Children and Young People Placements Lead
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Maidstone, ME15 6NBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
The post holder will work within a Specialist Assessments and Placement's Team to provide expert clinical leadership in the assessment, review and aut...
- Assess clinical needs and complexity through review of reports, documentation and supporting data and determine whether community-based alternatives to proposed placements have been fully explored e.g. support available from commissioned NHS community services/CYPMHS
- Provide expert clinical recommendations regarding the most appropriate placement and package of care.
- Ensure all recommendations are evidence based and consistent with national guidance.
- Provide expert advice to multidisciplinary teams/practitioners on ICB processes, funding criteria and evidence based commissioning
- Support the development of knowledge and skills, as a subject matter expert, in CYP legislation, policy and guidance and the presentation of clinical needs in the children's population within the placement's team.
- Support procurement of specialist services where appropriate.
- Contribute to contract monitoring and provider quality assurance.
- Provide professional clinical leadership regarding; Children's Mental Health, Learning Disability, Autism, Positive Behaviour Support, Trauma-informed care, Risk management.
- Support complex clinical decision making.
- Support resolution of complex interagency disagreements.
- Escalate safeguarding concerns appropriately.
- Work within local safeguarding procedures.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
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All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
We are committed to a culture that supports all staff at NHS Kent and Medway to be the best version of themselves.
Our ability to improve outcomes for our population depends on how effectively clinical, operational, financial and strategic professionals work together to make informed commissioning decisions. That's why our workforce works a minimum of two days-a-week on-site, with the expectation that all one-to-ones are held face-to-face and that colleagues will regularly visit the services we are commissioning to understand more about them.
We believe regular on-site working supports stronger collaboration, faster problem-solving, peer learning, visible leadership and the integration of colleagues into our organisation. We also know that culture is built through shared experiences and day-to-day interactions.
We are a flexible working friendly organisation; we aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal and access to training opportunities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD), Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist with current professional registration.
Desirable: - Degree in relevant professional discipline
Experience
Essential: - Significant post-registration experience working with children and young people
Desirable: - Experience managing highly complex cases
Competency
Essential: - Ability to analyse highly complex clinical information
Desirable: - Has a good working knowledge Children's Mental Health services
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
15 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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