Job summary
8b Deputy Clinical Lead (Modalities)
Full Time - 37.5 hours
Fixed-Term Maternity Leave Cover: 9-12 months
Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies is a high profile NHS Talking Therapies Service based in East London. We have provided psychological therapy services to general practice and the local community for over 30 years. We are a stepped care service offering evidence based interventions at steps 2 and 3 . Our team consists of Clinical & Counselling Psychologists, High-Intensity CBT therapists and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners. As a service, we actively encourage different theoretical interests and offer specialist areas of development such as LTC/Eating Disorders/Perinatal. We are a proactive and forward looking service, with a strong commitment to meeting the needs of the diverse community where we are located.
We are looking for suitable candidate to provide maternity leave cover for our 8b Deputy Clinical lead post (Modalities). This role presents an excellent opportunity for an experienced Band 8 CBT therapist; Psychologist or Psychotherapist who is looking to progress into a senior management and leadership role. The post holder will be joining a supportive senior management team and work closely with our other experienced deputy clinical lead.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be one of the two Deputy Leads. Both Deputies share the majority of core service, strategic and staff management tasks but each will lead on different clinical and service areas. This post will provide clinical, strategic and performance leadership for all High Intensity modalities, i.e. CBT , relational therapies; Long-term Health conditions (LTC) and eating disorders pathway. The post-holder will also perform responsibilities delegated by the Clinical Lead as appropriate for this level of seniority.
Under the directions of the Clinical Lead, the post holder will work closely and jointly with the counterpart Deputy Clinical Lead to maintain and further develop the full integration of the service (i.e. staff and performance management, interventions across steps, modalities and clinical specialist areas).
It is crucial that the post-holder possesses adaptive clinical, managerial and strategic abilities to support the Clinical Lead and their strategies for the day-to-day running of the service and future expansion/ service development as guided by wider Health strategies and demands.
About us
Due to the size of the service, the two Deputies are expected to manage an equal share of Managers (8As) as well as pan-service leadership and development tasks. As guided by the service's strategies, the Deputy Leads will collaborate with one another to develop and deliver seamless interventions across steps, modes (individual, groups, classes, etc.), and specialist clinical areas.
It is crucial that the post-holder possesses adaptive clinical, managerial and strategic abilities to support the Clinical Lead and their strategies for the day-to-day running of the service and future expansion/ service development as guided by wider Health strategies and demands.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Through direct management of Managers (8As), the two Deputy Clinical Leads will ensure the services vision, THTT business model, clinical quality, productivity and KPIs are consistently and systematically delivered. Due to rapid and constant changes in NHS Talking Therapies services targets and landscape, the two Deputies are required to work jointly to manage throughput, capacity and a quick turnaround of sound strategies to ensure the delivery of the services KPIs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Through direct management of Managers (8As), the two Deputy Clinical Leads will ensure the services vision, THTT business model, clinical quality, productivity and KPIs are consistently and systematically delivered. Due to rapid and constant changes in NHS Talking Therapies services targets and landscape, the two Deputies are required to work jointly to manage throughput, capacity and a quick turnaround of sound strategies to ensure the delivery of the services KPIs.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS and registered with HPC.
- Or - BABCP accredited CBT Therapist
- Or - UKCP/BACP accredited Psychotherapist
- Above plus: Post-graduate qualification in a therapeutic modality.
Experience
Essential
- At least 3 years' experience of working in NHS Talking Therapies service as a senior clinician and manager, including performance and case management.
- Experience in primary care, liaising with GPs and community providers.
- Experience of service development and of embedding new organisational models, services and pathways.
- Experience in referral processes that support the assessment of clients and patients, and, to plan and coordinate the capacity provided by psychological therapists and clinicians for assessment across therapy modalities.
- Work as an experienced psychologist/psychotherapist with advanced skills in at least one psychological therapy modality.
- Experience of managing and supervising workforce from different backgrounds.
- Excellence and experience in the continuous improvement of high intensity interventions and coordinating the services of a range of practitioners and providers, with experience of delivering this within primary care and an NHS Talking Therapies compliant service.
- Experience of providing an autonomous clinical service to a diverse population
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Communication & Relationship skills: Excellent reporting and presentation skills. Able to provide & receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings. Able to use highly specialist skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance.
- Able to build good working relationships with other professionals.
- Able to liaise effectively at all levels of an organisation.
- Clinical, Analytical & Judgement skills: Specific experience in working with health-related psychological issues, e.g. long-standing and chronic conditions.
- Able to draw upon a broad theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of highly complex facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations.
- Able to compare and select from a range of treatment options, based on formulation. Able to provide both brief and longer-term therapeutic interventions.
- Able to work in a variety of therapeutic orientations for assessment.
- Able to demonstrate expertise in one or more therapeutic orientations, or with one or more areas of clinical presentation.
- Able to provide an appropriate clinical service to a diverse population.
- Able to work to agreed targets and monitor own work effectively.
Supervision, teaching, training and Consultancy
Essential
- Understanding of, and commitment to, the supervision process.
- Experience of supervising other's clinical work. Able to organise and deliver teaching and training.
- Able to contribute a Psychological perspective in work with other professional groups. Knowledge and understanding of the role and models of Consultancy.
- Able to contribute consultancy work to other professionals on behalf of the service.
Other
Essential
- Able to work to professional guidelines. Must be capable of accountability for own work, of autonomous clinical practice, of being guided by precedent and of working towards defined results.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS and registered with HPC.
- Or - BABCP accredited CBT Therapist
- Or - UKCP/BACP accredited Psychotherapist
- Above plus: Post-graduate qualification in a therapeutic modality.
Experience
Essential
- At least 3 years' experience of working in NHS Talking Therapies service as a senior clinician and manager, including performance and case management.
- Experience in primary care, liaising with GPs and community providers.
- Experience of service development and of embedding new organisational models, services and pathways.
- Experience in referral processes that support the assessment of clients and patients, and, to plan and coordinate the capacity provided by psychological therapists and clinicians for assessment across therapy modalities.
- Work as an experienced psychologist/psychotherapist with advanced skills in at least one psychological therapy modality.
- Experience of managing and supervising workforce from different backgrounds.
- Excellence and experience in the continuous improvement of high intensity interventions and coordinating the services of a range of practitioners and providers, with experience of delivering this within primary care and an NHS Talking Therapies compliant service.
- Experience of providing an autonomous clinical service to a diverse population
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Communication & Relationship skills: Excellent reporting and presentation skills. Able to provide & receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings. Able to use highly specialist skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance.
- Able to build good working relationships with other professionals.
- Able to liaise effectively at all levels of an organisation.
- Clinical, Analytical & Judgement skills: Specific experience in working with health-related psychological issues, e.g. long-standing and chronic conditions.
- Able to draw upon a broad theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of highly complex facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations.
- Able to compare and select from a range of treatment options, based on formulation. Able to provide both brief and longer-term therapeutic interventions.
- Able to work in a variety of therapeutic orientations for assessment.
- Able to demonstrate expertise in one or more therapeutic orientations, or with one or more areas of clinical presentation.
- Able to provide an appropriate clinical service to a diverse population.
- Able to work to agreed targets and monitor own work effectively.
Supervision, teaching, training and Consultancy
Essential
- Understanding of, and commitment to, the supervision process.
- Experience of supervising other's clinical work. Able to organise and deliver teaching and training.
- Able to contribute a Psychological perspective in work with other professional groups. Knowledge and understanding of the role and models of Consultancy.
- Able to contribute consultancy work to other professionals on behalf of the service.
Other
Essential
- Able to work to professional guidelines. Must be capable of accountability for own work, of autonomous clinical practice, of being guided by precedent and of working towards defined results.
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).
