Specialist Clinical Lead

Overview

In this role you will lead the development and delivery of Talking Therapies across the service, partnering with the Community & Voluntary Sector. You will supervise trainees and qualified therapists in specialist CBT, and shape clinical pathways for mental health and comorbid physical health conditions. A small clinical caseload and data-driven service development are part of the remit. You join a collaborative, innovation‑focused team committed to equality, inclusion and continuous improvement.

Pay / Benefits

• supportive working environment
• opportunities for professional development
• opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients and families
• dynamic NHS environment

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for Talking Therapies service development and delivery
• Offer highly specialist CBT supervision to trainees and qualified therapists and ensure regular supervision by qualified practitioners
• Lead development of therapy pathways for mental health and comorbidity with physical health conditions
• Maintain a small clinical caseload for specialist input
• Collaborate with operations to analyse referrals and data to shape service performance and pathways
• Represent the service at locality, trust-wide, regional, and national Talking Therapies meetings and drive continuous clinical improvement

Key requirements

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (HCPC accredited)
• HCPC registered psychologist or BABCP registered CBT practitioner
• Member of an appropriate professional body
• Experience of providing clinical supervision
• Knowledge of specialist psychological therapies and their application to difficult-to-treat groups
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) for complex information
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology and multivariable data analysis

• resilience
• excellent communication
• team player
• specialist evidence-based psychological interventions (CBT)
• clinical supervision and consultation
• complex psychological assessment, intervention and management

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