Job summary
Are you looking for a senior modalities role in NHS Talking Therapies? Do you want to be well supported within a friendly and high performing service?
We have an exciting opportunity to lead our expanding Modalities Team, mentoring and developing your team to meet the rising demand for our services.
So why join us as our Modalities Lead?
- An excellent local induction and continuing support and mentoring
- Excellent training - the Trust has developed dedicated management training courses in line with the recently published 'NHS Expectations for Line Managers' framework
- A stable, friendly, supportive and dynamic working environment
- A relocation allowance of up £8,000, if moving more than 40 miles. Please contact us for more details.
- A values driven environment - our trust values of Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence and Caring underpin how we as a team look after each other and our patients
- We promote a healthy work-life balance and operate a hybrid working week - typically 2 days in the office and 3 days at home
- A comprehensive CPD and reflective practice program
You'll report directly to the service's Deputy Clinical Lead, leading the modalities team and playing an integral role in developing our service. The demand is rising and the service we provide is vital to our patients. You'll be given the space to make important decisions and make a real difference.
Main duties of the job
You'll provide management to qualified Modality and Trainee Therapists. Working autonomously within professional guidelines, and our policies/procedures, you'll play a key role working closely with the Clinical Deputy and Lead in improving our programme across the borough and team development.
Other duties include:
- Provide a specialist psychological service for patients
- Provide specialist psychological training, supervision, guidance and consultation to other professionals
- Lead on the recruitment and induction of Modality Practitioners and other roles as required
- Support the Clinical Deputy/Lead with service performance responsibilities and representing the service Trustwide, e.g. with commissioners.
- Maintain systems including auditing and evaluation of service. Support others in use of these systems.
- Develop and maintain referral pathways from general practice and community care teams within Ealing
- Support the development of specialist skills and on-going delivery of interventions through training
Please note staff are expected to work one evening session per week (12pm - 8pm).
We are involved in numerous exciting initiatives to engage hard to reach groups, including those with long term health conditions, BAME groups, and perinatal difficulties - including group therapy, outreach work, community engagement and creative workshops embedded in the community to de-stigmatise mental health.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
qualification
Essential
- A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) or counselling psychology
- A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or a psychological therapy plus further post graduate qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate CBT Diploma)
- A qualification in at least two IAPT appropriate evidence based therapies for depression (i.e. IPT and DIT)
- Professional registration with the appropriate bodies: Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) OR BABCP
- BACP OR UKCP registration
- Evidence of CPD as recommended by relevant professional regulatory bodies
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of working within an IAPT setting.
- Experience of providing and supervising psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care / care psychology and/ or IAPT service.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Formal specialist training in supervision of qualified psychologists/ psychological therapists and trainees.
- Experience of training and supervising qualified and prequalification psychologists, and/or CBT/Modality therapists.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patients' psychological care and treatment, both as a clinician, supervisor and team co-ordinator.
Desirable
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of teaching pre-qualification psychological therapists and other NHS staff. Experience of teaching pre-qualification psychological therapists and other NHS staff.
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
- Experience of work in a multicultural setting, including working with interpreters.
Knowledge
Essential
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Well-developed knowledge of evidence base for delivering high-intensity and low intensity interventions.
- Knowledge of key NHS policy developments for psychological therapies and services generally and for IAPT CBT in particular.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the specialism and mental health generally.
- Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network
Desirable
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of CBT. Knowledge of service development issues including mental health and primary care mental health/ IAPT.
Skills
Essential
- Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of a range of settings within and outside the NHS .
- Highly-developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance
Desirable
- Skills for facilitating communication in interventions with families and staff teams
Person Specification
qualification
Essential
- A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) or counselling psychology
- A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or a psychological therapy plus further post graduate qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate CBT Diploma)
- A qualification in at least two IAPT appropriate evidence based therapies for depression (i.e. IPT and DIT)
- Professional registration with the appropriate bodies: Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) OR BABCP
- BACP OR UKCP registration
- Evidence of CPD as recommended by relevant professional regulatory bodies
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of working within an IAPT setting.
- Experience of providing and supervising psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care / care psychology and/ or IAPT service.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Formal specialist training in supervision of qualified psychologists/ psychological therapists and trainees.
- Experience of training and supervising qualified and prequalification psychologists, and/or CBT/Modality therapists.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patients' psychological care and treatment, both as a clinician, supervisor and team co-ordinator.
Desirable
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of teaching pre-qualification psychological therapists and other NHS staff. Experience of teaching pre-qualification psychological therapists and other NHS staff.
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
- Experience of work in a multicultural setting, including working with interpreters.
Knowledge
Essential
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Well-developed knowledge of evidence base for delivering high-intensity and low intensity interventions.
- Knowledge of key NHS policy developments for psychological therapies and services generally and for IAPT CBT in particular.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the specialism and mental health generally.
- Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network
Desirable
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of CBT. Knowledge of service development issues including mental health and primary care mental health/ IAPT.
Skills
Essential
- Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of a range of settings within and outside the NHS .
- Highly-developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance
Desirable
- Skills for facilitating communication in interventions with families and staff teams
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).
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).
