Clinical Lead

We are hiring a Clinical Lead

Xyla Care Assessments (part of Acacium Group)

Remote working, with occasional travel for face-to-face meetings

Fixed Term Contract – 6 Months with potential extension, Full-Time 37 hours

£60,000 per annum

We are hiring a Clinical Lead – All Age Continuing Care to join Xyla Care Assessments, a specialist healthcare service supporting the delivery of Continuing Healthcare assessments, reviews and appeals across the UK.

In this role, you will provide clinical leadership across All Age Continuing Care, Retrospective Reviews and Appeals services, ensuring delivery against contract requirements, national frameworks and quality standards. You will champion clinical excellence, drive continuous improvement and support the delivery of outstanding outcomes for patients and their families.

In this role, you will:

• Provide clinical leadership and oversight across All Age Continuing Care services, ensuring delivery aligns with national frameworks, governance standards and contractual KPIs.

• Lead quality improvement initiatives, embedding a culture of clinical excellence and continuous improvement across services.

• Act as an escalation point for clinical and operational issues, supporting contract performance and service delivery.

• Drive clinical governance through the review of incidents, complaints, audits and service data, identifying opportunities for improvement.

• Provide expert clinical advice to internal stakeholders, clients and partners, supporting service development, bids and tenders.

What we’re looking for:

• Registered Clinical Professional with extensive experience in All Age Continuing Care, Retrospective Reviews and Appeals at a managerial level.

• Extensive knowledge and practical application of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care (FNC).

• Experience managing Continuing Care services across General, Mental Health and Learning Disability workstreams.

• Experience working with NHS Commissioners, Local Authorities and Health and Social Care providers, alongside strong leadership and people management skills.

Your Benefits

• Your benefits package: Our company-funded benefits package includes employer pension contributions, life assurance and healthcare benefits, designed to support your financial wellbeing.

• Time to recharge: Enjoy 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, with your holiday entitlement increasing with length of service.

• Flexible benefits to support you: Choose from a range of optional benefits including private medical insurance, critical illness cover, dental insurance, a healthcare cash plan, holiday buy and sell, a gym scheme, car scheme, bike scheme, technology voucher scheme and season ticket travel loans.

• Supporting your wellbeing: Access 24/7 wellbeing support for you and your immediate family, including an Employee Assistance Programme, digital wellbeing app and resources to support your mental, physical, social and financial wellbeing.

• Supporting you and your family: Receive discounted neurodevelopmental assessments for you and your loved ones.

• Save money every day: Enjoy instant discounts through our benefits platform on shopping, travel, entertainment, dining, lifestyle and much more.

• Grow your career: You’ll have access to fully funded professional qualifications through our apprenticeship programmes, mentoring and coaching, leadership development programmes, online learning and development opportunities and the chance to build your career across our global organisation, operating across four continents.

• Recognition and community impact: We celebrate success through Long Service awards, exceptional performance and peer-to-peer recognition. You’ll also receive two paid volunteering days each year to support causes that matter to you.

About Acacium GroupXyla Care Assessments is part of Acacium Group, a global healthcare solutions partner providing staffing, managed services and innovative delivery models across the healthcare, social care and the life sciences industries. We are a business with scale and leading digital capabilities, with a vision to be the leading global healthcare solutions partner. We are powered by our people and leading digital capabilities, working with our partners to improve access to healthcare and deliver better outcomes. Our values – Putting People First, Always by Your Side and Driven by Excellence – guide everything we do. Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of society and improving people’s lives.

Inclusion and accessibility We are committed to creating a truly inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to thrive. As an age-friendly and disability-confident employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, communities and ages, recognising unique skills, experience and perspectives individuals bring at every stage of their career. Guided by our core value of Putting People First, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture and will consider flexible working options and reasonable adjustments wherever possible to suit individual needs.