Access Clinical Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

• With support from the Triage manager, and the Access Team Lead to manage the day to day running of registration, screening and triage
• Develop Access policies and procedures to meet changing needs
• Plan and manage triage capacity to meet completed treatment targets
• Line manage the team of Assistant Psychologists , supporting their well-being and development and managing their performance
• Lead monthly Access team meetings

• Work closely with the Business Manager and the admin team to ensure the effective team working of the access team

• Lead on the recruitment for Assistant Psychologists to ensure the Access team is fully staffed throughout the year
• Monitor referral numbers and take steps to increase referrals when needed in order to meet access targets
• Liaise with key stakeholders (e.g. GP leads, Council representatives, voluntary sector) to promote the service
• Lead the community engagement initiatives in the service
• To work collaboratively with the service lead to plan the future development of the service, and to lead specific service developments and new initiatives
• To work with service users, referrers and other providers to improve existing services to clients and to develop new care pathways and services
• To support the service lead in maintaining a strong, committed and motivated team
• To work autonomously as a Senior Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.
• To continue to undertake advanced and highly specialist continuing professional development in cognitive behavioural psychotherapy.
• To provide high quality specialist CBT supervision

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified therapist in CBT from an NHS Talking Therapies-approved High Intensity training at post-graduate diploma level (A)
• Practitioner accreditation status with BABCP

Experience

Essential

• Experience of providing specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in a NHS Talking Therapies service (A/I)
• Experience of clinically supervising psychological therapists including qualified HIs within NHS Talking Therapies Service (A/I)
• Significant experience in NHS Talking Therapies staff management including line management, performance management and appraisal (A/I)
• Experience of managing the day-to-day running and performance of a significant service or function within an NHS Talking Therapies service (A/I)
• Experience of using data to plan capacity and demand (A/I)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of developing partnerships and clinical pathways with external services and agencies

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lambeth NHS Talking Therapies

1A Dalbury House, Edmundsbury Estate, Ferndale Road

London

SW9 8AP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)