Paid Vacancy: Clinical Director – Sickle Cell Children & Young Person’s Peer Mentoring Programme
The Sickle Cell Society is seeking an experienced clinical professional to take on the role of Clinical Director for the Children and Young People’s Peer Mentoring Programme.
The Clinical Director provides strategic clinical leadership to support the development and delivery of the mentoring programme across London.
Working closely with the Programme Manager and Clinical Leads, the Clinical Director will help ensure that the programme maintains strong clinical engagement, supports safe and effective delivery, and continues to expand its reach so that more young people living with sickle cell disorder can benefit from peer mentoring.
This role offers an opportunity to contribute to an innovative model of support that combines clinical insight with peer mentoring, helping young people navigate the transition from paediatric to adult healthcare services.
Accountable to:
CEO – Sickle Cell Society
Working closely with:
Programme Manager – CYP Peer Mentoring Programme
Regional Clinical Leads
NHS clinicians and multidisciplinary teams
Time Commitment:
Approximately 12 days per year
The role is flexible and designed to complement existing clinical commitments.
Salary: £350 per day (reviewed periodically).
Length of contract: Fixed term, 24-months (post will be continued subject to programme funding.)
About the Sickle Cell Society
The Sickle Cell Society (SCS) is the only national charity in the UK that supports and represents people affected by a SCD. We provide information, advice and support to enable and empower individuals and families to improve their overall quality of life. Approximately 15,000 people in the UK have a SCD. These inherited conditionals predominantly affect people of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage and to a lesser extent people of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, South Asian and Central/South American heritage. We assist and enable people living with SCD to realise their full potential whilst successfully managing the challenges they face in living with this potentially life-limiting condition. We are a small, friendly, and close-knit team of 14 skilled and highly committed staff (9 part-time / 5 full-time) and approximately 30 active volunteers.
Job Purpose
The Clinical Director will provide clinical oversight and strategic guidance for the Children and Young People’s Peer Mentoring Programme.
The role focuses on supporting high quality programme delivery, strengthening clinical partnerships and helping ensure strong referral pathways so that eligible young people across London are aware of and able to access mentoring support.
The Clinical Director will also support the programme’s contribution to improving healthcare transition experiences for young people moving from paediatric to adult services.
Opportunity to Shape and Develop the Programme
The Sickle Cell Society welcomes applicants who are interested in contributing ideas to the continued development of the mentoring programme.
The Clinical Director will have the opportunity to help shape the programme’s future direction, particularly in strengthening clinical engagement and ensuring more young people benefit from peer mentoring support.
We are particularly interested in hearing from clinicians who are passionate about:
- adolescent health and healthcare transition
• service development and innovation
• reducing health inequalities
• strengthening partnerships between healthcare services and community organisations
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic clinical oversight for the peer mentoring programme
- Support and advise regional Clinical Leads
- Strengthen engagement between NHS services and the mentoring programme
- Support development of referral pathways into the programme
- Provide guidance on safeguarding, governance and clinical risk
- Contribute to programme evaluation and service improvement
- Promote awareness of the programme across clinical networks
- Champion peer mentoring as a complementary support to clinical care
- Support collaboration between paediatric and adult services to improve transition outcomes
Person specification:
Essential
- Senior clinician registered with the GMC or NMC
- Significant experience working with children, adolescents or young adults living with sickle cell disorder
- Demonstrated leadership experience within clinical services
- Experience working across multidisciplinary teams
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Commitment to improving outcomes for young people living with long-term conditions
Desirable
- Experience supporting transition services
- Experience of service development or quality improvement
- Experience working with voluntary or community organisations
- Experience working within diverse or multicultural communities
- Leadership or management qualification
How to Apply
Please complete the Application Form and send it to:
Applicants must reside in the UK.
Closing date: 27th April 2026
Interview date: via Zoom or Microsoft Teams w/c TBD
Additional Notes:
- Please make sure that you demonstrate how you are suitable for this role in your application by referring to the person specification.
- Please note that we do not accept CVs and all applicants must reside in the UK.
- This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at Enhanced Level.
Job Description and Person Specification: Clinical Director Sickle Cell Children & Young Person’s Peer Mentoring Programme
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