This senior post sits within Exeter Core Adult Mental Health Services at Devon Partnership NHS Trust. The work centres on specialist assessment and evidence-based therapy for adults with complex needs, plus consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues. The post holder also leads clinical practice and supervises psychologists, therapists and trainees, with trauma-focused skills such as EMDR or TF-CBT sought. Fit depends on a D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent qualification and accreditation with a professional body.
What the job involves
- Deliver expert assessment, formulation and evidence-based psychological interventions to individuals, families, carers and groups, including complex presentations
- Hold a specialist caseload
- Provide high-level consultation, advice and guidance to multidisciplinary colleagues and partner services, embedding psychologically informed practice
- Lead professional and clinical leadership of psychological and therapy practice within the locality or specialty
- Provide supervision, mentoring and support to psychologists, psychological therapists, psychotherapists, trainees and volunteers
- Support the Professional Lead with governance, quality assurance and continuous improvement
- Contribute to service development and innovation in line with Trust priorities
- Support audit, research and service evaluation to ensure outcome-focused, inclusive practice
What’s required
Qualifications
- Qualified psychotherapist, clinical or counselling psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent)
- Further training or equivalent experience in adult psychological therapies
- Further training in at least one NICE-approved psychological therapy
Registration & licences
- Registration with an appropriate accrediting body
Experience
- Training and experience providing trauma-focused therapies
- Experience in adult mental health services, including severe and complex mental health difficulties
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision, including clinical supervision of clinicians from other professional backgrounds
- Experience in leadership roles within NHS clinical psychology, psychotherapy or therapy services, including contributing to clinical policy in multidisciplinary, multi-agency settings
- Experience and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality
Skills & knowledge
- Broad knowledge of specialist mental health services and NHS services where psychology and psychotherapy are applied
- Extensive knowledge of the skills, practice and knowledge base of clinical, counselling or psychological therapy
- Knowledge of the policy context for specialist psychological services in the NHS and of clinical leadership arrangements
Nice to have
- Proficiency in individual and group therapy approaches
- Further training or experience in psychological approaches to serious mental health problems and working with adults
- Training in the provision of supervision
What’s offered
- Part-time and flexible working applications considered and supported
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Contact Details:
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