Job summary
Cambridge University Hospital Foundation Trust (CUH) is seeking highly skilled and compassionate individuals to join the new NHS Children and Young People's Gender Service (East of England) in the role of Lead AHP. The key clinical roles in the CYPGS are SLT and OT. As such, the Lead would need to be from either SLT or OT.
Based within the Paediatrics Department, the successful applicant will have extensive experience of delivering high quality, evidence-based assessments and care to children and young people.
The post holder will provide assessments, supervision, interventions and consultation to staff and be a source of clinical expertise to the MDT.
The Cass Review into gender services for children and young people has recommended that staff should maintain a broad clinical perspective by working across related NHS services to embed the care of children and young people with gender-related distress within a broader child and adolescent health context. To achieve this we encourage part-time applications from staff already working in other services or can work with successful candidates applying for full-time roles to agree a job plan that includes a mix of gender service activity and activity in another clinical area
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide strategic, clinical and professional leadership for Allied Health Professional (AHP) practice within the Children and Young People's Gender Service. Working in close partnership with the Clinical Lead and Senior Leadership Team, the post holder will ensure the systematic provision of high-quality, safe, effective and evidence-based AHP care across the service.
The role combines advanced autonomous clinical practice, including holistic assessment and intervention, with responsibility for the professional governance, development and leadership of AHP practice. The post holder will exercise a high level of professional judgement and autonomy, ensuring that AHP contributions are fully embedded within the multidisciplinary model of care and aligned to local, regional and national expectations.
The post holder will act as the senior AHP clinical leader within the CYP Gender Service, contributing to service development, workforce planning, quality improvement, safeguarding, and outcome measurement, while maintaining a strong clinical presence within the service.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 2nd March 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 24th March 2026
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 2nd March 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 24th March 2026
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Allied Health Professional with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Relevant postgraduate qualification or demonstrable equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
- Evidence of advanced clinical practice within an AHP profession.
- Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at a senior level.
- Registered clinical supervisor.
Desirable
- Formal qualification or credential in advanced practice, leadership, education or service development.
- Training or qualifications relevant to paediatrics, neurodevelopment, communication, sensory or functional assessment.
- Additional safeguarding / other relevant qualification / experience.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-registration experience as an AHP, including advanced or consultant-level practice.
- Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people, including those with complex, overlapping developmental, emotional or functional needs.
- Experience of delivering holistic assessment and intervention, drawing on multiple sources of clinical information and working collaboratively with families.
- Experience of working as a senior member of a multidisciplinary team, contributing to formulation, clinical decision-making and care planning.
- Experience of professional leadership, including supervision, mentorship and support of other clinicians.
- Experience of contributing to service development, quality improvement, audit or evaluation.
- Experience of managing clinical risk and safeguarding within a paediatric or CYP context.
Desirable
- Experience working within highly specialised or emerging clinical services.
- Experience contributing to regional or system-wide pathways.
- oExperience of developing or implementing new models of care or advanced roles.
Knowledge
Essential
- In-depth knowledge of AHP professional standards, scope of practice and governance requirements.
- Strong understanding of child development and neurodevelopment, including functional participation across everyday contexts.
- Knowledge of safeguarding legislation, risk assessment and risk management for children and young people.
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice, outcome measurement and service evaluation.
- Understanding of multidisciplinary working within specialist CYP services.
Desirable
- Knowledge of gender-related distress and its interaction with developmental, communicative, sensory or functional needs.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed and neuro-affirmative approaches.
- Awareness of national policy and guidance relevant to specialist CYP services.
Skills
Essential
- Advanced clinical skills in assessment, formulation and intervention within a holistic, child-centred framework.
- Highly developed communication skills, including the ability to convey complex and sensitive information clearly and compassionately.
- Strong clinical leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to guide and support MDT practice.
- Ability to work autonomously, manage complexity and make high-level clinical and professional decisions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to use data and outcomes to inform practice.
Desirable
- Skills in service redesign, quality improvement or change management.
- Experience in training delivery or professional education.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'contain' the stress of others.
- Ability to travel.
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Together-safe, kind, excellent.
- Actively promote and value equality, diversity and inclusion, treating others with dignity and respect.
- Compliance with all Trust policies and procedures.
- Evidence of working as an effective team member.
- Demonstration of confidentiality.
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to form good working relationships with other professionals at all levels.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Allied Health Professional with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Relevant postgraduate qualification or demonstrable equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
- Evidence of advanced clinical practice within an AHP profession.
- Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at a senior level.
- Registered clinical supervisor.
Desirable
- Formal qualification or credential in advanced practice, leadership, education or service development.
- Training or qualifications relevant to paediatrics, neurodevelopment, communication, sensory or functional assessment.
- Additional safeguarding / other relevant qualification / experience.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-registration experience as an AHP, including advanced or consultant-level practice.
- Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people, including those with complex, overlapping developmental, emotional or functional needs.
- Experience of delivering holistic assessment and intervention, drawing on multiple sources of clinical information and working collaboratively with families.
- Experience of working as a senior member of a multidisciplinary team, contributing to formulation, clinical decision-making and care planning.
- Experience of professional leadership, including supervision, mentorship and support of other clinicians.
- Experience of contributing to service development, quality improvement, audit or evaluation.
- Experience of managing clinical risk and safeguarding within a paediatric or CYP context.
Desirable
- Experience working within highly specialised or emerging clinical services.
- Experience contributing to regional or system-wide pathways.
- oExperience of developing or implementing new models of care or advanced roles.
Knowledge
Essential
- In-depth knowledge of AHP professional standards, scope of practice and governance requirements.
- Strong understanding of child development and neurodevelopment, including functional participation across everyday contexts.
- Knowledge of safeguarding legislation, risk assessment and risk management for children and young people.
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice, outcome measurement and service evaluation.
- Understanding of multidisciplinary working within specialist CYP services.
Desirable
- Knowledge of gender-related distress and its interaction with developmental, communicative, sensory or functional needs.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed and neuro-affirmative approaches.
- Awareness of national policy and guidance relevant to specialist CYP services.
Skills
Essential
- Advanced clinical skills in assessment, formulation and intervention within a holistic, child-centred framework.
- Highly developed communication skills, including the ability to convey complex and sensitive information clearly and compassionately.
- Strong clinical leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to guide and support MDT practice.
- Ability to work autonomously, manage complexity and make high-level clinical and professional decisions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to use data and outcomes to inform practice.
Desirable
- Skills in service redesign, quality improvement or change management.
- Experience in training delivery or professional education.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'contain' the stress of others.
- Ability to travel.
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Together-safe, kind, excellent.
- Actively promote and value equality, diversity and inclusion, treating others with dignity and respect.
- Compliance with all Trust policies and procedures.
- Evidence of working as an effective team member.
- Demonstration of confidentiality.
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to form good working relationships with other professionals at all levels.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).