CAMHS Clinical Service Lead

As Clinical Service Lead for the Horizon Service, you will provide strategic, operational and clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary team. You will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality and outcome-focused services, while driving service transformation, quality improvement and innovation. The role offers the opportunity to shape integrated neighbourhood-based care, working closely with partners across health, education, social care, primary care and the voluntary sector to improve access, experience and outcomes for children and young people. You will lead service performance, workforce development, governance and safeguarding, whilst contributing to the wider strategic development of Lewisham CAMHS. We are looking for an experienced and inspiring leader with a strong background in children's mental health services and a passion for improving outcomes for young people. You will bring excellent clinical leadership skills, the ability to lead and motivate multidisciplinary teams, and experience managing complex services, demand, capacity and performance. You will be confident working across organisational boundaries, building effective partnerships and influencing service development at a system level. Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills are essential, alongside a commitment to innovation, inclusion, quality improvement and continuous learning.

The Clinical Service Lead will provide strategic, operational and professional leadership to the Horizon Service, a specialist CAMHS service supporting children and young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties. Working across Lewisham's Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, the post holder will lead a multidisciplinary workforce to deliver high-quality, safe and effective mental health care, ensuring services are responsive to the needs of local children, young people and families. The role is responsible for service performance, governance, workforce leadership, safeguarding, quality improvement and service transformation. The successful candidate will work closely with partners across health, education, social care and the voluntary sector to develop integrated pathways, improve access and outcomes, reduce inequalities and contribute to the ongoing development of neighbourhood-based models of care across Lewisham CAMHS. Main Responsibilities

This is an exciting senior leadership opportunity to shape the future of children's mental health services in Lewisham. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving transformation, influencing system-wide developments and improving outcomes for children and young people, while working within an ambitious, innovative and supportive CAMHS leadership team.

At Lewisham CAMHS, we're building something special. We are transforming the way children and young people access mental health support through integrated neighbourhood teams, strong partnerships and a shared commitment to excellence. Our culture is collaborative, compassionate and ambitious, with leaders empowered to innovate, challenge traditional ways of working and drive meaningful change. You'll join a welcoming and highly skilled team that values professional curiosity, continuous learning and mutual support, giving you the opportunity to grow your career while making a lasting difference to children, young people and families across Lewisham.

Qualifications

Desirable: - CPD in Quality Improvement or similar; - PG qualification in Leading on Transformation & Change in CYP mental health and wellbeing services

Experience

Desirable: - PG qualification in CYP MH supervision course; - Experience of leadership within a CAMHS setting.; - Experience of leading quality Improvement Projects

Knowledge & Skills