Head of Psychology - Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologis

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Leadership, governance and management of the CNWL psychology provision and the psychological professions staff within the Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. Specifically Adult Mental Health Community, Adult Acute and Crisis Services, Early Intervention Service, Grenfell Services, Woodfield Road Trauma Service• To ensure the provision of psychology across the borough takes a whole system approach with co-ordination of care for service users, especially for those service users with the most complex needs accessing multiple services.• To ensure the provision of psychology across the borough actively addresses health inequalities and is anti-discriminatory to meet the needs of all the communities within the borough having a staff team that is competent to do so and is itself diverse.• To participate fully as a member of the multidisciplinary borough Senior Management Team. Working closely with the Brough Director, Clinical Director and other senior colleagues. Providing managerial and psychological expertise, advice and consultation to other members of the team.• To be professionally responsible for the delivery of psychosocial interventions across Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Services including clinical oversight of all adult psychological therapy pathways. To ensure the services are accessible and acceptable to15service users from all local communities and addresses health inequalities in the access to and provision of services.• To be responsible to the Chief Psychologist for the monitoring and implementation of professional standards in the practice of applied psychology in the Borough services and for the systematic and effective provision of professional supervision. To ensure that relevant National and Trust policy, standards and directorate targets for services the post has responsibility for are being met.• To propose and implement policy and service development and to lead on service evaluation and research.• • To be responsible for provision of effective teaching, training and clinical supervision in psychological and trauma informed approaches and the provision of expert psychological advice for all mental health service staff in K&C.• To work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams, understanding the process of change in services and implementation of innovation within systems. Working with a range of professionals, service users and carers to facilitate involvement in service planning and delivery.• To ensure effective partnership and liaison with other professional disciplines and with relevant partner agencies at both a strategic and operational level within the Borough, Division, Trust and wider system.• To contribute to current developments in the field of psychology and related psychological professions, both locally and nationally. Actively participate in the Trust Psychology Leadership Group and collaborate with counterpart Heads of Psychology in other CNWL boroughs.• To ensure that allocated human and financial resources are used effectively where appropriate.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
Entry-level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology as detailed below (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration.
Additional training beyond entry-level qualification in a specialised area of psychological practice relevant to local services through formal post-qualification training such as CBT DBT, MBT, SFT or similar therapeutic approach for patients with complex emotional needs (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses and/or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by a BPS National Assessor and an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma or higher
Completed training course in clinical supervision.
Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
Desirable criteria
Post qualification and / or accreditation / registration in a specialist area of psychological practice
Leadership qualification
Qualification in supervision
Qualification in research
Other relevant professional qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
Established experience of leading / managing a psychology service at Consultant level or equivalent
Experience of undertaking leadership roles
Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for the psychological care and treatment with clients with complex needs and acting as a senior clinician across a service
Experience in leading clinical services that are anti-discriminatory, accessible and acceptable to diverse socio-economic groups
Experience of professional and clinical management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists
Experience of providing teaching and training to psychologists or other professional groups
Evidence of contribution to the promotion of equality and diversity across the service
Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities
Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects
Experience of proposing and implementing QI and service development projects that impact beyond own service area
Experience of representing the profession in local directorate/divisional fora
Desirable criteria
Experience of being a lead for psychology in a directorate or division.
Record of publications in either peer reviewed, academic or professional journals/books
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Knowledge of the theory and practice of management and leadership
Advanced knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies
Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment
Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics
Advanced level knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group, mental health issues and child protection
Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis
Knowledge of factors affecting health inequalities, acceptability and accessibility of mental health care
Advanced level awareness of racial and diversity issues and knowledge of strategies to promote equality and diversity
Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC.
Evidence of continuing training in a specialised area of psychological practice through formal post-doctoral training (diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, OR an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a postgraduate diploma
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
To deliver psychological therapy across cultural and other differences
Skills in negotiating with management on strategic policies
Ability to hold a leadership role within a multi-disciplinary service/services
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment and intervention in a specialist area.
Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
Advanced practitioner skills in at least one model of psychological therapy
Highly developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, highly technical and sensitive information to clients, families and colleagues
Highly developed consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups
Demonstrated ability in leadership and management skills
Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision
Ability to take the lead in developing, identifying and employing mechanisms of clinical governance for the support and maintenance of clinical practice
Well-developed IT skills
Desirable criteria
Ability to provide care and treatment in a language in addition to English relevant to local communities.
Other
Essential criteria
Commitment to continuing professional development, to partnership working and to reflective clinical practice
Desirable criteria
Lived experience of mental health or other long term conditions
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 576.3KB)
Jameson Candidate Info Pack (PDF, 927.2KB)
CNWL Staff Networks (PDF, 320.0KB)
CNWL Values (PDF, 182.9KB)
CNWL Reward and Wellbeing Handbook 2020 (PDF, 1.1MB)
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