Job summary
A very exciting and rare opportunity has arisen in the North Tyneside Talking Therapies Service for an NHS Talking Therapies Clinical Lead. We are looking for a highly experienced and accredited mental health clinician with substantial clinical experience and clinical leadership, to collaboratively lead the North Tyneside Talking Therapies service.
The successful candidate will clinically lead a well established NHS Talking Therapies service for the population of North Tyneside and provide clinical supervision to a range of experienced psychological therapist as part of the NHS Talking Therapies national programme.
You will work collaboratively with the Senior Management team to lead and develop the service clinically in line with national targets, contractual obligations and locally agreed parameters.
Main duties of the job
To clinically lead the delivery and provision of NHS Talking Therapies to the population of North Tyneside, providing highly specialist psychological assessment, therapy and clinical risk management.
To provide high quality clinical supervision to senior therapists, high and low intensity clinicians who offer a range of evidence-based NHS Talking Therapies.
To support the service in its performance responsibilities, clinical governance strategies, research and audit projects to continuously improve clinical effectiveness.
To support the development of relevant pathways both internally and external to the service including therapy pathways for those patients with mental health problems and co-morbid specific long term physical health conditions.
Lead the service collaboratively with the Senior Manager and Psychology lead to ensure all aspects of the entire North Tyneside Talking Therapies service are clinically robust and safe.
Provide clinical input by carrying a small caseload, provide training as relevant and plan for clinical development throughout the NHS Talking Therapies element of the service.
Represent the service at locality focused, trust wide, regional and national
About us
The North Tyneside Talking Therapies service is part of our community services business unit and provides NHS Talking Therapies and primary care psychology services for the population of North Tyneside. We are a large fully integrated Talking Therapies service, consisting of Clinical & Counselling Psychologists, Psychological Therapists, IAPT High Intensity and Low Intensity staff; which offer a range of psychological therapies across steps 2 - 4.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential Qualifications:
Professional registration (BPS, RMN, RMNH, OT, Social Worker), or HCPC registered psychologist with experience of working in a primary care talking therapies service model. Post graduate diploma in CBT or equivalent NHS Talking Therapies recommended compliant therapy. BABCP accreditation or working towards.
Essential Experience and Knowledge:
- Experience of working in a senior clinical role in a Psychological Therapies service.
- Clinical experience of working within a Multidisciplinary Team.
- Substantial experience of treating the full range of psychological disorders using evidence based psychological interventions.
- Substantial experience of providing Clinical Supervision in relation to evidence based Psychological Therapies.
- Experience of teaching, training, and providing professional/clinical supervision to psychological therapists.
Please refer to the Job Description for all responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential Qualifications:
Professional registration (BPS, RMN, RMNH, OT, Social Worker), or HCPC registered psychologist with experience of working in a primary care talking therapies service model. Post graduate diploma in CBT or equivalent NHS Talking Therapies recommended compliant therapy. BABCP accreditation or working towards.
Essential Experience and Knowledge:
- Experience of working in a senior clinical role in a Psychological Therapies service.
- Clinical experience of working within a Multidisciplinary Team.
- Substantial experience of treating the full range of psychological disorders using evidence based psychological interventions.
- Substantial experience of providing Clinical Supervision in relation to evidence based Psychological Therapies.
- Experience of teaching, training, and providing professional/clinical supervision to psychological therapists.
Please refer to the Job Description for all responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration e.g. BPS, RMN, RMNH, OT or Dip. SW or KSA accreditation route OR HCPC registered Counseling/Clinical Psychologist with experience of working in a primary care IAPT service model.
- Educated to masters level or equivalent qualification and / or experience of working clinically in mental health services
- Post graduate diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or equivalent IAPT recommended compliant therapy
- BABCP Accredited/accreditable CBT therapist
- Training and qualification relating to IAPT/Therapy clinical supervision
- Substantial post registration clinical experience in delivering evidence based Psychological Therapies in Primary Care
- Evidence of recent and ongoing Professional Development post accreditation
Desirable
- Accredited EMDR Therapist and/or supervisor
- Qualified IPT Therapist
- Full driving license
- Car owner/driver
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration e.g. BPS, RMN, RMNH, OT or Dip. SW or KSA accreditation route OR HCPC registered Counseling/Clinical Psychologist with experience of working in a primary care IAPT service model.
- Educated to masters level or equivalent qualification and / or experience of working clinically in mental health services
- Post graduate diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or equivalent IAPT recommended compliant therapy
- BABCP Accredited/accreditable CBT therapist
- Training and qualification relating to IAPT/Therapy clinical supervision
- Substantial post registration clinical experience in delivering evidence based Psychological Therapies in Primary Care
- Evidence of recent and ongoing Professional Development post accreditation
Desirable
- Accredited EMDR Therapist and/or supervisor
- Qualified IPT Therapist
- Full driving license
- Car owner/driver
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).
