Job summary
The East of England Provider Collaborative is a collaborative of six NHS Foundation Trusts and is hosted by CPFT. It has certain responsibilities for specialized mental health services from NHSE.
The Collaborative was set up in July 2021 with a mission to deliver 'better care, closer to home and outside of hospital where possible' for the people who use its services.
The commissioning arrangements allow for more effective population health management for specialised services. The structure enables one set of entry thresholds to services; one aligned method for clinical delivery; and a united agreement for outcomes that creates benefits for the population across the whole region.
Commissioning arrangements enable a more sustainable and inclusive set of pathways to deliver equity of access, health equality and regional well-being which is underpinned by the principles of prevention, early intervention, community-based provision, and least restrictive practice.
The current 6 ICBs remain critical partners in developing and commissioning community alternatives to admission to hospital.
This is a fixed term position for an experienced consultant psychologist to be the Provider Collaboratives Learning Disability and Autism (LDA) Clinical Lead for Children and Young People (CYP) who are either in hospital or are at risk of admission.
Main duties of the job
The LDA Clinical Lead will offer clinical leadership, expertise and knowledge in order to complete initial scoping and make recommendations for the development of the LDA pathway across the East of England.
This role will require a collaborative and strategic approach to system leadership that emphasizes shared responsibility for optimizing resources, improving population health outcomes, and tackling health inequalities.
This role is a strategic position that will focus on:
System Level Leadership: Driving integration across regional sectors and fostering collective accountability by convening multi-agency stakeholders to address shared challenges.
Data Informed: Using analytics and evidence to inform clinical and operational decisions that enhance patient care and reduce disparities. Examples include developing targeted interventions using population health data or designing risk stratification tools.
Engaging with stakeholders: Building and maintaining robust relationships across health and care systems within the region to ensure alignment with shared objectives and priorities. This involves regular communication with patient and carer groups, clinical leads, and external agencies.
The role is intended for a consultant level practitioner from a psychology background, with extensive experience of working with Children and Young people with LDA.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult and Older Peoples Mental and Physical Health, Forensic & Specialist Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care and Liaison psychiatry, Substance Misuse, Social Care, Research and Development.To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
This role serves as a key driver for supporting the East of England Provider Collaboratives mission to reduce inequalities and improve the outcomes of the learning-disabled population and autistic people.
This role will facilitate a wider understanding of systems at various place levels within the ICS footprints across the East of England.
The post holder will formulate recommendations to system partners at an executive level, to improve the experiences of CYP with LDA and share good practice across the region.
The position will facilitate effective and constructive collaboration and understanding across regional sectors, aligning local initiatives with national frameworks such as the NHS Long Term Plan as well as building the right support.
By providing leadership and championing evidence-based strategies across learning disabilities and autism, this role supports the delivery of personalized care and fosters a culture of continuous improvement across the regional systems.
The role will be key in ensuring the experiences of our learning disabled and autistic population for CYP across the East of England is central to driving our commissioning intentions.
The post holder will actively participate, contribute and create system-wide quality improvement initiatives, focusing on areas such as reducing inequalities and improving patient outcomes for CYP with LDA.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
This role serves as a key driver for supporting the East of England Provider Collaboratives mission to reduce inequalities and improve the outcomes of the learning-disabled population and autistic people.
This role will facilitate a wider understanding of systems at various place levels within the ICS footprints across the East of England.
The post holder will formulate recommendations to system partners at an executive level, to improve the experiences of CYP with LDA and share good practice across the region.
The position will facilitate effective and constructive collaboration and understanding across regional sectors, aligning local initiatives with national frameworks such as the NHS Long Term Plan as well as building the right support.
By providing leadership and championing evidence-based strategies across learning disabilities and autism, this role supports the delivery of personalized care and fosters a culture of continuous improvement across the regional systems.
The role will be key in ensuring the experiences of our learning disabled and autistic population for CYP across the East of England is central to driving our commissioning intentions.
The post holder will actively participate, contribute and create system-wide quality improvement initiatives, focusing on areas such as reducing inequalities and improving patient outcomes for CYP with LDA.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of report writing and presentation skills, including business cases, board level papers and formal presentations
- Forward thinking and able to lead and transform culture, including shaping and implementing a vision for future service development.
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession OR equivalent and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration as a Psychological Professional.
- Additional training beyond entry level qualification in a specialised area of psychological practice through formal post qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of
Desirable
- Project/programme management experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing complex clinical governance systems.
- Significant current/recent experience of 'system thinking' and working within health and care systems
- Significant clinical and operational management experience in a senior role within the NHS, managing Psychological therapy services.
- Experience of having provided strategic strategic leadership to senior clinical professionals
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of report writing and presentation skills, including business cases, board level papers and formal presentations
- Forward thinking and able to lead and transform culture, including shaping and implementing a vision for future service development.
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession OR equivalent and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration as a Psychological Professional.
- Additional training beyond entry level qualification in a specialised area of psychological practice through formal post qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of
Desirable
- Project/programme management experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing complex clinical governance systems.
- Significant current/recent experience of 'system thinking' and working within health and care systems
- Significant clinical and operational management experience in a senior role within the NHS, managing Psychological therapy services.
- Experience of having provided strategic strategic leadership to senior clinical professionals
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
