Clinical Lead

Talking Therapies

Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Permanent Post - 0.8 wte over four days

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Talking Therapies service. The service is delivered by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, in collaboration with Coventry and Warwickshire MIND, and offers a variety of support and psychological therapies to the Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull adult population. Our interventions are diverse and evidence based, ranging from guided self-help and face-to-face or video therapy, telephone support to workshops and courses.

The work that we produce on behalf of Talking Therapies continue to receive positive feedback:
“I wanted to send a direct thanks for making me feel heard, comfortable and validated, even at times when my thoughts and explanations were all over the place.”

“Thank you for your time, kindness and support during and after the assessment. You have helped me so much when I was at my very lowest.”

The main roles and responsibilities of the Clinical or Counselling Psychologist are to clinically lead the service ensuring that all treatment is evidence based and in line with NICE guidance. The post-holder must be comfortable taking a lead on research and development opportunities available to the service ensuring that our clients get the highest quality care possible by our fully trained and clinically supervised team.

To be responsible for the systematic provision of psychological therapies at a high level of expertise to adults within NHS Talking therapies.

To provide clinical leadership to ensure that access to the pathway is in line with populations needs and best practice guidance.

To provide clinical leadership in accordance with local and national NHS Talking therapies mental health delivery targets with emphasis on the expansion into key clinical priority areas as advised by the system.

Maintain an excellent working relationship with Commissioners and key stakeholders and ensuring service delivery in line with local and national priorities and needs, providing highly skilled clinical knowledge, opinion and expertise.

Lead and present on key strategic agenda items at NHS Talking Therapies Programme Board meetings, provider
- s forums, local interface meetings.

To lead on the clinical governance of the service provided by all service staff within the relevant service area.

To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

To contribute to the professional leadership and clinical excellence for CBT and other evidenced
- based psychological therapies, as recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to the service area and members of CWPT Mental Health Directorate providing NICE-compliant psychological therapies.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

**These include**:
generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us

excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more

salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more

discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes

wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more

staff networks and support groups

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

For more information on this role please see the attached supporting information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

By appointing individuals whose values align with ours, the goal is to carry on providing an outstanding service, while erasing the stigma of mental health - not only in Coventry and Warwickshire - but around the world.

The post-holder will join a well-established, supportive and friendly clinical and operational leadership team, but will also link in with the wider Senior Leadership Team for the organisation, including close liaison with the General Manager, Psychological Professions Leads and ICB Leads.

The post will take place over four days spread across Coventry, North and South