Job summary
This job provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced and innovative candidate with outstanding transformational skills to provide clinical and strategic leadership to support the continued growth of the Peterborough Psychological Skills Service and oversea the future roll out of this service to Cambridgeshire. The service was set up in 2020 under the umbrella of the Cambridge and Peterborough Community Mental Health transformation. Its aim was to start addressing the gaps in service that exist between primary and secondary care.
This is a new role in our Trust and the post holder will be given the appropriate autonomy to shape the future developments of the service in line with the long-term plan and the move away from siloed hard to reach services towards joined up care and a population-based approach.
We would expect the successful applicant to have:
*A strong vision and demonstrated capacity to drive though change.
*Experience engaging key stakeholders both internally and externally to the organisation.
*Confidence to support and work alongside Clinical Associates in Psychology and to participate in the teaching and training programme with UEA.
*Ideas about how to set up a more systemic based approach to help partner organizations develop more trauma informed care
*Demonstrate compassion-based leadership and a readiness to take on new challenges
If you think this could be the right next step for you - please get in touch.
Main duties of the job
* Working alongside senior and operational managers to ensure the cohesive delivery of the service operationally and clinically.
*Ensure that necessary systems and governance is adhered to for psychological practice
*Oversee the clinical and professional supervision and support of a broad range of psychological staff within the service as well as supporting recruitment, appraisal and delivering of CPD inside and outside of the service.
*Supervise and partake in the systematic delivery of high-quality psychological services to clients across the county.
*Provide NICE complaint specialist psychological therapy to adults referred to the service, including the delivery of supervision and supporting inter-team shared care.
*Deliver clinical supervision and leadership to other psychologists delivering specialist interventions as well using professional leadership to support and develop job plans and group programmes.
*Provide training, consultation, support, and supervision to other staff regarding clients psychological and care needs.
*Utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development and research across the psychological skills service.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To provide senior psychology leadership to the psychological skills service and work in partnership with the community mental health transformation work in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.
- Use quantitative and qualitative data to underpin governance and drive service improvements and research.
- Make an active contribution to CPFTs quality improvement program.
- Lead the development of the Clinical Associates in Psychology (CAPs) program within the service.
- Supervise the other psychological staff within the psychological skills service.
- To use creative and dynamic approaches to workforce development alongside a commitment to increasing diversity and inclusion alongside the project team.
- To work with national working party/ trailblazer groups to develop progression routes for new roles
- To be responsible for governance oversight of psychological skills service across the adult mental health services and to promote consistency of performance and working practices across services.
- To provide visible, accessible professional and clinical leadership in internal and external operational and strategic forums.
- To participate in promoting and supporting the implementation and delivery of compassionate, reflective, psychologically, and trauma-informed care across the locality.
- To support innovation in the spirit of co-production with service users, families/carers, colleagues, VCS, and partners to develop and improve services in line with national policy and evidence-based care, meeting the needs of the population
- To provide sponsorship and leadership in Quality Improvement and the embedding of quality improvement work within the directorate.
- To work collaboratively to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders including the clinical directors and operational directors in the Mental Health Directorate, and other professional leads in the Trust and across the system.
- To champion research and support the development of research in line with the Trust and Research department
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To provide senior psychology leadership to the psychological skills service and work in partnership with the community mental health transformation work in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.
- Use quantitative and qualitative data to underpin governance and drive service improvements and research.
- Make an active contribution to CPFTs quality improvement program.
- Lead the development of the Clinical Associates in Psychology (CAPs) program within the service.
- Supervise the other psychological staff within the psychological skills service.
- To use creative and dynamic approaches to workforce development alongside a commitment to increasing diversity and inclusion alongside the project team.
- To work with national working party/ trailblazer groups to develop progression routes for new roles
- To be responsible for governance oversight of psychological skills service across the adult mental health services and to promote consistency of performance and working practices across services.
- To provide visible, accessible professional and clinical leadership in internal and external operational and strategic forums.
- To participate in promoting and supporting the implementation and delivery of compassionate, reflective, psychologically, and trauma-informed care across the locality.
- To support innovation in the spirit of co-production with service users, families/carers, colleagues, VCS, and partners to develop and improve services in line with national policy and evidence-based care, meeting the needs of the population
- To provide sponsorship and leadership in Quality Improvement and the embedding of quality improvement work within the directorate.
- To work collaboratively to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders including the clinical directors and operational directors in the Mental Health Directorate, and other professional leads in the Trust and across the system.
- To champion research and support the development of research in line with the Trust and Research department
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist at post-qualification and specialist level with adults experiencing significant mental health difficulties.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of adult mental health care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision
Desirable
- Experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate leadership skills in a psychology role
- Planning and organising skills for caseload management.
Desirable
- High-level knowledge and skills in specialist neuropsychological assessment of adults
- High-level knowledge and skills in working with carers.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to articulate clearly the role of the profession of clinical psychology based upon a good understanding of the framework of government and national professional policy
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for service initiatives. Has a commitment to the evaluation of services, enthusiasm for both multi-professional and uni-professional audit, and a wish to continue to develop expertise in the service area
Education
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental
- Undertaken training in the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Undertaken relevant postdoctoral training in working with clients with complex psychological needs.
- Chartered Psychologist
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- An interest in models of service delivery, and an ability to articulate the value added by psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary services
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by BPS.
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups
- High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist at post-qualification and specialist level with adults experiencing significant mental health difficulties.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of adult mental health care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision
Desirable
- Experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate leadership skills in a psychology role
- Planning and organising skills for caseload management.
Desirable
- High-level knowledge and skills in specialist neuropsychological assessment of adults
- High-level knowledge and skills in working with carers.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to articulate clearly the role of the profession of clinical psychology based upon a good understanding of the framework of government and national professional policy
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for service initiatives. Has a commitment to the evaluation of services, enthusiasm for both multi-professional and uni-professional audit, and a wish to continue to develop expertise in the service area
Education
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental
- Undertaken training in the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Undertaken relevant postdoctoral training in working with clients with complex psychological needs.
- Chartered Psychologist
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- An interest in models of service delivery, and an ability to articulate the value added by psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary services
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by BPS.
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups
- High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
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).
