Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Management responsibilities
1. To line manage and supervise psychological therapists, lived experience practitioners and pre-qualified psychological therapists who are directly employed by the London Pathways Partnership, and to liaise with the line managers of those employed in split posts.
2. To develop service user involvement and lived experience practitioner roles in the service.
3. To interpret policies and guidance for application in the London Pathways Partnership and be responsible for policy implementation.
4. Responsibility for quality and performance of the London Pathways Partnership's Workforce Development Group, overseeing completion of quarterly and annual monitoring reports as well as clinical audits, where relevant to the role.
5. To exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the London Pathways Partnership's Workforce Development Group.
6. To be responsible to the operational lead for workforce planning, including staff engagement, fair recruitment, professional appraisal and staff continuing professional development activities.
7. To work closely with the administrator, psychological therapists and operational leads to ensure there are efficient administrative systems in place to effectively manage referrals, waiting lists, and recording of clinical activity and outcomes.
8. To support the budget holder for the service to manage the specialty within the specified budget.
9. To initiate audit, policy and service development and research activities within the service to ensure the delivery of a reflexive, high quality and financially efficient service with a sound basis in evidence-based treatment and best clinical practice.
10. To interpret policies and guidance for application in the service and be responsible for policy development and implementation.
11. To initiate, implement and ensure appropriate service developments to improve the quality and delivery of services in the service and in partner services.
12. To ensure the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.
13. To participate in, or lead when appropriate, Trust and Directorate strategic development and implementation of new initiatives (e.g. national guidelines), through membership of committees and/or working parties.
14. In partnership with professional and operational leads, to be responsible for service development and expansion, following best practice policy and guidance and local organisational priorities and to lead on service innovation and evaluation.
15. To be responsible for setting and implementing clinical governance standards within the service and ensure that these are maintained and improved.
16. To take a lead role in ensuring that services to clients are of a high quality and are managed efficiently, according to the overall requirements of the Trust, NHS and government guidance and standards.
Person specification
Essential
1. Registered with professional body or regulatory body as appropriate to psychological therapy discipline i.e., HCPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP.
2. Considerable experience of working as a clinical or counselling psychologist or psychological therapist, in relevant settings and services, e.g. secondary care adult mental health, acute or crisis services.
3. Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
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Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process. We also discourage overuse of AI during the application process because this can negatively impact the quality of your application and may hinder your chances of being shortlisted. Thank you.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
1. Job description and Person Specification (PDF, 872.3KB)
2. Important Additional Information For Candidates (please read carefully) (PDF, 160.6KB)
3. Privacy Notice for Staff (PDF, 268.6KB)
4. Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.5MB)
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