Clinical Lead (Full Time) in Cheshire, Chester

As Clinical Lead and a highly specialist psychologist/psychotherapist with substantial senior clinical experience in relation to sexual trauma and post-qualification training in trauma focused interventions, the post-holder will provide Clinical Leadership for the delivery of the multi-agency, GM-wide Sexual Violence and Complex Trauma Pathfinder project. The post holder will contribute to the development of effective care pathways for adults who have experienced/are experiencing sexual violence and/or abuse and present with complex mental health issues as a result of that trauma.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical leadership and highly specialist psychological consultation, guidance and ongoing support to a range of organisations, teams and professionals in the formulation and appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans for survivors of sexual violence/abuse, and to be involved in, or oversee specialist psychological aspects of their implementation in collaboration with other staff.
• To undertake highly specialist psychologically based risk assessment and risk management in complex, distressing and perhaps emergency situations. Provide guidance and highly specialist formulations on the psychological aspects of risk to a range of organisations, teams and professionals.
• To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about intervention options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors and how these impact on individuals and families.
• To provide leadership and management oversight of the Pathfinder project and be responsible for clinical and data quality assurance of the reporting to NHSE.
• To take a lead in the development and implementation of the Pathfinder project including the development of pathways for survivors into a range of appropriate clinical services e.g. community mental health services, eating disorder services and crisis services.
• To advise and participate in appropriate professional recruitment across a range of organisations as well as the recruitment of other clinicians within the GM Resilience Hub.
• To serve as a representative of the GM Resilience Hub at regional, national and international events including presenting, training and delivery of workshops.
• To contribute to the GM Resilience Hub's workstream leads group and take a lead there on protocols and procedures in relation to the Pathfinder project work along with supporting the development of performance and other reporting.

Essential

• Doctorate level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS. Or a post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) Statement of equivalence. Or an accredited membership with an appropriate psychological professional body and multi modality therapist with post graduate qualification.
• Qualification in at least one NICE approved psychological intervention for PTSD.
• Experience in undertaking line management and clinical supervision of psychological therapies staff.
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary services within community and acute care pathways.

Desirable

• Experience of the application of psychological therapy in diverse cultural and ethnic contexts.
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.

Well developed skills

• In the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to a range of professionals in both work and private lives, their families, as well as clients of mental health services.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.