Senior Clinical Team Leads

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Experienced IAPT team lead looking for a new challenge? Would you like to take a leadership role in one of London's biggest and best performing IAPT services?

Croydon Talking Therapies are recruiting 8b senior clinical leads to manage its day to day running and future development.

Main duties of the job

The posts:

With senior support, you will manage a major service department (access, performance or quality improvement), ensuring its efficient running and effective performance and supporting a large team. As a senior member of the management team, you will help set the future direction of the service, and lead on making it happen. Developing the service for the future will involve working with service users, referrers and other providers to improve the service and develop new clinical pathways. You will also provide clinical supervision and hold your own caseload.

The people:

You will be a qualified HI therapist / Psychologist, with BABCP Accreditation, who has worked as a senior clinician and team lead in an IAPT service. You will be an experienced line manager and clinical supervisor. You will have a track record of managing projects and improving services. You will bring energy, drive and a passion for providing the best care.

About us

Croydon Talking Therapies is a friendly, creative, social team. We support each other to work hard, and there are lots of opportunities to take on responsibilities and develop. High-Intensity Therapists receive specialist CBT supervision and training delivered by senior staff as well as from the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma - a national centre of clinical excellence and research innovation within SLaM. Our main base is at the Bethlem Hospital, but you will also spend time in GP surgeries and our other team bases across Croydon. We are currently working from home, and some home working will continue permanently.

Date posted

09 February 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£59,731 to £68,829 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

334-LAM-3839018-JB

Job locations

Croydon Talking Therapies

Bethlem Royal Hospital

London

BR3 3BX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

PLANNING, MANAGING AND EVALUATING THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES WITHIN CROYDON TALKING THERAPIES
Assessing the service need for a service area, and current and future capacity requirements
Planning and managing the recruitment process to meet this need
Monitoring and evaluating service activity and outcomes
Ensuring the effective use of resources through the design and refinement of efficient systems and processes of service delivery and the ongoing adoption of new ways of delivering care
Designing and implementing new care pathways in collaboration with referrers and other services
Developing and updating policies and procedures for the delivery of high quality clinical services
Commissioning and monitoring external provision of services as agreed

TEAM MANAGEMENT

To agree job plans, performance targets and development goals with your team through the appraisal process, and monitor and support staff in their achievement
To foster a supportive and performance focussed team ethos through your interaction and communication with the team, your own behaviour, team meetings and supervision
To take responsibility for the wellbeing of your team, setting up formal and informal systems to identify issues and addressing them
To induct new team members, agreeing job plans, and ensuring that they are trained and supported to do their jobs, and meeting them regularly to support their development and performance
To ensure a programme of clinical training and development is in place for your team and regularly reviewed and refreshed
Ensure good two-way communication between your staff and the service management
To lead team meetings

SERVICE LEADERSHIP

To share responsibility for the direction and development of the service, taking an active role in the monthly service management meeting, leading team and whole team meetings
To provide regular reports on the activity and performance of your service area, and any issues that need attention
To identify aspects of the service which could be improved and initiate and implement service development projects.
To be proactive in challenging discrimination and to support the development of culturally competent services.
To keep abreast of local and national developments in mental health services and to lead proactive responses in CTT
To take the lead in agreed areas of development and service delivery
To lead in the recruitment process of CBT therapists, PWPs, administration staff, assistant psychologists and trainees
To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and developing services.
To listen and respond to, and appropriately manage patient complaints
To participate in clinical governance initiatives as agreed by the directorate clinical governance committee.
Contribute to the development of a culture within the team that values the use of outcome measures and service user involvement as ways of improving clinical practice

CLINICAL

To provide expertise in a highly specialist clinical area which will contribute to the treatment of clients presenting with anxiety disorders or depression within an IAPT framework.

To deliver NICE recommended, formulation driven psychological interventions for depression and anxiety disorders, adapting interventions for the specific needs and clinical setting. Assess and integrate issues surrounding social support, voluntary work and employment into therapy.
To provide highly specialist assessment and clinical formulation to clients with complex mental health needs, including personality disorders, addiction and trauma.
To provide psychological reports, including relevant formulation, opinion and interventions, in order to inform referrers and, where appropriate, service users.
To select and deliver highly specialist evidence based psychological treatments, monitoring outcomes and modifying and adapting interventions, drawing on a range of theoretical models.
To collect and enter clinical outcome data on a sessional basis; select and interpret outcome measures to inform treatment planning
To work as an autonomous professional within BPS/BABCP/HCPC guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions.
To travel to community settings as appropriate and across the Trust when required.
To contribute to the effective working of the team and to a psychologically informed framework for the service area, taking on specific roles or duties as agreed.
To communicate skilfully and sensitively highly complex and sensitive information with clients, carers, colleagues and other professionals taking account of sensory and cultural barriers to communication.
To keep clear, accurate and up to date records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
To confidently assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans
To confidently advise other members of the service on specialist psychological care of clients.
To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations such as distressed clients or abusive behaviour and to support others involved in such situations.
To provide information and signposting for patients who do not meet the services eligibility criteria.
To refer people with more severe common mental health problems to the secondary care psychological therapies service
Work closely with other members of the IAPT team to ensure that patients referred on to the IAPT service have a clear referral pathway.
Maintain a clinical caseload in line with activity targets agreed with line manager.

5) TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION:

To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychologist/psychotherpist according to BABCP/BPS/HCPC and Trust guidelines.
To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within Croydon IAPT by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in psychology, CBT, IAPT and by implementing knowledge gained in practice.
To provide professional managerial, and clinical supervision to HI CBT therapists, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, trainees, assistant psychologist and other junior staff members for all aspects of their work. This must include live supervision of therapists work.
To deliver and promote outcome-focussed supervision, directly to supervised staff, and through participation in the LI and HI supervisors groups
To provide service level risk management, taking part in the on-call risk rota, and developing and recording risk management plans
To provide specialist training to other professions as appropriate.
To plan and undertake teaching and training of pre and post- qualification psychologists and specialised training to other professions as appropriate.

To provide supervision for the psychological work of other multi-disciplinary staff as appropriate.

6) RESEARCH and SERVICE DEVELOPMENT:

Assist in the development and maintenance of a strong research culture that values the use of outcome measures as a way of improving clinical practice.
Encourage the critical evaluation of practice, and undertake research

Use theory and literature to support evidence-based practice in clinical work, supervision, teaching and consultations
Communicate and disseminate research and service evaluation information so that clinical practice is appropriately informed

To contribute to the development of services through initiating, undertaking and supervising service evaluation and audit.

To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.

7) PROFESSIONAL:

Work as an autonomous professional and maintain standards of practice adhering to HPC or BABCP guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions.
To ensure Continuing Professional Development in line with BPS/BABCP/UKCP and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements.
Be aware of advances in CBT, other psychological therapies and the IAPT programme.
Work in accordance with the principles of CBT and within the parameters of good practice, in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Clinical Governance Framework.

8) GENERAL:

To participate in business and professional meetings within the IAPT service and Croydon Directorate.
To lead investigations into Serious Untoward Events in other SLAM services as required
To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations (such as challenging behaviour or abuse etc) and to support others involved in such situations.
To travel to the GP practices, service meetings and other meetings as appropriate.
To regularly work one evening and do Saturday work (on occasion) as required

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

PLANNING, MANAGING AND EVALUATING THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES WITHIN CROYDON TALKING THERAPIES
Assessing the service need for a service area, and current and future capacity requirements
Planning and managing the recruitment process to meet this need
Monitoring and evaluating service activity and outcomes
Ensuring the effective use of resources through the design and refinement of efficient systems and processes of service delivery and the ongoing adoption of new ways of delivering care
Designing and implementing new care pathways in collaboration with referrers and other services
Developing and updating policies and procedures for the delivery of high quality clinical services
Commissioning and monitoring external provision of services as agreed

TEAM MANAGEMENT

To agree job plans, performance targets and development goals with your team through the appraisal process, and monitor and support staff in their achievement
To foster a supportive and performance focussed team ethos through your interaction and communication with the team, your own behaviour, team meetings and supervision
To take responsibility for the wellbeing of your team, setting up formal and informal systems to identify issues and addressing them
To induct new team members, agreeing job plans, and ensuring that they are trained and supported to do their jobs, and meeting them regularly to support their development and performance
To ensure a programme of clinical training and development is in place for your team and regularly reviewed and refreshed
Ensure good two-way communication between your staff and the service management
To lead team meetings

SERVICE LEADERSHIP

To share responsibility for the direction and development of the service, taking an active role in the monthly service management meeting, leading team and whole team meetings
To provide regular reports on the activity and performance of your service area, and any issues that need attention
To identify aspects of the service which could be improved and initiate and implement service development projects.
To be proactive in challenging discrimination and to support the development of culturally competent services.
To keep abreast of local and national developments in mental health services and to lead proactive responses in CTT
To take the lead in agreed areas of development and service delivery
To lead in the recruitment process of CBT therapists, PWPs, administration staff, assistant psychologists and trainees
To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and developing services.
To listen and respond to, and appropriately manage patient complaints
To participate in clinical governance initiatives as agreed by the directorate clinical governance committee.
Contribute to the development of a culture within the team that values the use of outcome measures and service user involvement as ways of improving clinical practice

CLINICAL

To provide expertise in a highly specialist clinical area which will contribute to the treatment of clients presenting with anxiety disorders or depression within an IAPT framework.

To deliver NICE recommended, formulation driven psychological interventions for depression and anxiety disorders, adapting interventions for the specific needs and clinical setting. Assess and integrate issues surrounding social support, voluntary work and employment into therapy.
To provide highly specialist assessment and clinical formulation to clients with complex mental health needs, including personality disorders, addiction and trauma.
To provide psychological reports, including relevant formulation, opinion and interventions, in order to inform referrers and, where appropriate, service users.
To select and deliver highly specialist evidence based psychological treatments, monitoring outcomes and modifying and adapting interventions, drawing on a range of theoretical models.
To collect and enter clinical outcome data on a sessional basis; select and interpret outcome measures to inform treatment planning
To work as an autonomous professional within BPS/BABCP/HCPC guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions.
To travel to community settings as appropriate and across the Trust when required.
To contribute to the effective working of the team and to a psychologically informed framework for the service area, taking on specific roles or duties as agreed.
To communicate skilfully and sensitively highly complex and sensitive information with clients, carers, colleagues and other professionals taking account of sensory and cultural barriers to communication.
To keep clear, accurate and up to date records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
To confidently assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans
To confidently advise other members of the service on specialist psychological care of clients.
To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations such as distressed clients or abusive behaviour and to support others involved in such situations.
To provide information and signposting for patients who do not meet the services eligibility criteria.
To refer people with more severe common mental health problems to the secondary care psychological therapies service
Work closely with other members of the IAPT team to ensure that patients referred on to the IAPT service have a clear referral pathway.
Maintain a clinical caseload in line with activity targets agreed with line manager.

5) TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION:

To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychologist/psychotherpist according to BABCP/BPS/HCPC and Trust guidelines.
To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within Croydon IAPT by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in psychology, CBT, IAPT and by implementing knowledge gained in practice.
To provide professional managerial, and clinical supervision to HI CBT therapists, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, trainees, assistant psychologist and other junior staff members for all aspects of their work. This must include live supervision of therapists work.
To deliver and promote outcome-focussed supervision, directly to supervised staff, and through participation in the LI and HI supervisors groups
To provide service level risk management, taking part in the on-call risk rota, and developing and recording risk management plans
To provide specialist training to other professions as appropriate.
To plan and undertake teaching and training of pre and post- qualification psychologists and specialised training to other professions as appropriate.

To provide supervision for the psychological work of other multi-disciplinary staff as appropriate.

6) RESEARCH and SERVICE DEVELOPMENT:

Assist in the development and maintenance of a strong research culture that values the use of outcome measures as a way of improving clinical practice.
Encourage the critical evaluation of practice, and undertake research

Use theory and literature to support evidence-based practice in clinical work, supervision, teaching and consultations
Communicate and disseminate research and service evaluation information so that clinical practice is appropriately informed

To contribute to the development of services through initiating, undertaking and supervising service evaluation and audit.

To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.

7) PROFESSIONAL:

Work as an autonomous professional and maintain standards of practice adhering to HPC or BABCP guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions.
To ensure Continuing Professional Development in line with BPS/BABCP/UKCP and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements.
Be aware of advances in CBT, other psychological therapies and the IAPT programme.
Work in accordance with the principles of CBT and within the parameters of good practice, in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Clinical Governance Framework.

8) GENERAL:

To participate in business and professional meetings within the IAPT service and Croydon Directorate.
To lead investigations into Serious Untoward Events in other SLAM services as required
To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations (such as challenging behaviour or abuse etc) and to support others involved in such situations.
To travel to the GP practices, service meetings and other meetings as appropriate.
To regularly work one evening and do Saturday work (on occasion) as required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

High intensity CBT post-graduate diploma
Accreditation with BABCP

Desirable

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
Additional IAPT therapy qualification - EMDR, IPT, DIT, Couples, LTC - 1 pt for each
Accredited BABCP supervisor

Experience

Essential

Providing specialist assessment and treatment in an IAPT service - 3 years post qualification
Provided clinical supervision for qualified HI therapists
Line managed >5 staff for more than 2 years
Operational management of large service or function, 1 year plus
Implementation of significant service change (large change to organisation of service or job roles)

Desirable

Lead investigator on >1 SUI investigation
Worked a qualified psychological therapist in a secondary care or specialist mental health service

Skills

Essential

Skills in making complex decisions under time pressure e.g. over risk
Skills in supporting teams & individuals to achieve service targets
Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, reflected in standard of application

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

High intensity CBT post-graduate diploma
Accreditation with BABCP

Desirable

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
Additional IAPT therapy qualification - EMDR, IPT, DIT, Couples, LTC - 1 pt for each
Accredited BABCP supervisor

Experience

Essential

Providing specialist assessment and treatment in an IAPT service - 3 years post qualification
Provided clinical supervision for qualified HI therapists
Line managed >5 staff for more than 2 years
Operational management of large service or function, 1 year plus
Implementation of significant service change (large change to organisation of service or job roles)

Desirable

Lead investigator on >1 SUI investigation
Worked a qualified psychological therapist in a secondary care or specialist mental health service

Skills

Essential

Skills in making complex decisions under time pressure e.g. over risk
Skills in supporting teams & individuals to achieve service targets
Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, reflected in standard of application

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