Iapt Deputy Clinical Lead/clinical Health

**IAPT Deputy Clinical Lead/Clinical Health Psychologist**:
**Band 8b**:
**Main area**
- IAPT Deputy Clinical Lead / Clinical Health Psychologist
- **Grade**
- Band 8b
- **Contract**
- Permanent
- **Hours**
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Job ref**
- 201-22-1370**Site**
- Outlook South West Head Office. Lostwithiel
- **Town**
- Lostwithiel
- **Salary**
- £56,164 - £65,262 Per annum
- **Salary period**
- Yearly
- **Closing**
- Today at 23:59Thank you for your interest in joining us at **Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.**

**We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.**

**_ Strategic Themes_**

**_ Great Care_**:

- We will deliver safe, high quality, consistent and personalised care based on best practice. We are working to be a responsive organisation that listens and learns._

**_ Great Organisation_**_ _**:

- We work to be a green organisation, and our sustainability plan will deliver NHS net zero targets. We will support quality care, research and innovation. All our work will be underpinned by clear and transparent principles and systems._

**_ Great People _**:

- We will work together with our staff to create an organisation that supports our collective health and wellbeing. We will attract, retain and develop great people, and embed a caring, open, inclusive and restorative just culture that supports us to deliver quality care._

**_ Great Partner_**:

- With our partners we will deliver health care that improves people’s quality of life, prevents ill health and reduces inequalities. We will spend our money wisely to achieve high quality outcomes that matter to local people._
- _At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

**_ The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19._**

**Job overview**:
**Are you interested in a post which offers opportunities for service development, group, and individual work? Enthusiastic about Long Term Conditions (LTC) IAPT service developments? Are you curious about Clinical Health Psychology in IAPT Services? Do you share our CARE values (Compassionate services, Achieving high standards, Respecting individuals, Empowering people)? Then come join us as an IAPT Deputy Clinical Lead.**

Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly recognise the importance of Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) for our community, and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is investing substantially in our IAPT service to improve care. It is an exciting time to join the team as we grow and develop to deliver a high-quality psychological therapy service which is forward thinking and innovative.

This is a newly created post in the IAPT Clinical Leadership Structure and has been created to enhance and strengthen the clinical leadership and management team. We are looking for an energetic and passionate IAPT Deputy Clinical lead to contribute to creating an innovative and trailblazing IAPT service, informed by a cutting-edge evidence base. There will be a key focus on the development of the LTC IAPT offer and quality improvement to enhance services. The post holder will have strong links with our colleagues in the Department of Clinical Health Psychology at Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (RCHT).

**Main duties of the job**:
The post holder will lead on the service development of a LTC IAPT service, provide supervision, operational and performance management of the Professional Leads and oversee the delivery of the LTC IAPT service. Support the Clinical Service and Strategy Lead on developments and interface with other providers, deputise for the Clinical Service and Strategy Lead as delegated, provide a clinical service to a modality within HI therapies. The post holder will also provide clinical supervision in the modality (modalities) in which they are accredited as a supervisor, manage the Professional Leads to deliver on performance targets, report on performance targets. There will be a significant focus on developing and building on existing working relationships with Medical teams to integrate psychological care in out-patient settings.

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