Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time IAPT Clinical Lead to work within the IAPT part of our service. Our IAPT service is undergoing an expansion of its workforce and there are significant opportunities for audit and service development.
The Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service is an NHS service for all ages in Brighton and Hove. The service is delivered by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with YMCA DownsLink Group, and Southdown. The service offers a variety of support and psychological therapies to the community of Brighton and Hove. Our interventions are diverse and evidence based, ranging from guided self-help and face-to-face or telephone support to workshop courses.
We know that we can only achieve a high-quality clinical service by maximising the efforts of our team and by creating an environment where colleagues are valued and involved in developing the service. We believe in investing in people, keeping true to the values and behaviours of Sussex Partnership and the NHS and looking after the wellbeing of all team members. We work closely with our Adult Service-User steering group to refine and improve the service that we offer.
Main duties of the job
The post is full-time, and there will be a requirement to work across different sites used by the service throughout Brighton and Hove.
The post-holder will join a supportive and friendly senior leadership team which includes the Clinical Lead and General Manager for the Brighton Wellbeing Service, as well as Service Managers and other clinical lead roles. The wider multi-disciplinary team includes admin and data management staff, Primary Care Mental Health Practitioners, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, CBT Therapists, and Counsellors.
The post-holder will provide clinical leadership and will be responsible for the clinical governance of the IAPT service. This will require the successful candidate to work very closely with our IAPT Service Manager, together providing integrated leadership to the IAPT service. You will need to work effectively as a clinical leader within a primary care multidisciplinary setting. You will need to hold self and colleagues to account to ensure the IAPT service delivers safe, effective and timely clinical care in line with the IAPT manual, while also meeting its agreed performance targets.
We are looking for an experienced clinician who has had substantial experience of working and providing leadership within IAPT services. You will need to be qualified either as a Counselling or Clinical Psychologist or as a CBT Therapist, and to hold current accreditation with BABCP.
About us
As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do. We can offer you:
- The opportunity to work in a new and exciting collaboration and to help us forge our path
- Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team
- Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
- All the autonomy and responsibility you need to manage your caseload
- Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
- A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For detailed information on the jobs descripption and Person Specification please see attached documents,
If you want to join an innovative and exciting IAPT service in the vibrant and diverse seaside City of Brighton & Hove, then we would love to hear from you!
To find out more about the service and this post please contact Stuart Clark, Clinical Lead (stuart.clark8@nhs.net).
Job description
Job responsibilities
For detailed information on the jobs descripption and Person Specification please see attached documents,
If you want to join an innovative and exciting IAPT service in the vibrant and diverse seaside City of Brighton & Hove, then we would love to hear from you!
To find out more about the service and this post please contact Stuart Clark, Clinical Lead (stuart.clark8@nhs.net).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An approved post graduate / Masters level qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, leading to professional accreditation with BABCP
- A Masters / Doctoral level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology leading to professional registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Qualification in a core mental health discipline (e.g. Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Arts Therapies) together with extensive post qualification experience in first discipline.
- Professionally registered as an accredited Cognitive Behavioural therapist with BABCP
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development as required by the registration body
- Evidence of post-qualification training in clinical supervision
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of specified psychological therapy
- Extensive and up to date knowledge of IAPT therapies and IAPT service delivery principles
- Significant experience of working as a qualified psychological therapist.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care +settings 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 exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by relevant registration body
- Formal training in supervision
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision within an IAPT setting
- Experience of representing specified psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings relevant to their needs and age
- Substantial post qualification experience of working as a psychological therapist with primary care populations, including in IAPT services
- Experience of using IAPT therapies as a treatment for people with long term medical conditions and medically unexplained symptoms
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An approved post graduate / Masters level qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, leading to professional accreditation with BABCP
- A Masters / Doctoral level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology leading to professional registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Qualification in a core mental health discipline (e.g. Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Arts Therapies) together with extensive post qualification experience in first discipline.
- Professionally registered as an accredited Cognitive Behavioural therapist with BABCP
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development as required by the registration body
- Evidence of post-qualification training in clinical supervision
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of specified psychological therapy
- Extensive and up to date knowledge of IAPT therapies and IAPT service delivery principles
- Significant experience of working as a qualified psychological therapist.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care +settings 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 exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by relevant registration body
- Formal training in supervision
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision within an IAPT setting
- Experience of representing specified psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings relevant to their needs and age
- Substantial post qualification experience of working as a psychological therapist with primary care populations, including in IAPT services
- Experience of using IAPT therapies as a treatment for people with long term medical conditions and medically unexplained symptoms
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
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Additional information
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).
