Job summary
Op Courage South East is an established Veterans' Mental Health Service providing psychosocial and specialist psychological support to UK veterans across the South East. As the lead service within our provider collaborative, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust partner with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Walking with the Wounded to deliver the service to veterans in Berks, Oxon, Bucks, Hants, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
We are recruiting into an existing 8b Clinical Lead role, where the post holder will oversee the clinical delivery of the stepped care model. The post holder will work closely with senior multidisciplinary colleagues, ensuring that the pathway is evidence based, effective, innovative, veteran informed. The majority of our caseload is trauma related problems, including PTSD, CPTSD and moral injury. We are looking for someone who has specialist experience in trauma treatment and experience of working with veterans.
This is an exciting role with significant influence to shape the development of our service over the next few years. We offer training and support to enable our staff to excel at their role and we strive to be leaders in this area of mental health care. As a senior lead within the service, the post holder will be pivotal to the success of the team and the service going forward.
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Main duties of the job
- The postholder will be responsible for the oversight and development of the clinical pathway across the stepped care model in BOB, Hampshire and IoW, liaising with the wider MDT, other senior MDT colleagues such as the Operational Lead and provider collaborative leads, and our partners within the provider collaborative.
- The postholder will line manage and supervise 8a psychologists and psychological therapists and provide support to senior MDT colleagues, to ensure the delivery of a veteran and trauma informed clinical pathway.
- The postholder will be responsible for the collection and reporting of clinical performance outcome data and will need to work together with the other senior leads to prepare the required information for commissioners and other required governance processes.
- The postholder will have involvement in recruitment and staff support, ensuring that the service is able to meet its demands, that staff are appropriately trained and skilled, and that the mental health of staff is looked after.
- The postholder will oversee the development and implementation of a research/project strategy that enables the service to evaluate its offer and takes innovative steps in mental health care for veterans.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- Ability to oversee the oversight and development of the clinical pathway across the stepped care model in BOB, Hampshire and IoW, liaising with the wider MDT, other senior MDT colleagues such as the Operational Lead and provider collaborative leads, and our partners within the provider collaborative.
- Ability to line manage and supervise 8a psychologists and psychological therapists and provide support to senior MDT colleagues, to ensure the delivery of a veteran and trauma informed clinical pathway.
- Responsibility for the collection and reporting of clinical performance outcome data and will need to work together with the other senior leads to prepare the required information for commissioners and other required governance processes.
- Involvement in recruitment and staff support, ensuring that the service is able to meet its demands, that staff are appropriately trained and skilled, and that the mental health of staff is looked after.
- Oversee the development and implementation of a research/project strategy that enables the service to evaluate its offer and takes innovative steps in mental health care for veterans.
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Clare Churchman on 0118 214 3262 or email:clare.churchman@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- Ability to oversee the oversight and development of the clinical pathway across the stepped care model in BOB, Hampshire and IoW, liaising with the wider MDT, other senior MDT colleagues such as the Operational Lead and provider collaborative leads, and our partners within the provider collaborative.
- Ability to line manage and supervise 8a psychologists and psychological therapists and provide support to senior MDT colleagues, to ensure the delivery of a veteran and trauma informed clinical pathway.
- Responsibility for the collection and reporting of clinical performance outcome data and will need to work together with the other senior leads to prepare the required information for commissioners and other required governance processes.
- Involvement in recruitment and staff support, ensuring that the service is able to meet its demands, that staff are appropriately trained and skilled, and that the mental health of staff is looked after.
- Oversee the development and implementation of a research/project strategy that enables the service to evaluate its offer and takes innovative steps in mental health care for veterans.
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Clare Churchman on 0118 214 3262 or email:clare.churchman@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Holder of an HCPC regulated Clinical/Counselling Psychology qualification
- Training in evidence-based psychological therapy for PTSD
Desirable
- Post graduate certificate in evidence based psychological treatments and eligible for BABCP accreditation
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Commitment to continuing professional development, to partnership working and to reflective clinical practice
Previous Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with military veterans with complex psychological and social care needs
- Evidence of experience of working with traumatised people including those with PTSD and C-PTSD
- Evidence of developing professional relationships with community agencies
- Experience of service development, research and service evaluation
- Evidence of providing specialist consultation and liaison with other services, including non-psychologists, third sector organisations, service users and carers.
- Experience of designing and disseminating teaching and training
- Experience of running therapeutic groups
- At least two years working in a relevant psychological service with demonstrable managerial and leadership responsibilities
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary / Secondary Care Services
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of specialist skills in treating PTSD and trauma related psychological distress within the NICE guidelines
- Evidence of knowledge and specialist skills relating to treating complex mental health difficulties in military veterans
- Excellent written communication skills
- Received training on assessment/management of risk and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- Demonstrates an understanding of complex mental health difficulties and social care needs in the military veteran population.
- Evidence of specialist skills in evidence-based therapy including CBT, tfCBT and EMDR and ability to evaluate theory and put into practice
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation for working with military veterans
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively and experience of delivering clinical and specialist trauma supervision
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Exceptional interpersonal and highly influencing communication skills with the ability to engage and lead clinicians and other stakeholder groups in change, development and improvement
- Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with highly distressing circumstances
- Ability to comfortably and confidently cope well under pressure and when faced with challenge or resistance
- Ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout South East region (access car)
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Holder of an HCPC regulated Clinical/Counselling Psychology qualification
- Training in evidence-based psychological therapy for PTSD
Desirable
- Post graduate certificate in evidence based psychological treatments and eligible for BABCP accreditation
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Commitment to continuing professional development, to partnership working and to reflective clinical practice
Previous Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with military veterans with complex psychological and social care needs
- Evidence of experience of working with traumatised people including those with PTSD and C-PTSD
- Evidence of developing professional relationships with community agencies
- Experience of service development, research and service evaluation
- Evidence of providing specialist consultation and liaison with other services, including non-psychologists, third sector organisations, service users and carers.
- Experience of designing and disseminating teaching and training
- Experience of running therapeutic groups
- At least two years working in a relevant psychological service with demonstrable managerial and leadership responsibilities
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary / Secondary Care Services
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of specialist skills in treating PTSD and trauma related psychological distress within the NICE guidelines
- Evidence of knowledge and specialist skills relating to treating complex mental health difficulties in military veterans
- Excellent written communication skills
- Received training on assessment/management of risk and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- Demonstrates an understanding of complex mental health difficulties and social care needs in the military veteran population.
- Evidence of specialist skills in evidence-based therapy including CBT, tfCBT and EMDR and ability to evaluate theory and put into practice
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation for working with military veterans
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively and experience of delivering clinical and specialist trauma supervision
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Exceptional interpersonal and highly influencing communication skills with the ability to engage and lead clinicians and other stakeholder groups in change, development and improvement
- Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with highly distressing circumstances
- Ability to comfortably and confidently cope well under pressure and when faced with challenge or resistance
- Ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout South East region (access car)
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).
