The post holder will help to deliver & implement the Talking Therapies programme across Hertfordshire and Mid Essex. A key part of the role will be to ensure that Talking Therapies national guidelines are being followed within the service, targets are achieved & that the clinical governance arrangements are in place. The post holder will provide a specialist psychological therapy service to clients held within the service. This will involve providing psychological assessment & therapy & where appropriate offering advice & consultation on clients psychological care to colleagues & to other professionals, working under supervision within professional guidelines & the overall framework of the teams policies & procedures. The post holder will provide specialist supervision, clinical leadership, consultation, guidance and training to High Intensity Workers, Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners. They will hold responsibility for the screening of referrals into their team and have a weekly shift on the risk rota to give advice to clinicians as appropriate. They will ensure accurate record keeping for assessment & interventions from all clinical staff within the service using the agreed information systems. They will ensure the systematic provision of a high quality Psychological therapies service. To work with the other senior clinicians to provide relevant information & data to the team & service managers & professional leads as required. To work within professional guidelines & exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service. To work with senior colleagues within the service to develop & maintain psychosocial models of care relevant to the client group. To provide relevant teaching, training & supervision within the service & where appropriate across the Trust. To attend service development meetings as appropriate, in liaison with the Service Manager, Deputy Clinical Leads and Countywide Clinical Leads. To suggest & implement where agreed policy changes within the Talking Therapy service. To work with senior colleagues to provide input as appropriate around audit, policy & service development & research within the area served by Talking Therapies & the mental health service, & to disseminate this information widely. To contribute to the development of digital innovations within Talking Therapies, such as the creation of new webinars