lead will oversee the implementation and delivery of the group’s clinical offer and coordinate the clinical team across the South & Midlands. This role requires working collaboratively to promote the well-being and best interests of children, young people, foster families and staff while supporting the effectiveness of the service in achieving its objectives. 

The Clinical Lead will ensure high-quality service provision aligned with best practice guidelines, internal policies and procedures. Additionally, they will deliver the group’s clinical offer to a reduced number of agencies, undertake clinical duties and manage allocated agency clinicians across the South & Midlands, ensuring adherence to professional and regulatory guidelines, as well as the group’s clinical audit and tracking tools. 

Operational responsibilities include managing allocated agency clinicians, serving as the primary liaison between the group’s operational function and the Head of Clinical Services, conducting individual assessments, delivering interventions, providing guidance, and preparing relevant documents and reports.

A full list of responsibilities can be found in the Job Description.

Who we’re looking for:

We are seeking a dedicated clinical professional with extensive experience working with children in a healthcare setting. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in service improvement, change management, workforce planning and clinical strategy development. 

Exceptional leadership and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to supervise staff and engage effectively with children, families and stakeholders. 

A deep understanding of regulatory and governance frameworks, combined with strong clinical expertise is required. We value resilience, adaptability and a commitment to delivering high-quality, child-centred care. If you are a motivated professional who can inspire teams and drive continuous service improvement, we would love to hear from you.

Essential Criteria:

• Registered with BACP or equivalent
• Post graduate qualification
• Experience in developing and implementing clinical strategies
• Experience of working in multi professional work teams or services within designated speciality
• Ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve high standards of care
• Strong, clear and concise report writing skills

A full list of essential and desirable criteria can be found in the Person Specification.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer.