Deputy Clinical Lead

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Location: Bedford
Job Description:

Clinical

  • Ensuring the systematic provision of high quality CBT/Relational therapy to individuals and groups within a wide range of settings
  • The provision of specialist assessments for suitability for Talking Therapies.
  • Act independently and autonomously on behalf of the service to deal with complex urgent cases.
  • Liaise where appropriate with other professional groups to effectively communicate assessments and facilitate transfer of care.
  • Elicit, record, collate and communicate outcome data of your clinical activity and all those you supervise to both the Operational Manager and Clinical Lead.
  • Promote and contribute to the development and maintenance of a healthy therapeutic culture
  • Develop and engage in your own CPD, including active engagement in and use of clinical supervision.
  • Provide high quality, specialist supervision to a range of practitioners including trainee, newly qualified and qualified.
  • Develop and maintain good professional relationships with mental health workers in primary and secondary care.
  • Lead in an area of specialist clinical work: provide expert knowledge in this area and take responsibility for proactively disseminating this expertise within the service.
  • Be aware of and comply with the policies, procedures and standards of service in the Bedfordshire Talking Therapies Service
  • To fulfil the requisite code of conduct and follow ethical guidelines in your professional work.

Managerial

  • Provide high quality line management to colleagues across the service.
  • Actively contribute to and support the integration of clinical governance in the Bedfordshire Talking Therapies service.
  • Ensure personal development plans/appraisals are up to date and acted on within the service.
  • Be an active member of the senior management team including attending and contributing to weekly senior team meetings.
  • Co-ordinate and liaise between different staff groups
  • Deal with conflict within the team, external agencies and issues surrounding conflict of interest.
  • Apply trust policies on sickness, absence and capability including preparation for formal hearings where appropriate.
  • Where required, carry out investigations, deal with grievances and conduct disciplinary procedures, according to the Trust policies.
  • Support all recruitment in the service.
  • Use data provided by the IT system to monitor key performance indicators. (These will include hours of contact, DNA rates, supervision levels and clinical outcome).

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Posted: November 2nd, 2026