Band 8A Clinical Team Lead

Job Overview This is an exciting opportunity to lead a highly specialist, passionate and established team supporting some of the most vulnerable children and young people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Clinical Team Lead - CAMHS Learning Disability Service (Band 8a) Are you an experienced and inspirational leader with a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people with Intellectual Developmental Disability and complex mental health needs? We are looking for a dynamic Clinical Team Lead to provide visible clinical and operational leadership to our well-established CAMHS Learning Disability Team of approximately 25 multidisciplinary staff. The team delivers specialist assessment, treatment and intervention for children and young people with moderate to profound Intellectual Developmental Disability, alongside co-occurring mental health conditions, neurodevelopmental disorders and complex behavioural presentations. As Team Lead, you will drive high-quality, evidence-based care, ensuring safe, effective and timely services across both outpatient and outreach pathways. You will lead a team comprising registered and non-registered clinicians and administrative staff, promoting excellence in clinical practice, service development, workforce wellbeing and performance. We are seeking a confident and compassionate leader with significant experience in Learning Disability and Mental Health services, strong clinical credibility and a proven ability to lead, motivate and develop teams. Experience within children's mental health or children's learning disability services would be an advantage, but is not essential. Please note this is a secondment opportunity. Interview Date and Location : 22/10/2026 in the afternoon at CAMHS LD, Rothesay, 352A London Road, Leicester, LE2 2PL Contact Details Jenny Bernacchio, Family Service Manager jenny.bernacchio1@nhs.net 07551008476 Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

• To provide visible and accessible clinical and managerial leadership to CAMHs Learning Disability team.
• To ensure the delivery of a clinically effective highly specialised service which delivers effective packages of care that are reflective of individuals diverse needs
• To set, monitor and evaluate standards to ensure a high quality of care.
• To act as a highly specialised expert resource within the field of CAMHS
• To support the development of the team and the workforce within it.
• To provide effective management of clinical performance and productivity to ensure that children and young people are seen in a timely manner. PLEASE NOTE THE ATTACHED JOB/PERSON SPECIFICATION REFERS TO OUTPATIENTS. WHILST WE HAVE A SEPERATE OUTPATIENTS TEAM, WE HOPE THAT THE BROAD SPECIFICATION GIVES A FLAVOUR OF THE ROLE AND DUTIES INVOLVED. WE WOULD BE HAPPY FOR YOU TO CONTACT US FOR CLARIFICATION AND TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION YOU REQUIRE TO MAKE AN INFORMED APPLICATION About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.