Job summary
Do you have excellent clinical skills, with supervisor and leadership experience in a Talking Therapy service? Harrow Talking Therapies is looking for an innovative and experienced Senior High Intensity therapist/Deputy Clinical Lead to help lead our Step 2 and High Intensity CBT teams. You will be joining our existing lead clinicians to help manage our growing teams.
This is an exciting opportunity for appropriately qualified and experienced Talking Therapy CBT therapists to take on additional supervisory, managerial and service development related responsibilities and extend their knowledge and skills.
The role requires flexibility to lead across a range of roles and responsibilities within the management team. Applicants should be creative, innovative, enthusiastic and committed to developing staff and to staff wellbeing.
Applicants must have substantial experience of working as high intensity CBT therapists in a Talking Therapy service, managing complex client presentations and providing formal clinical supervision to Talking Therapy qualified staff and trainees. Experience of working with patients with long-term health conditions is highly desirable.
We currently have a 25/75 split of F2F and remote appointments, and so can offer hybrid working for most roles, although this may be subject to change if service user demand for F2F appointments increases.
Main duties of the job
Applicants must have current BABCP therapist accreditation as an essential requirement.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
The role involves provision of clinical supervision, operational management and training to qualified and trainee clinicians at Step 2 and HI CBT. You will be responsible for the day to day operation of the teams ensuring that staff work in accordance with NHS talking therapies standards and that the service achieves KPIs. You will also work with the senior management team to develop and improve the service and will take a lead on specific service development projects as required. The role also involves liaison with other services and facilitating good working relationships and pathways with other healthcare providers in the borough.
About us
The Service
The CNWL Talking Therapies Harrow team is a well established, dynamic and successful service, providing Low intensity and High Intensity therapies within the standards of stepped care model at steps 2 and 3. We are one of 6 Talking Therapies services run by CNWL NHS Trust.
We offer a CPD programme through Bespoke MH, as well as access to HEE funded CPD courses and a monthly in house CPD programme. The Trust also provides excellent opportunities for leadership development. We prioritise staff wellbeing in the service and we value the role all staff play in continually improving the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PostrequirementsThe post-holder will provide expert supervision and support for experienced high intensity therapists, psychological wellbeing practitioners and trainees working within the service and contribute to provision of senior clinician cover for the service along with other senior staff within the team for duty and evening clinics. The post-holder will line manage a number of staff within the service.The post holder will carry a clinical caseload and contribute to and provide highly specialist assessment, formulation and interventions to clients using a stepped care model in line with the national programme and latest NICE guidance for psychological interventions. Post holders will have had extensive experience of working across Mental Health Services with a range of client groups with moderate as well as complex severe and enduring mental health problems.
The post holder will receive regular clinical and managerial supervision and support and join other senior clinicians within the service. There are also wider links with other Talking Therapies services within CNWL Foundation Trust and the Trust-wide clinical psychology services. We have good links with and have trainees from all the Regional training courses and there would be opportunities to mentor and supervise High Intensity Trainees.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PostrequirementsThe post-holder will provide expert supervision and support for experienced high intensity therapists, psychological wellbeing practitioners and trainees working within the service and contribute to provision of senior clinician cover for the service along with other senior staff within the team for duty and evening clinics. The post-holder will line manage a number of staff within the service.The post holder will carry a clinical caseload and contribute to and provide highly specialist assessment, formulation and interventions to clients using a stepped care model in line with the national programme and latest NICE guidance for psychological interventions. Post holders will have had extensive experience of working across Mental Health Services with a range of client groups with moderate as well as complex severe and enduring mental health problems.
The post holder will receive regular clinical and managerial supervision and support and join other senior clinicians within the service. There are also wider links with other Talking Therapies services within CNWL Foundation Trust and the Trust-wide clinical psychology services. We have good links with and have trainees from all the Regional training courses and there would be opportunities to mentor and supervise High Intensity Trainees.
Person Specification
Training and qualifications
Essential
- Post-qualification training in Cognitive Behavioural Treatment (CBT) recognized as leading to accreditation.
- Applicant must have full therapist accreditation with the BABCP
Desirable
- Core mental health profession such as clinical or counselling psychology
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience of working within an IAPT service as a qualified high intensity therapist.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of mental health conditions and across care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
- Experience of working with client with long term health conditions, learning disabilities and learning difficulties
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of working in adult mental health services
- Experience of interdisciplinary working within the NHS
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of staff from a range of clinical backgrounds
- Experience of leading in the area of long term health conditions
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- 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.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Post-Qualification practice of, and skills in, CBT and a desire to seek accreditation as a CBT Therapist
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS and BABCP
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists and IAPT practitioners
- Proven ability in carrying out clinical audits
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialized psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Experience of leading and carrying out research projects and interpreting data using statistical analyses
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of Psychology
Other
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Person Specification
Training and qualifications
Essential
- Post-qualification training in Cognitive Behavioural Treatment (CBT) recognized as leading to accreditation.
- Applicant must have full therapist accreditation with the BABCP
Desirable
- Core mental health profession such as clinical or counselling psychology
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience of working within an IAPT service as a qualified high intensity therapist.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of mental health conditions and across care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
- Experience of working with client with long term health conditions, learning disabilities and learning difficulties
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of working in adult mental health services
- Experience of interdisciplinary working within the NHS
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of staff from a range of clinical backgrounds
- Experience of leading in the area of long term health conditions
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- 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.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Post-Qualification practice of, and skills in, CBT and a desire to seek accreditation as a CBT Therapist
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS and BABCP
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists and IAPT practitioners
- Proven ability in carrying out clinical audits
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialized psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Experience of leading and carrying out research projects and interpreting data using statistical analyses
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of Psychology
Other
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
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).
