Deputy Clinical Lead

Bedfordshire Talking Therapies (BTT) offers individual, couple and group therapy for those struggling with anxiety and/or depression. We require a suitably qualified and experienced Therapist / Psychologist to work as a Deputy Clinical Lead., Applicants will be responsible for working with the clinical lead to enhance the clinical quality within the service. This will include developing strategies to manage KPI's across the service and to focus on performance within the team.

Applicants will be one of two Deputy Leads working together and alongside the Team Leaders to ensure the effective running of the service. Applicants will also be given specific projects to run and co-ordinate. As a Talking Therapies service we seek to provide ease of access for service users and therefore, some of your working week may be located in a community base/may require flexible working.

You will also be expected to be able to travel across the county regularly. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team where your ideas and creativity would be welcome in contributing to the development of an effective and innovative service. The role of the Deputy Clinical Lead is to deliver effective Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and to support the growth, development and strategy of the service provision.

The post holder will provide line management and clinical support for the Team Leaders in the service. The post holder will also provide clinical supervision for Team Leaders and therapists in the service. The post holder will be responsible for assisting in the recruitment, placement and supervision of various positions across the service including trainees. They will hold a small clinical caseload.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are:
We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

• Ensuring the systematic provision of high quality CBT/Relational therapy to individuals and groups within a wide range of settings
• The provision of specialist assessments for suitability for Talking Therapies.
• Act independently and autonomously on behalf of the service to deal with complex urgent cases.
• Liaise where appropriate with other professional groups to effectively communicate assessments and facilitate transfer of care.
• Elicit, record, collate and communicate outcome data of your clinical activity and all those you supervise to both the Operational Manager and Clinical Lead.
• Promote and contribute to the development and maintenance of a healthy therapeutic culture
• Develop and engage in your own CPD, including active engagement in and use of clinical supervision.
• Provide high quality, specialist supervision to a range of practitioners including trainee, newly qualified and qualified.
• Develop and maintain good professional relationships with mental health workers in primary and secondary care.
• Lead in an area of specialist clinical work: provide expert knowledge in this area and take responsibility for proactively disseminating this expertise within the service.
• Be aware of and comply with the policies, procedures and standards of service in the Bedfordshire Talking Therapies Service
• To fulfil the requisite code of conduct and follow ethical guidelines in your professional work.

• Provide high quality line management to colleagues across the service.
• Actively contribute to and support the integration of clinical governance in the Bedfordshire Talking Therapies service.
• Ensure personal development plans/appraisals are up to date and acted on within the service.
• Be an active member of the senior management team including attending and contributing to weekly senior team meetings.
• Co-ordinate and liaise between different staff groups
• Deal with conflict within the team, external agencies and issues surrounding conflict of interest.
• Apply trust policies on sickness, absence and capability including preparation for formal hearings where appropriate.
• Where required, carry out investigations, deal with grievances and conduct disciplinary procedures, according to the Trust policies.
• Support all recruitment in the service.
• Use data provided by the IT system to monitor key performance indicators. (These will include hours of contact, DNA rates, supervision levels and clinical outcome).

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