Sun Clinical Lead (Service User Network Groups)


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£72,719 to £83,505 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Woolwich, SE18 3RG
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	12 Nov 2026
Closing date:	29 Nov 2026

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Summary

To take a lead on setting up Sun groups in Bexley and Greenwich and developing Sun groups in Bromley including setting up operational processes, clinical governance and supervision structures in each borough consultation with the Sun clinical lead. Supervision of Sun groups facilitators Regular report on the progress of the SUN group roll out and any risks of these plans to the Head of Psychological Therapies in Primary Care Adult Mental Health and relevant stakeholders. Evaluate and develop a model of Sun Group Delivery in Adult Mental Health Updating the Sun Group operational Policy Develop structures for operational management, Clinical governance and clinical supervision. Ongoing training programme to ensure the continued development of staff trained to facilitate Sun groups To oversee operational processes for Sun groups in each of the three boroughs To liaise with operational lead from the borough adapt teams to book rooms and to organise rotas for the groups in each borough. Work alongside operational lead in each borough to ensure referral processes are maintained To work with clinical lead to ensure clinical supervision structures are set up in each borough. Be up to date and proficient in the use of social media and virtual technologies to support this work. To plan ongoing training on an annual basis for new facilitators To gather, analyse and use workforce and other data to underpin plans and evaluation To keep stakeholders up to date on project progress and risks To develop an inclusive approach to the sun model monitoring staff and service users involvement from diverse backgrounds creating a psychologically safe environment for the groups and advocating the principles of trauma-informed care To maintain a strong focus on collaboration and coproduction of the workstream; ensuring all projects understand service User and staff needs and views To receive and provide training as appropriate to the role in line with national developments in Sun group model. To undertake service evaluation, audit, research and policy development. To work as an autonomous professional within appropriate professional guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters. To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC or other profession specific guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.

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