Strategic Lead for Psychological Therapies

4 months ago

Exeter, United Kingdom Devon Partnership NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

This is a newrole for a very senior psychological professional to lead on the coordinationand strategic delivery of evidence-based psychological therapies across alldirectorates within Devon Partnership Trust.Working closely with the Head of Psychological Professions and StrategicLeads based in each clinical directorate, this role will support appropriatestrategic planning to increase and sustain provision of specified psychologicaltherapies and ensure appropriate supervision, training and governance processesare in place for each. The role willalso take governance leadership responsibilities for other agreed specifiedareas of psychological practice, such as post-incident staff support within DPTand provide psychological practice expertise to the Devon Integrated CareSystem where appropriate. There has beenan enormous expansion and diversification of psychological professionals in DPTover recent years and this role is key to guiding the next stages of developmentof psychological practice within the Trust as part of delivering on the overallTrust strategy.

Main duties of the job

This role willbe based in the trust-wide Professions directorate and report directly to the Headof Psychological Professions. Aswell as the provision of a small amount of direct clinical work and supervisionin an area of specialist expertise, the person in this role will work withStrategic Leads across all Directorates, workforce and training leads andpractice educators to plan, enable and ensure robust governance of high qualityPsychological Therapies practice across the whole organisation. This includes supporting future workforceplanning, training needs and supervision requirements for the delivery offormal model-based Psychological Therapies. The post-holder will be responsiblefor an initial review of all therapy models and a gap analysis of need toimprove the Trusts current position as well as the development of a strategicplan for ongoing practice development and improvement. The role will also lead on the organisationand development of post-incident staff support across the Trust, ensuring thatappropriate evidence-based support is available, high quality and wellgoverned. The post-holder will also providepsychological expertise and represent both psychological professions and DPT ina range of internal and external forums.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Extensive specialist knowledge of services for people with Mental Health problems and of the services in the NHS where Psychological Therapies are commonly applied. Broad knowledge of the application of psychological theory and practice in the range of specialist areas covered by the Trust Extensive knowledge of the application of psychological therapy in the context of complex mental health Extensive knowledge and understanding of the skills, practice and knowledge base underpinning evidence-based Psychological Therapies Knowledge of the policy context of specialist psychological therapies within the organisation and of clinical leadership arrangements in this setting. Knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex data analysis Up to date knowledge of research evidence related to psychological therapies and interventions particularly in relation to outcomes and service user involvement A good knowledge of and ability to work with current NHS drivers in mental health including the national Talking Therapies agenda, Psychological Therapies for Serious Mental Health Problems programme and the Community Mental Health Framework. Experience of specialist psychological assessment and delivering specialist Psychological Therapy to clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community and in patient settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision within at least one specific Psychological Therapy Experience in undertaking leadership roles within clinical psychology/psychological therapy services in the NHS and in leading the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies and clinical policies in multi disciplinary, multi agency contexts. Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality.

Desirable

Experience of working across organisational boundaries Evidence of leading and/or undertaking clinical audit and/or research Evidence of providing strategic leadership and direction for clinical staff, taking into account national and local economic, political and demographic changes

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist ( or equivalent and eligible for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society and Registered with HCPC) or Psychological Therapist (must be trained to masters level or equivalent in a specific psychological therapy and registered with an appropriate recognised professional body UKCP, BABCP or other relevant Professional Standards Authority accredited professional register). Further training or equivalent experience in supervision/leadership of Psychological Therapies, Further training in at least one additional psychological therapy

Desirable

Further training in system leadership/management

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