Principal Clinical Psychologist / Team Lead

An opportunity has arisen for a 12 month fixed term maternity leave cover.
The successful post holder will be responsible for the overall management of the Adult Therapy Team which includes both professionally qualified and unqualified psychology/psychotherapy staff.
To be responsible for the organisation, management and leadership of high-quality specialist clinical psychology and psychotherapy services to service users referred to Adult Eating Disorder Service. This includes responsibility for planning and provision of psychology services that serve this population in community and inpatient settings.
To exercise operational responsibility for these services ensuring appropriate governance, financial management and clinical leadership.
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., The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the specialist outpatient psychological therapy services and to ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and support of all other psychologists and staff within the services for which the post holder has designated professional responsibility, including clear systems for effective recruitment, professional appraisal, and the identification of CPD needs across the services. The post-holder also takes a lead role in the development and provision of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme for psychologists and psychotherapy staff working across Adult Eating Disorder Services in CNWL.
To lead on and oversee appropriate Quality Improvement (QI) projects, audit, policy and service development and research activities and/or programmes. To take the lead on the full range of planning and implementation of policy and service development changes within the area served by the services.
The post holder will take an active role in the Senior Management Team of The Eating Disorder Service. They will contribute, as required, to business development across the service line through writing tenders, presenting on new business bids, designing appropriate service models for cost-effective and quality care., 1. To provide and be accountable for highly developed specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to Eating Disorder services.
2. To formulate plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client's mental health problems
3. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups
4. To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options
5. To provide expertise and specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals
6. To provide expertise and advice to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the team
7. To deal with patient complaints across the services in accordance with Trust policy.
8. To lead on investigations to support disciplinary action or complaints and incident reviews.
9. The post holder will contribute to ensuring that Eating Disorder Services and Trust achieve the activity, performance and outcome targets as agreed with key stakeholders.
10. To ensure appropriate systems for the clinical and professional supervision of qualified and unqualified psychologists and psychotherapists
11. To participate as a lead representative for Eating Disorder psychology services on the local service management structure and other relevant Trust-wide committees and bodies.
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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