Clinical & Operational Lead: Applied Psychologist / TT Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or an NHS Talking Therapies Psychological Therapist with equivalent training and experience to lead the Kensington and Chelsea NHS Talking Therapies Service.
The role involves leading a large, dynamic and innovative Talking Therapies Service in a diverse inner London borough. Candidates will have strong clinical and leadership qualities and experience, a commitment to delivering high quality psychological therapy services and a passion for challenging health inequalities.
The service is at the forefront of developments in Talking Therapies employing a Physical Activity Coordinator, Community Engagement Manager and Digital Front Door in addition to the usual Talking Therapies roles. The service is part of Community Living Well, working in partnership with Employment support, Peer support and Navigator services as well as Community Mental Health Hubs and local community services.
You would be joining us at a time of significant change in investment in Talking Therapies nationally that will deliver improved outcomes for service users.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings., To lead Talking Therapy services in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea (and Queens Park and Paddington area of Westminster).
- To advise and support the Borough Senior Management Team and others on the role and development of primary care mental health within the wider healthcare system.
- Lead a dynamic service engaged in clinical innovation and quality improvement to improve the experience and outcomes for service users
- To utilise a compassionate leadership approach, working within the Trust's SCARF (Safe, Compassionate, Accountable, Reflective and Fair) principles to ensure a positive experience for service users and staff.
- To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality psychological therapy service to the clients of the Kensington and Chelsea Talking Therapies Service, continually developing the service challenging health inequalities to reach local communities with lower access rates in a collaborative way.
- To take responsibility for the day to day operation of the service and delivery of national and local performance targets, including the work of both clinical and operational support staff.
- To lead on workforce planning for the service, including staff wellbeing, recruitment, retention and staff professional development activities.

Working for our organisation
CNWL provides NHS services throughout a person's life, in physical and mental health and everything in between, at GPs and hospitals to the community and in their own home.
The majority of our services are provided in the community, which means treating people in their homes or from clinics close to home. In this sense we are a very modern part of the NHS, something the new Long Term Plan wants to see more of, with better integration and coordination of care, delivered as close to home as possible
Where community care is not possible we offer a number of facilities to treat people in hospital or residential environments. We also provide healthcare in prisons in London and the surrounding areas.
Partnerships are central to what we do here - with patients and their families, with staff and with other organisations, especially commissioners and providers but also with local authorities, GPs, universities and the voluntary sector. We envisage more in the years to come.
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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality psychological therapy service to service users and stake-holders of K&C Talking Therapies, and take responsibility for the day-to-day operational and clinical management and practice of psychological therapists and other staff working in the service.
We are keen to recruit an experienced and innovative individual to lead on improvement initiatives within current pathways including long-term health conditions, perinatal and young adults, and continue to build relationships with our community and healthcare partners to maintain a high performing integrated service for our service users in K&C. The post holder will join the CNWL K&C Senior Management Team in the delivery of excellent mental health and social care across the borough.
Upon the end of the secondment we will work with you think about how you might best use your skills going forward .
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.
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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.
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