Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead
To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality psychological therapy service to clients of the MKTT Service in Milton Keynes. To take responsibility (delegate as appropriate) for the day-to-day operational and clinical practice of psychological therapists working in the service. To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychological therapists in the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment. To act as Responsible Clinician for the Mental Health Treatment Requirement programme commissioned and run within MKTT To act as a point of liaison between the service and other relevant service in the directorate e.g., secondary care CMHTs, Specialist Therapies Service, local Counselling services, Primary Care Plus, Third Sector organisations. To work with other Therapy Leads in the directorate to develop and coordinate delivery of psychological services across the directorate. To ensure the provision of a consistent , evidence based and well-integrated psychological therapy service model across Milton Keynes with goal of ensuring the operation of an effectivestepped care model of psychological service delivery in conjunction with other service providers. Together with the team manager, toensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and clinical governance of all other and therapists within the service, for which the post holder has designated professional responsibility, including clear systems for effective recruitment, professional supervision, appraisal, performance management, managing complaints and grievances and the identification of CPD needs across the service/sector. To work closely with the psychological therapists and team administrators to ensure there are efficient administrative systems in place to effectively manage referrals, waiting lists, and recording of clinical activity. To take lead responsibility for workforce planning in and related recruitment and staff professional development activities. To provide necessary service activity reports in a timely and organised fashion and ensure that the psychological therapists within the Milton Keynes MKTT service are using the appropriate information recording systems in accordance with Trust and other relevant professional policies. To manage the financial budgets for the service in conjunction with MKTT Service Manager ensuring efficient monitoring of budgetary income and expenditure. To carry out necessary 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. To ensure compliance with Trust policies and procedures in a variety of areas and to assist in the reporting of key performance indicators to relevant commissioners and monitoring bodies e.g., CQC, GP Commissioning Bodies, NHS England etc. To contribute significantly to service development and expansion, following theTalking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression (MKTT) model and to lead on service innovation and evaluation To support the MKTT Service Manager and MK Lead Psychologist in mental health in contributing to wider service development across the directorate and to attend relevant meetings and clinical forums.
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