About this role
Job summary
Join our new Neurodiversity Support Team and play a key role in helping schools across BNSSG better understand and support neurodivergent children and young people.
The Neurodiversity Support Team is a multidisciplinary clinical service working in partnership with education settings to deliver high-quality Neurodivergent Needs Analyses. The team provides expert guidance, consultation and quality assurance to ensure needs profiles are consistent, meaningful and impactful.
As part of a system-wide programme, the service is introducing Neurodivergent Needs Analysis across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). The team works closely with schools across the region, providing training, consultation and practical support to help them better understand and respond to the needs of neurodivergent children and young people.
The service champions early intervention and a needs-led approach, focusing on each child or young person's strengths and challenges rather than diagnostic labels.
We are looking for a Clinical Lead to join this developing team and help shape a new way of supporting neurodivergent children and young people across the region. This role is 33.75 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
As the Clinical Lead, you will oversee the delivery of a high-quality, neurodiversity-affirming service for children and young people across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. You will lead the roll-out of Neurodivergent Needs Analyses, ensuring a consistent, needs-led approach across education settings.
You will provide clinical oversight and guidance to the Neurodiversity Support Team, supporting schools to explore children and young people's strengths, needs and strategies. The role includes responsibility for clinical governance, risk management, and ensuring safe, high-quality service delivery.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading clinical oversight of Neurodivergent Needs Analysis pathways
Supporting consistent, safe and high-quality service delivery
Guiding the team on clinical governance and risk management
Supporting education settings to implement needs-led approaches
Collaborating with schools and professionals to promote strengths-based, inclusive practice
About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
Please view the updated structure chart for the team within the attached documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
Educated to degree level in relevant subject. Recognised post-graduate Management / Leadership qualification or equivalent experience. Post requires a health professional - Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist; Physiotherapist; Clinical Psychologist, or a Registered Nurse - must have a licence to practise - evidenced by e.g.: HCPC registration or NMC registration Professional training relating to Neurodivergent needs and Neurodevelopmental conditions
Skills, Experience and Knowledge Essential
Experience working with children and young people with Neurodiversity conditions Extensive operational management experience including experience of managing and developing multidisciplinary teams in a variety of locations. Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the transformation agenda and the legislative, regulatory and performance management framework for education, health and social care. Able to demonstrate compassionate leadership skills, credibility and integrity and ability to manage through change. Experience of managerial and leadership practices and procedures. Experience of resolving complex issues within services and staff groups taking into consideration relevant business implications and local impact. Experience of co-production with staff and service users to improve service delivery. Experience of using a variety of strategies and approaches to develop staff.
Desirable
Contribution to developments in professional field at national level. Experience of leading service transformation projects. Contribution to service / organisational developments at a system-wide level
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Sirona care & health CIC
Address Unit 2, Osprey Court
Hawkfield Business Park, Whitchurch Lane
Bristol
BS14 0BB
Employer's website https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)