Clinical Lead for SEND, South East England

We are currently supporting a large NHS organisation in the appointment of a senior health professional on an interim basis. The role is to ensure that the organisation continue to meet their statutory duties for CYP and SEND in line with the Children and Families Act 2014. Main Responsibilities: - Work collaboratively with other health and social care providers to ensure the SEND reforms are delivered; - Manage highly complex arrangements and relationships between the NHS and Local Authorities; acting as a lead for healthcare in the multi-agency assessment team ensuring engagement with a wide range of stakeholders; - Ensure positive and productive relationships, that contribute to areas of joint working/joint commissioning as appropriate; - Use in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Children and Families Act 2014, Care Act 2015, SEND Code of Practice 0-25 (2014) to raise the main issues affecting outcomes for children, young people and families, particularly children and young people with SEND; - Utilising knowledge gained through the planning, organisation and evaluation of complex and emerging programmes, inform future commissioning priorities and intentions, formulating adjustments of commissioning strategies where indicated; - Support with transitional arrangements for children and young people with disabilities who have an EHC Plan ensuring their healthcare needs are transitioned into adult services in a timely manner; - Undertake quality assurance to review current health service provision to ensure it is fit for purpose and meets the needs of children and young people and their family. A successful candidate will have: - Significant experience of working in a clinical setting with children and young people with SEND, including management experience. - Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of commissioning/joint commissioning cycle in highly complex multi-agency environments to inform commissioning strategies; - Current registration with the NMC or HCPC bodies. For further information on this role please contact Donna Larder, Head of Healthcare on (phone number removed), alternatively email directly on (url