Clinical Trustee

About our charity 

Our Mission

Unlocking Potential has a mission to: “Work collaboratively with communities to enable children and young people with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs to unlock their full potential.”

What we do

Our services combine best practice from the fields of education, clinical excellence, career development and community organising to ensure that every child and young person can excel:

UPLifting Children:

A therapy service in 26 schools across 10 London Boroughs. This service aims to ensure that children who have social, emotional or mental health needs, have access to trainee and qualified professionals to provide timely support. 

Clients are aged between 4 – 18 years old, and are referred to our service by their school. We offer brief and long-term work, and also provide support for parents and carers with our UPLifting Families online Parent Group, coffee mornings, and tailored/bespoke support and signposting as part of the work with their children.

The Corner School:  

A special independent primary school for children with social, emotional and mental health needs. We work closely with local authorities to ensure that we can provide exceptional provision to children who require intensive, high-quality specialist support to make excellent progress. It is our belief and mission that every child can learn and enjoy a fulfilling school life, regardless of their social, emotional and mental health needs.

 Why We Do It

Strong social, emotional and mental health is key to leading a happy, fulfilled and independent life. We are working with our partners to ensure that we can help children and young people tackle SEMH needs to unlock their full potential and thrive in all aspects of their lives.

We focus on community transformation with young people aged 4 -11, and we recognise that 

UPLifting Children:

A therapy service in 26 schools across 10 London Boroughs. This service aims to ensure that children who have social, emotional or mental health needs, have access to trainee and qualified professionals to provide timely support. 

Clients are aged between 4 – 18 years old, and are referred to our service by their school. We offer brief and long-term work, and also provide support for parents and carers with our UPLifting Families online Parent Group, coffee mornings, and tailored/bespoke support and signposting as part of the work with their children.

The Corner School:  

A special independent primary school for children with social, emotional and mental health needs. We work closely with local authorities to ensure that we can provide exceptional provision to children who require intensive, high-quality specialist support to make excellent progress. It is our belief and mission that every child can learn and enjoy a fulfilling school life, regardless of their social, emotional and mental health needs.

 Why We Do It

Strong social, emotional and mental health is key to leading a happy, fulfilled and independent life. We are working with our partners to ensure that we can help children and young people tackle SEMH needs to unlock their full potential and thrive in all aspects of their lives.

We focus on community transformation with young people aged 4 -11, and we recognise that investing in the youngest members of society transforms life chances.

Role Description

Under the direction of its Chair, the Board of Trustees is seeking to appoint a Trustee with extensive clinical expertise in the provision of therapy to children and young people, with the primary responsibility of strengthening the development of its clinical services and maintaining a clinical governance perspective to ensure its clinical offering is well managed and administered, and resources are used appropriately.

As Clinical Trustee, you will ensure Unlocking Potential maintains and develops its therapeutic services to children, young people and their families, in line with their values.

You will be part of the main Board of Trustees responsible for the general control and management of the administration of the charity and will hold a specific responsibility as Trustee for its Clinical Services.

In addition to your relevant clinical expertise, you will need to demonstrate a range of competencies necessary to contribute effectively at board level including strategic thinking, team working and excellent ambassadorial communications skills.

Please see the Clinical Trustee Recruitment pack for the full person specification.