Clinical Service Lead Croydon Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team


Company:	South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£63,665 - £70,887 per annum inclusive of HCAs
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Croydon, CR0 1QG
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	22 Sept 2026
Closing date:	22 Oct 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, innovative, and performance-driven clinician to join the Croydon Leadership Team and play a key role in shaping the future of neurodevelopmental services within the borough.

The post holder will lead the Croydon Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team and be instrumental in the ongoing development and transformation of the service. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician with expertise in neurodevelopmental presentations, particularly ADHD and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), who is passionate about service improvement, high-quality clinical care, and developing effective pathways for children, young people, and families.

We accept applications from professionals with a background in Clinical Psychology, Child Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, or Nursing who possess strong leadership skills and a commitment to delivering excellent outcomes.

We warmly welcome applications from everyone who meets the essential criteria. As we continue our journey towards being an anti-racist organisation, we are especially keen to hear from Black and Global Majority candidates, so that our workforce more closely reflects the diversity of the children, young people and families we serve in Croydon.

The successful candidate will:

• Provide operational and clinical leadership to the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team.

• Lead the continued development and improvement of the neurodevelopmental service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care.

• Monitor and manage service performance, quality standards, and key performance indicators.

• Maintain oversight of neurodevelopmental waiting lists, ensuring timely access to assessment and intervention pathways.

• Provide clinical and managerial supervision to team members, supporting professional development and high standards of practice.

• Lead on the investigation, monitoring, and learning from Serious Untoward Incidents (SUIs) and other governance processes.

• Hold responsibility for the team's budget and contribute to effective resource management.

• Ensure clinical practice is compliant with relevant national, professional, and organisational standards.

• Drive operational effectiveness and support the achievement of service objectives.

• Provide expert clinical consultation and contribute to complex decision-making regarding assessment and treatment options.

This is a rewarding leadership role for an individual who is committed to innovation, collaboration, and excellence in neurodevelopmental care, and who wishes to make a lasting impact on service delivery and patient outcomes.

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.

• Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.

• Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes

• Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars

• Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites

• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

• Counselling services

• Wellbeing events

• Long service awards

• Cycle to work scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Childcare vouchers

• Staff restaurants

For full details of the role, including the key responsibilities, person specification, and essential qualifications and experience, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We strongly encourage prospective applicants to review these documents carefully, as they provide comprehensive information about the expectations of the post, the skills and competencies required, and the opportunities available within the role. The attached documents will help you gain a fuller understanding of the position and determine how your experience and aspirations align with our service.

This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Oct 2026

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