Senior Clinical Lead

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a dedicated, enthusiastic and innovative individual to join our thriving IAPT Service. We are recruiting a Clinical Lead to help manage and further develop the East Riding Emotional Wellbeing Service.
- We are an Accredited Service with an excellent reputation and an impressive record of meeting the required IAPT National and Local standards
- We are a Lead Provider of IAPT services in the East Riding and work closely with our partner providers
- We are proud of the high quality of service we offer to our community
- Join to be part of our highly motivated and skilled team

The Service supports people in the East Riding population aged 16 + for Core IAPT and 18 + for integrated IAPT, providing a range of recovery and work focused IAPT interventions for people with mild to moderately severe common mental health problems. We are also contracted to provide treatment for a wide range of LTC conditions. The service provides a stepped care treatment approach.

**The post holder will**:
Provide clinical Leadership to the staff employed in the service, work closely with the Service Manager on all aspects of service delivery.

Provide senior liaison and consultation with GP's, key stakeholders and referring agents to facilitate user choice and access to appropriate Psychological Therapies.

Actively contribute to clinical audit, research, education and service development.

Be responsible for developing and leading service delivery with a clinical focus (e.g., clinical pathways and enhancing recovery rates.)

Liaise regularly with managers in relation to clinical matters and matters concerning workforce and performance.

Actively contribute to and support the integration of clinical governance in the East Riding IAPT service.

Monitor and appraise staff performance and identify their training needs.

Represent Humber in external business meetings as required.

Provide senior liaison and consultation to the MDT, GP's and referrers, Primary care and Secondary care agencies in order to facilitate seamless access to primary and Secondary Care mental health services.

Provide consultation to and communicate as appropriate with external agencies (including housing, police, local authority, Jobcentre Plus and employers etc).

Manage an allocated caseload and lead in specialist work.

Ensure the implementation of Humber policies and Procedures.

We are an award winning and CQC rated good, health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale and Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of our patients and service users.

To find out more about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services

You will join our team of over 3,600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives every day. We’re extremely proud of our Trust community and we know you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need from your new team to get you started.

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.