Healthcare Transition and Young Person Service Lead

Essential

• Registered nurse, midwife or allied health professional with current NMC or HCPC registration, as applicable to the candidate's profession.
• Master's degree in a relevant subject, or evidence of specialist knowledge and senior professional experience equivalent to Master's level; evidence of continuing professional development relevant to healthcare transition, young people, strategic leadership, quality improvement and professional practice.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in leadership, service improvement, education, research or a relevant clinical specialty; recognised coaching, clinical supervision, quality-improvement or project/programme management qualification.

Essential

• Substantial post-registration experience, including significant experience in a senior clinical, professional, operational or strategic leadership role; evidence of leading strategy, policy, service development or complex improvement across more than one clinical service or directorate; experience translating national requirements and evidence into organisational plans, standards, pathways and measurable delivery arrangements.
• Experience providing professional advice, constructive challenge, recommendations and assurance to senior clinical or corporate leaders, and influencing change where priorities, professional perspectives or organisational interests differ.
• Demonstrable experience reviewing, designing, implementing and evaluating complex clinical pathways or service models; leading multidisciplinary and cross-organisational improvement; identifying variation, gaps, duplication, delay and risk; using structured quality-improvement methods; and involving patients, young people, families or carers in service design and evaluation.
• Substantial experience of clinical governance, quality assurance, audit, evaluation, risk management, incident learning or complaints review; developing governance arrangements, performance measures, reporting routes and accountability; preparing evidence-based reports and escalating material risks.

Desirable

• Experience at organisational, system, regional or national level; deputising for a senior nursing or professional leader; direct experience of paediatric-to-adult transition pathways; cross-boundary work with children's services, local authorities, education or voluntary-sector partners; supporting external assurance, inspection, regulatory review, thematic review or complex investigation.

Essential

• Highly developed specialist knowledge of healthcare transition and developmentally appropriate care for young people and young adults, underpinned by theory and relevant experience; advanced knowledge of national policy, professional guidance and evidence relating to transition from children's to adult services.
• Detailed knowledge of consent, mental capacity, safeguarding, information sharing, equality and human rights; understanding of clinical governance, quality assurance, patient safety, risk management, co-production and reducing health inequalities; knowledge of NHS structures, integrated care and interfaces across acute, children's, community, primary, mental health, social care and education services.
• Expert professional judgement in complex clinical, legal, ethical, safeguarding, pathway or multi-agency situations; ability to analyse conflicting or incomplete information, formulate options, balance quality, safety, experience, equality, workforce, financial and implementation considerations, and provide evidence-based recommendations or escalation.
• Experience developing and managing annual and medium-term programmes with multiple services, organisations and stakeholders; ability to translate strategy into delivery plans, milestones, accountable leads, measures and reporting arrangements; ability to manage competing priorities and adapt plans to changing policy, resources and risk.
• Highly developed written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, negotiation and influencing skills; ability to communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information, secure agreement to change, build senior relationships across boundaries and chair complex meetings with clear decisions and accountability.
• Experience of direct line management, workforce capability development, education, competency or training plans; ability to provide professional leadership beyond direct line management and support development through supervision, coaching, education or a community of practice.
• Ability to critically appraise research, policy, guidance and innovation; lead audit, evaluation or improvement across services; use evidence to recommend and implement change; disseminate learning; understand Standing Financial Instructions and responsible resource use; contribute to business cases and resource proposals; use standard digital applications; specify information requirements; and apply confidentiality, data protection and information-governance requirements.

Essential

• Visible, compassionate and inclusive leader who acts with integrity and professional credibility; demonstrates professional courage, curiosity, accountability and respectful challenge; works autonomously and accepts accountability for the quality and timeliness of advice and programme delivery.
• Resilient and effective when dealing with complexity, uncertainty, competing priorities and distressing or sensitive information; committed to person-centred care, co-production, equality, diversity, inclusion, human rights and reducing inequalities; recognises personal limits, seeks advice and maintains professional boundaries.

Desirable

• Experience leading cultural or organisational change; formal project or programme management; managing interdependent improvement projects; presenting regionally or nationally; working with representative or advocacy groups; establishing professional networks; formal teaching, coaching or supervision preparation; research publication or academic partnership; budget management; productivity improvement; patient-facing digital information or business-intelligence tools.