Operational Programme Lead | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,631 - £68,623 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 March 2026 |
| Location: | Sidcup, DA14 4TA |
| Company: | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7803872/277-7803872-CYP |
Summary
Fixed Term Contract / Secondment Opportunity
This is a new and exciting fixed term or secondment opportunity offering leadership opportunities for an experienced operational lead within the field of neurodiversity (ND). This is a vital role with key responsibilities for supporting the development, implementation & establishment of a pilot to test a new ND service model for children & young people (CYP) across several South East London (SEL) boroughs. This is pilot has a planned end date of 30 June 2027, however there may be the potential to extend by a further 3 months.
The pilot will test a new multi-borough ND support & assessment model, aiming to support the needs of CYP with suspected or confirmed ND and contributing to the reduction in the longest waits for ADHD & ASD assessment across the system. The Hub will be multi-disciplinary, including community paediatrics, psychiatry, GP, speech & language therapy, nursing & psychology.
Supported by the Service Manager and Clinical Programme Lead, the postholder will be responsible for managing a small multi-professional team for the day-to-day operational delivery of the service and will contribute to the development of the scope of the service, outcomes and full pathway evaluation and re-design throughout the duration of the pilot. Through the use of highly effective operational management and leadership skills and abilities, the postholder will enable the team to deliver timely and effective wellbeing and diagnostic assessments and interventions for CYP with ADHD and/or ASD. The postholder will be a skilled & highly experienced operational lead with demonstrable experience of managing staff and leading a team or service. Whilst experience within the healthcare environment is required, experience working with CYP and/or the specialist neurodiversity area would be preferred but is not essential.
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care
• To co-lead, manage and plan the delivery of the new pilot, with the Clinical Programme Lead, supporting the workforce and children and young people within and across services.
• To provide service delivery specialist oversight, providing insight to the ND Hub Clinical Programme Lead and the Service Manager, enabling effective pathway co-design and development.
• To co-lead on and hold responsibility for, with the Clinical Programme Lead, the provision of clinical input to the CYP ND Hub design across a range of professionals and teams within Children’s Services.
• To support the development, evaluation and monitoring of relevant service delivery policies or standard operating procedures, through the deployment of professional skills in service management, research, service evaluation and audit.
• To escalate to the Directorate Management Team any challenges and opportunities relating to service performance.
• To effectively manage the team budget and be an authorised signatory.
• To be responsible for the delivery of highly effective staff management, supervision and support for the team within the CYP ND Hub, including identifying and enabling support strategies to facilitate a positive, inclusive and psychologically safe environment.
• To co-lead the service and ensure the team are fully engaged with corporate colleagues, to enable the successful development and inclusion of digital solutions and IT systems to support the delivery of a highly effective service and future focused service.
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Feb 2026
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