Director Psychological Services

We are recruiting a Director of Psychological services (CPPO) the most senior Psychologist within SHSC, to lead one of the faster growing professional groups within the NHS receiving significant investment over the last 5 years. This post is key to drive forward the ambitions of the NHS long term workforce plan and the local 3-year Psychological Professions plan with the 6 key priorities (see attached link to the psychological profession plan for more information). https://jarvis.shsc.nhs.uk/documents/psychological-professions-plan The Director of Psychological services will take responsibility for delegated Trust wide portfolio and work as part of a professional leadership team with other Directors, supporting SHSC to deliver on its strategic plans, policy and service development and clinical leadership across SHSC, Sheffield at place and with the South Yorkshire ICB. This vacancy has arisen as the current Director will be stepping down from the role as part of a retirement plan., Holding accountability for ensuring that all aspects of quality good governance within the Psychological Professionals across the Trust are managed in conjunction with the trust's clinical strategy. Line Management responsibilities for the Psychology Leadership group. Values led services that are coproduced with service users delivering care that is person centred, strengths based, trauma informed, and evidence led. Work with other Directors to share responsibilities for the safe operational delivery of mental health services within SHSCFT via the Operational management Governance meetings. Work strategically and corporately in partnership with Operational Management Teams and executive board members within the Trust to ensure that the psychological professions fully contribute to service design, patient outcomes and experience and ensuring Psychological Professionals across the Trust are heard, informed, and engaged in delivering the Trust strategy. Co-lead the Sheffield Psychology Board to contribute to Sheffield place based developments and objectives. Alongside working in partnership with psychological leaders across South Yorkshire ICB.Working for our organisation At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account., Scope and Range of the role: The Director role holds responsibility for over 400 Psychological Practitioners: Psychological Therapists: Psychologists and Assistants and Trainees. With a Professional Resource approximately £12.5m, Direct Budget £4.0+. Senior Operational Management: The role holds Line Management responsibilities for the Psychology Leadership group, including Clinical Director Sheffield Talking Treatments: Director of Clinical Practice at Sheffield University, Deputy Director Psychological Professions /Consultant leaders and will ensure leadership, management, training and development of Psychological Services. Ensure effective systems are in place for appraisals, supervision and development Service Improvement and Governance; ensure professional clinical governance and good systems and oversight of quality clinical practice. Financial and Human Resources Management: responsible as a budget holder for setting and managing the budgets for specified Psychological Services across Trusts and organisations including securing and managing the separate multi-stranded funding streams/services across agencies, initiating, and developing services and responding to cost pressures as appropriate. Strategic/planning: Implement and deliver on the 3-year SHSCFT Psychological Professions strategic plan. Leadership: Work as a system partner in a senior leadership role in the ICS and provide a pivotal role in the developments in a systems and 'Place' approach through co-chairing/leading the Sheffield Psychology Board and the ICB Psychology leaders group to develop shared strategic approaches to complex issues. Be responsible for establishing leading and maintaining strong and effective partnerships and stakeholder relationships across local, regional, and national groups. Psychological Workforce & maintaining Business Contracts: Work with directors to scope new markets for psychological services, creating new partnerships with stakeholders, commissioners and partner organisations for sustainable future. Play a lead role in commissioning on behalf of South Yorkshire for clinical psychology training in partnership with York and Humber multi-professional deanery. Provide advice on clinical psychology and other psychological therapies training and workforce issues regionally and nationally from a service perspective. Clinical: the role will involve clinical case reviews leading complex case forums, ethics committees and also investigatory process, requiring the post holder to work as an expert clinician. Policy and service development: Take a lead role locally, regionally and, when appropriate, nationally in service and policy development and implementation with regard to clinical psychology, psychological therapies and psychological health and wellbeing. Research: Promote evidence-based practice and the involvement in research activity, generation and utilisation of research findings through encouraging a culture of CPD and ongoing training and development in line with the Psychological Professions plan. Teaching, training, and supervision: Ensure that all professional staff within Psychological Services are accessing and utilising clinical and professional supervision, appraisal and systems for continuing professional development. Workforce Development and Strategic planning: Lead, participate and work with the Trusts People/Workforce groups to design and deliver the new national workforce strategy which is linked to the SHSC Psychological Professions Plan. We aim to be an organisation that is diverse and inclusive and to meet this aim we welcome applications from people with a wide range of life experience and whose diversity echoes the diversity of Sheffield, that of the people who use our services, and that of the people who may need to use our services but face barriers to access. Please think about your personal values and how these align with our values when you are applying. Find out more about our organisation through our website. We are a Disability Confident employer level 2 and hope to achieve level 3 this year. We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. When you apply you will have the opportunity to let us know if you require adjustments to be made, please contact us if you are not sure or if you require adjustments to the application process itself. Our six staff network groups welcome new members, these are: + The Ethnically Diverse Staff Network Group + The Disability Staff Network Group + The Lived Experience Staff Network Group + The Rainbow Staff Network Group + The Staff Carers Staff Network Group + The Women's Staff Network Group We know how important flexible working can be to applicants and therefore we encourage you to discuss any working arrangements as part of this process. We will always aim to accommodate requests, wherever possible. The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children and as part of our safe recruitment practice the successful applicant(s) will be subject to a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) if it is deemed appropriate for the role. The cost of the DBS check (currently up to £48.23) must be met by the successful applicant(s). When applying for this post you will redirected to complete your application in our preferred applicant management system, Trac. If you are successfully offered a role, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you're applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice. Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by SHSC and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process. For example, AI responses…

• usually lack relevance and fail to address the key criteria outlined in the job description and person specification.
• may come across as generic and fail to distinguish you from other applicants.
• may be ambiguous or open to misinterpretation. Without careful review and editing, the supporting statement could convey messages that are unclear or misconstrued by hiring managers.
• may include qualifications, skills, knowledge or experience that you do not possess, potentially leading to misrepresentation.
Supporting Statement The supporting statement is an opportunity for you to showcase how your qualifications, knowledge, skill and experiences align with the requirements and criteria outlined in the job description and person. Recruiting managers score applications based on the criteria listed in the person specification. Managers will be looking for evidence of how you meet these criteria. To increase your chances of securing an interview, provide examples of how you have applied your skills and knowledge in real-life situations. Share work-related successes and challenges you've navigated that align with the criteria. These could be from various aspects of your life, including work, education, and personal experiences. Consider structuring your statement with clear headings or bullet points. This approach will help both you and the recruiting manager navigate through your application more effectively.

At Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust we provide a range of mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, primary care and other specialist services designed around the needs of people in our city. We have a dedicated and skilful team of people caring in Sheffield, which you could become a part of. Our values are at the heart of everything we do. These are: working together for our service users, respect and kindness, everyone counts, commitment to quality, improving lives.