Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Band 8c - Consultant Clinical Psychologist - Local AWP Base

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Job summary

To provide specialist integrated clinical leadership and management with the specialty setting as well as across the system (both internally and externally as required), especially the Psychological Therapies aspects and strategic development of the specialty in relation to psychological therapies and psychologically informed interventions.

To lead the provision of trauma informed care, underpinned by a culture of learning, continuous evaluation and compassionate, inclusive and collective leadership.

Main duties of the job

To manage capacity in response to service demand and act as part of the wider relevant locality management team.
To provide leadership and expertise to Psychological Professionals within and beyond the speciality setting.
To lead Psychological Therapies service development, including the delivery of integrated care with existing services and the development of the evidence base via research and evaluation.
To participate in and provide specialist advice to relevant aspects of policy making, strategic planning, management and clinical governance in the locality.
To carry a specialist caseload of highly complex cases, providing advice and consultancy for patients and specialist clinical supervision to professionals.
To work in partnership with Service Users, their significant others, Management, Finance, corporate services, human resources, VCSE (voluntary, charity and social enterprise) organisations to co-produce the design, development and delivery of services.
To work with senior managers and system partners to explore and pursue business opportunities consistent with the divisional business plan.
To work across systems/providers to ensure effective pathways for Service Users.
To work alongside the ICB and ICS across both BNSSG and BSW to have an active role in strategic development
To be responsible for establishing good working relationships and communications with Psychological Therapy staff, staff from other professions, and other agencies.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Date posted

14 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

342-SS018-0225

Job locations

Hybrid Working

TBC

Local AWP Base

BS24 7FY

Job description

Job responsibilities

A. MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT (up to half time)

1. To manage and provide strategic leadership to the Psychological Professions in the services, ensuring that everyone receives support, supervision, annual appraisals and a development plan which ensures on-going service development that fits the needs and priorities of each sector. To manage the capacity of the service in line with demand and access requirements, always seeking ways in which to do so more efficiently.

2. To provide professional guidance and advice to ensure professional standards are maintained across all psychological professions including those employed by the wider system.

3. To liaise with the senior managers to ensure that an appropriate range of services are provided by psychological professions within relevant services, and those working on external service level agreements (including working with primary care).

4. The post holder will ensure the delivery of performance targets and standards across the Services.

5. To take a lead role in service/business development and performance monitoring of Psychological Therapies in the Area. This includes horizon scanning for new service development opportunities which support the Business Plan, especially those working with partner agencies.

6. To identify gaps in service provision and also to seek opportunities for the development of Psychological Therapies within defined frameworks and with agreement from senior managers.

7. To lead the continued development of service models, working closely with colleagues to ensure alignment.

8. To be a source of psychological expertise to managers, professional colleagues and ICBs on both public and internal matters.

9. To deal with complaints and disciplinary matters in liaison with other managers and professional leads both within and outside of Psychological Therapies, especially those of a particularly complex nature

10. To support the negotiation of Service Level Agreements for psychological therapy provision in the Service and externally to other agencies, working closely with relevant senior managers.

11. To convene and chair regular psychological therapy meetings as appropriate.

12. To establish a framework for effective management of psychological professions in the Locality.

13. The post holder will contribute to the drawing up of department/service budgets.

14. To ensure that Trust Health and Safety Regulations are adopted within the Psychological Therapies Pathways.

15. To identify appropriate staffing levels and skill mix of Psychological Professions, drawing on advice from relevant colleagues as required.

16. To promote the Trust in professional networks and to ensure that other Psychological Professionals do likewise in specific situations relevant to their posts and responsibilities.

Please see JD for more details