Neurodevelopmental Team Leader

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Neurodevelopmental Team Leader

The closing date is 12 March 2026

The Children and Young People's Neurodevelopmental Service having an opportunity for a Team Leader to join their school age team. The role may appeal to an experienced Allied Health Professional, Nurse, or Social Worker as it includes a small amount of clinical work alongside management roles.

The wider team include Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, and Neurodevelopmental Practitioners, working closely with Psychiatry and Specialist Mental Health Services

The post holder will have experience in working with neurodivergent children and young people.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to facilitate and undertake service and clinical audits and take a lead role in aspects of key service development activities.

The Team Lead will be responsible for the operational management of delegated members of the team including offering supervision, managing sickness, performance and staff development. The role requires effective communication and leadership skills, experience working with the neurodivergent population and the ability to work as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

The Team Lead will be responsible for the day to day operational delivery of the Neurodevelopmental School-age Team; allocating work as appropriate, providing supervision and appraisals, clinical audit, managing complaints and ensuring safe and effective delivery of the service

Person Specification Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior supervisory level
• Relevant qualification or significant experience in clinical children's field

Experience

• Experience of implementing new pathways of care
• Demonstrable experience of driving service improvements
• Experience and understanding of safeguarding
• Experience of managing budgets, involvement in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes

Other

• Ability to work throughout the CWPT geography as required for specific projects or CWPT wide developments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust