Direct Clinical Work To deliver highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to clients with complex, severe and longstanding mental health difficulties, which frequently involve high risk behaviour, e.g. risk of suicide and self-harm. Clients who are referred to the Service have often either failed to engage with, or benefit from, other mental health services, and can be particularly hard to help. To manage a highly complex clinical caseload in accordance with activity expectations agreed with the Service Manager. To carry out specialised risk assessments and agree risk management plans with individual clients, and to provide advice on aspects of risk formulation and management to other clinicians and services Teaching and Supervision To provide clinical supervision to honorary therapists working within the Service To be responsible for the clinical supervision and teaching of trainees, at all levels, including those taking advanced and highly specialist psychotherapy training and postgraduate training in clinical psychology. To engage in peer supervision and peer consultation with clinical colleagues within the service Consultation and Liaison Liaise, as appropriate, with clinicians and managers outside of the Service regarding clinical and service issues. To provide clinical consultations for clinicians, including therapists in training, when difficult and challenging issues of assessment, treatment and risk management arise. Research and Service Development To assist in the development and maintenance of a strong research culture in order to encourage the critical evaluation of practice and the participation of clients in research programmes within the Trust. To utilise theory, current literature and research to support evidence-based practice in direct clinical work, supervision, teaching and consultations with other clinicians and staff groups. To initiate and participate in audit and service evaluation with colleagues within the Service and the Trust to help develop and improve services to patients Please see attached job description and person specification Staff benefits Pay Enhancements: Band Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight) 1 Time plus 47% Time plus 94% 2 Time plus 41% Time plus 83% 3 Time plus 35% Time plus 69% 4 9 Time plus 30% Time plus 60% 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years Excellent pension Cycle to work scheme Salary sacrifice car scheme Wellbeing programme Blue Light Card Discounts fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)