Clinical Team Lead

Are you looking for a career in one of the UKs most

respected mental health and learning disability Trusts, with commitment to

local services in Devon? Would you like to do a job that makes a difference

every day?

TALKWORKS, Devons NHS Talking Therapies Service, is a large, highperforming

service with a strong commitment to evidencebased practice and we have an

exciting opportunity to join our team.

We are recruiting a Clinical Team

Lead for the North Devon, Taw locality. This is a role for 37.5 hours, with

professionals with strong therapeutic knowledge and supervisory experience, who

can provide effective leadership and empower clinicians within the team.

Main duties of the job

Main duties include:

Provide leadership and

management for the TAW TALKWORKS team, including oversight of professional

development, supervision structures and staff wellbeing, to support a culture

of continuous growth and clinical excellence.

Contributing to the wider

TALKWORKS leadership team in developing and implementing operational policies

to ensure safe, highquality service delivery in line with national

guidelines.

Building and maintaining

effective working relationships within TALKWORKS, the wider NHS Trust and

external partner agencies.

Maintaining a small clinical

caseload to support ongoing professional development and meet accreditation

requirements.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

Details

Date posted

01 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9369-26-0656

Job locations

109 Boutport Street

BARNSTAPLE

Devon

EX31 1TA

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

1. Leading and managing the local

implementation of the TALKWORKS team in line with the national guidance and

local requirements.

2. Performing an ambassadorial function

for the TALKWORKS among DPT, primary care, partner agencies and others to

support the implementation of the programme.

3. Establishing, developing and

maintaining excellent working relationships with local NHS TT training

providers, local commissioners and partner agencies.

4. Ensuring that recruitment; top up

training and supervision training for qualified staff; and the service

component of training for trainee staff follows national guidelines

5. Ensuring that clinical governance

arrangements are in place to cover all of the clinical activity, procedures are

in place for operation of the service, and protocols and arrangements are in

place so that people can be stepped up and down to and from the service as

required.

6. Ensuring that the service meets all

local, Regional and national targets, and ensuring the proper use by the team

of the patient record and data management system (IAPTus) to support this.

Providing NICE-compliant therapies as

a key component of the service

Ensuring

the maintenance of standards of practice according DPT policies, and any

regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg HPC, BPS, UKCP, BABCP)

Ensure

that client confidentiality is protected at all times.

10. Be aware of, and keep up to date with clinical

advances in the sphere of NHS TT.

11. Managing the local team budget,

ensuring appropriate vacancy and spending management.

Duties and

Responsibilities

Communication

and Working Relationships

Clients,

family and carers:

To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with clients who may

have specific difficulties in understand and/or communicating and who may be

hostile, antagonistic or emotionally distressed. Educate and involve family

members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying clinical formulations

with sensitivity in easily understood language.

Multidisciplinary team colleagues: To work closely with, and provide

clinical leadership to colleagues in the TALKWORKS service

Health & social care staff: To communicate with a wide range of

health & social care staff in hospital and in community settings in a

highly skilled and sensitive manner, complex and sensitive information

concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under

the services care. To provide support & guidance in the application of

psychological principles and techniques, and to foster reflective practice.

Senior managers & professional staff: To maintain and build good working

relationships with senior professional staff and managers and to foster a

positive approach to NHS TT to enable effective negotiation.

Responsibility

for Judgement and Analysis

Responsible for the clinical delivery and leadership

of the TALKWORKS in a local area of DPT

Formulate,

implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients in line with your

clinical background

To participate in, and support

Trust-wide TALKWORKS policy and service developments, and responsible for clinical

policy development and implementation within a local area, having an impact

within DPT, primary care and partner agencies.

To ensure all clinical care and treatment is carried out

under appropriate supervision and leadership.

Planning

and Organisation

The TALKWORKS:

To plan and coordinate the clinical development of the TALKWORKS in a

local area of DPT, within overall service plans, working with network

leaders, primary care and partner agencies. To prioritise own workload,

balancing the demands of patient care, support and guidance of carers and

professionals, and service research and development activities.

The multidisciplinary service: Provide an advisory service on

planning matters related to the practice and delivery of NHS TT Therapies to

individuals/groups/committees across the Mental Health Trust, wider health

system, and other voluntary agencies, as required.

Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment

and Therapy

Responsible for the clinical delivery

and leadership of the TALKWORKS in a local area of DPT

2. Accept referrals via agreed protocols

within the service

3. Assess clients for suitability for NHS

TT interventions.

4. Make decisions on suitability of new

referrals, adhering to the service referral protocols, and refer unsuitable

clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as

necessary.

5. Formulate, implement and evaluate

therapy programmes for clients.

6. Adhere to an agreed activity contract

relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions

carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment

delivery remains accessible and convenient.

7. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings

relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.

8. Work closely with other members of

the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place

to maintain a stepped care approach.

Assess

and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy

process

Policy,

Service, Research, Innovation and Improvement

The post holder is responsible for their own professional

actions, acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional

Practice Guidelines, working within clearly defined occupational procedures.

Policy & service: To participate in, and support

Trust-wide TALKWORKS policy and service developments, and responsible for

clinical policy development and implementation within a local area, having an

impact within DPT, primary care and partner agencies.

R & D: Establish and maintain a local internal clinical audit

programme, develop a research element for the service and organise personal

or service-led R & D activities as required.

Responsibility

for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources

Responsible for the budget and resources for the

individual TALKWORKS team under the direction of the Head of Service or

Operational and Professional Lead.

Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership and

Management

Management: Responsible for leading and managing a TALKWORKS team as a key component of

integrated mental health and wellbeing services.

Leadership & supervision: To lead and ensure the supervision

of all TALKWORKS staff in the team.

Information

Resources and Administrative Duties

To lead the local implementation of the commissioned NHS

TT information system (IAPTus), and to coordinate the training in its use for

all TALKWORKS staff. To lead staff in integrating the use of the information

system into their therapy practice and so complete all the information

requirements as agreed by local protocols.

To maintain accurate records and complete all requirements

relating to data collection and reporting within the service.

To be responsible for using an email account to generate,

monitor, and respond to the e-mail traffic by which the Trust conducts much

of its internal communication.

Responsibility

for Research and Development

R

& D: To

undertake service-relevant research and development activity agreed within

the service, and to organise personal or service led R & D activities as

required.

To

implement NICE approved therapy provision within teams as required

Freedom

to Act

Ability to work independently within defined

occupational procedures and use initiative within a service

To participate in, and support

Trust-wide TALKWORKS policy and service developments, and responsible for

clinical policy development and implementation within a local area, having an

impact within DPT, primary care and partner agencies.

To ensure all clinical care and treatment is carried out

under appropriate supervision and leadership.

To plan and coordinate the clinical

development of the TALKWORKS team in a local area of DPT, within overall

service plans, working with network leaders, primary care and partner

agencies. To prioritise own workload, balancing the demands of patient care,

support and guidance of carers and professionals, and service research and

development activities.

Any

Other Specific Tasks Required

To ensure all clinical care and treatment is carried out

under appropriate supervision and leadership.

To continuously update the skills and techniques relevant

to the clinical work.

Review of this Job Description

This job description is intended as an outline indicator

of general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changing

service needs. This job description is to be reviewed in conjunction with the

post holder on an annual basis.

Job responsibilities

1. Leading and managing the local

implementation of the TALKWORKS team in line with the national guidance and

local requirements.

2. Performing an ambassadorial function

for the TALKWORKS among DPT, primary care, partner agencies and others to

support the implementation of the programme.

3. Establishing, developing and

maintaining excellent working relationships with local NHS TT training

providers, local commissioners and partner agencies.

4. Ensuring that recruitment; top up

training and supervision training for qualified staff; and the service

component of training for trainee staff follows national guidelines

5. Ensuring that clinical governance

arrangements are in place to cover all of the clinical activity, procedures are

in place for operation of the service, and protocols and arrangements are in

place so that people can be stepped up and down to and from the service as

required.

6. Ensuring that the service meets all

local, Regional and national targets, and ensuring the proper use by the team

of the patient record and data management system (IAPTus) to support this.

Providing NICE-compliant therapies as

a key component of the service

Ensuring

the maintenance of standards of practice according DPT policies, and any

regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg HPC, BPS, UKCP, BABCP)

Ensure

that client confidentiality is protected at all times.

10. Be aware of, and keep up to date with clinical

advances in the sphere of NHS TT.

11. Managing the local team budget,

ensuring appropriate vacancy and spending management.

Duties and

Responsibilities

Communication

and Working Relationships

Clients,

family and carers:

To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with clients who may

have specific difficulties in understand and/or communicating and who may be

hostile, antagonistic or emotionally distressed. Educate and involve family

members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying clinical formulations

with sensitivity in easily understood language.

Multidisciplinary team colleagues: To work closely with, and provide

clinical leadership to colleagues in the TALKWORKS service

Health & social care staff: To communicate with a wide range of

health & social care staff in hospital and in community settings in a

highly skilled and sensitive manner, complex and sensitive information

concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under

the services care. To provide support & guidance in the application of

psychological principles and techniques, and to foster reflective practice.

Senior managers & professional staff: To maintain and build good working

relationships with senior professional staff and managers and to foster a

positive approach to NHS TT to enable effective negotiation.

Responsibility

for Judgement and Analysis

Responsible for the clinical delivery and leadership

of the TALKWORKS in a local area of DPT

Formulate,

implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients in line with your

clinical background

To participate in, and support

Trust-wide TALKWORKS policy and service developments, and responsible for clinical

policy development and implementation within a local area, having an impact

within DPT, primary care and partner agencies.

To ensure all clinical care and treatment is carried out

under appropriate supervision and leadership.

Planning

and Organisation

The TALKWORKS:

To plan and coordinate the clinical development of the TALKWORKS in a

local area of DPT, within overall service plans, working with network

leaders, primary care and partner agencies. To prioritise own workload,

balancing the demands of patient care, support and guidance of carers and

professionals, and service research and development activities.

The multidisciplinary service: Provide an advisory service on

planning matters related to the practice and delivery of NHS TT Therapies to

individuals/groups/committees across the Mental Health Trust, wider health

system, and other voluntary agencies, as required.

Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment

and Therapy

Responsible for the clinical delivery

and leadership of the TALKWORKS in a local area of DPT

2. Accept referrals via agreed protocols

within the service

3. Assess clients for suitability for NHS

TT interventions.

4. Make decisions on suitability of new

referrals, adhering to the service referral protocols, and refer unsuitable

clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as

necessary.

5. Formulate, implement and evaluate

therapy programmes for clients.

6. Adhere to an agreed activity contract

relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions

carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment

delivery remains accessible and convenient.

7. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings

relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.

8. Work closely with other members of

the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place

to maintain a stepped care approach.

Assess

and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy

process

Policy,

Service, Research, Innovation and Improvement

The post holder is responsible for their own professional

actions, acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional

Practice Guidelines, working within clearly defined occupational procedures.

Policy & service: To participate in, and support

Trust-wide TALKWORKS policy and service developments, and responsible for

clinical policy development and implementation within a local area, having an

impact within DPT, primary care and partner agencies.

R & D: Establish and maintain a local internal clinical audit

programme, develop a research element for the service and organise personal

or service-led R & D activities as required.

Responsibility

for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources

Responsible for the budget and resources for the

individual TALKWORKS team under the direction of the Head of Service or

Operational and Professional Lead.

Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership and

Management

Management: Responsible for leading and managing a TALKWORKS team as a key component of

integrated mental health and wellbeing services.

Leadership & supervision: To lead and ensure the supervision

of all TALKWORKS staff in the team.

Information

Resources and Administrative Duties

To lead the local implementation of the commissioned NHS

TT information system (IAPTus), and to coordinate the training in its use for

all TALKWORKS staff. To lead staff in integrating the use of the information

system into their therapy practice and so complete all the information

requirements as agreed by local protocols.

To maintain accurate records and complete all requirements

relating to data collection and reporting within the service.

To be responsible for using an email account to generate,

monitor, and respond to the e-mail traffic by which the Trust conducts much

of its internal communication.

Responsibility

for Research and Development

R

& D: To

undertake service-relevant research and development activity agreed within

the service, and to organise personal or service led R & D activities as

required.

To

implement NICE approved therapy provision within teams as required

Freedom

to Act

Ability to work independently within defined

occupational procedures and use initiative within a service

To participate in, and support

Trust-wide TALKWORKS policy and service developments, and responsible for

clinical policy development and implementation within a local area, having an

impact within DPT, primary care and partner agencies.

To ensure all clinical care and treatment is carried out

under appropriate supervision and leadership.

To plan and coordinate the clinical

development of the TALKWORKS team in a local area of DPT, within overall

service plans, working with network leaders, primary care and partner

agencies. To prioritise own workload, balancing the demands of patient care,

support and guidance of carers and professionals, and service research and

development activities.

Any

Other Specific Tasks Required

To ensure all clinical care and treatment is carried out

under appropriate supervision and leadership.

To continuously update the skills and techniques relevant

to the clinical work.

Review of this Job Description

This job description is intended as an outline indicator

of general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changing

service needs. This job description is to be reviewed in conjunction with the

post holder on an annual basis.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Specialist training in NHS Talking Therapies compliant therapy/interventions (can include a combination of: professional diploma, advanced diploma, BABCP/BACP registration, other further substantial training, accredited CBT/other NHS TT compliant supervision, specialist courses in NHS TT compliant techniques) to masters or equivalent level (for example, Hi-CBT, Counselling with completed supervision and NHS TT modality training, or a very experienced and senior PWP practitioner with additional supervision and CPD qualifications).
• Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this
• Appropriate NHS Talking Therapies accreditation or PWP registration in line with the requirements of the NHS TT manual

Desirable

• Trained in provision of supervision for NHS Talking Therapies

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Communication Skills
• Proven ability to communicate clearly in difficult and complex situations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
• Analytical & Judgement Skills
• Able to lead a service and make decisions and judgments about the best way forward in a complex work environment where the evidence base is evolving.
• Planning & Organising Skills
• Skills to plan the work and the development of a team, to lead and work within a team, and to foster good working relationships

Desirable

• IT Skills
• A willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation

Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present to NHS Talking Therapies Services.
• Knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
• An understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
• Expertise and knowledge across the spectrum of an NHS TT service

Experience

Essential

• In-depth experience of working in mental health services where multi disciplinary working was embraced as part of service delivery
• Experience of delivering service re-design
• Experience of developing and implementing service policies and procedures

Desirable

• Involvement in research programmes
• Experience of leading a team
• Experience of day to day management of a team
• Experience of working in Primary Care Services
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Specialist training in NHS Talking Therapies compliant therapy/interventions (can include a combination of: professional diploma, advanced diploma, BABCP/BACP registration, other further substantial training, accredited CBT/other NHS TT compliant supervision, specialist courses in NHS TT compliant techniques) to masters or equivalent level (for example, Hi-CBT, Counselling with completed supervision and NHS TT modality training, or a very experienced and senior PWP practitioner with additional supervision and CPD qualifications).
• Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this
• Appropriate NHS Talking Therapies accreditation or PWP registration in line with the requirements of the NHS TT manual

Desirable

• Trained in provision of supervision for NHS Talking Therapies

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Communication Skills
• Proven ability to communicate clearly in difficult and complex situations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
• Analytical & Judgement Skills
• Able to lead a service and make decisions and judgments about the best way forward in a complex work environment where the evidence base is evolving.
• Planning & Organising Skills
• Skills to plan the work and the development of a team, to lead and work within a team, and to foster good working relationships

Desirable

• IT Skills
• A willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation

Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present to NHS Talking Therapies Services.
• Knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
• An understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
• Expertise and knowledge across the spectrum of an NHS TT service

Experience

Essential

• In-depth experience of working in mental health services where multi disciplinary working was embraced as part of service delivery
• Experience of delivering service re-design
• Experience of developing and implementing service policies and procedures

Desirable

• Involvement in research programmes
• Experience of leading a team
• Experience of day to day management of a team
• Experience of working in Primary Care Services
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

109 Boutport Street

BARNSTAPLE

Devon

EX31 1TA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

109 Boutport Street

BARNSTAPLE

Devon

EX31 1TA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

1. Leading and managing the local

implementation of the TALKWORKS team in line with the national guidance and

local requirements.

2. Performing an ambassadorial function

for the TALKWORKS among DPT, primary care, partner agencies and others to

support the implementation of the programme.

3. Establishing, developing and

maintaining excellent working relationships with local NHS TT training

providers, local commissioners and partner agencies.

4. Ensuring that recruitment; top up

training and supervision training for qualified staff; and the service

component of training for trainee staff follows national guidelines

5. Ensuring that clinical governance

arrangements are in place to cover all of the clinical activity, procedures are

in place for operation of the service, and protocols and arrangements are in

place so that people can be stepped up and down to and from the service as

required.

6. Ensuring that the service meets all

local, Regional and national targets, and ensuring the proper use by the team

of the patient record and data management system (IAPTus) to support this.

Providing NICE-compliant therapies as

a key component of the service

Ensuring

the maintenance of standards of practice according DPT policies, and any

regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg HPC, BPS, UKCP, BABCP)

Ensure

that client confidentiality is protected at all times.

10. Be aware of, and keep up to date with clinical

advances in the sphere of NHS TT.

11. Managing the local team budget,

ensuring appropriate vacancy and spending management.

Duties and

Responsibilities

Communication

and Working Relationships

Clients,

family and carers:

To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with clients who may

have specific difficulties in understand and/or communicating and who may be

hostile, antagonistic or emotionally distressed. Educate and involve family

members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying clinical formulations

with sensitivity in easily understood language.

Multidisciplinary team colleagues: To work closely with, and provide

clinical leadership to colleagues in the TALKWORKS service

Health & social care staff: To communicate with a wide range of

health & social care staff in hospital and in community settings in a

highly skilled and sensitive manner, complex and sensitive information

concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under

the services care. To provide support & guidance in the application of

psychological principles and techniques, and to foster reflective practice.

Senior managers & professional staff: To maintain and build good working

relationships with senior professional staff and managers and to foster a

positive approach to NHS TT to enable effective negotiation.

Responsibility

for Judgement and Analysis

Responsible for the clinical delivery and leadership

of the TALKWORKS in a local area of DPT

Formulate,

implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients in line with your

clinical background

To participate in, and support

Trust-wide TALKWORKS policy and service developments, and responsible for clinical

policy development and implementation within a local area, having an impact

within DPT, primary care and partner agencies.

To ensure all clinical care and treatment is carried out

under appropriate supervision and leadership.

Planning

and Organisation

The TALKWORKS:

To plan and coordinate the clinical development of the TALKWORKS in a

local area of DPT, within overall service plans, working with network

leaders, primary care and partner agencies. To prioritise own workload,

balancing the demands of patient care, support and guidance of carers and

professionals, and service research and development activities.

The multidisciplinary service: Provide an advisory service on

planning matters related to the practice and delivery of NHS TT Therapies to

individuals/groups/committees across the Mental Health Trust, wider health

system, and other voluntary agencies, as required.

Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment

and Therapy

Responsible for the clinical delivery

and leadership of the TALKWORKS in a local area of DPT

2. Accept referrals via agreed protocols

within the service

3. Assess clients for suitability for NHS

TT interventions.

4. Make decisions on suitability of new

referrals, adhering to the service referral protocols, and refer unsuitable

clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as

necessary.

5. Formulate, implement and evaluate

therapy programmes for clients.

6. Adhere to an agreed activity contract

relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions

carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment

delivery remains accessible and convenient.

7. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings

relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.

8. Work closely with other members of

the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place

to maintain a stepped care approach.

Assess

and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy

process

Policy,

Service, Research, Innovation and Improvement

The post holder is responsible for their own professional

actions, acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional

Practice Guidelines, working within clearly defined occupational procedures.

Policy & service: To participate in, and support

Trust-wide TALKWORKS policy and service developments, and responsible for

clinical policy development and implementation within a local area, having an

impact within DPT, primary care and partner agencies.

R & D: Establish and maintain a local internal clinical audit

programme, develop a research element for the service and organise personal

or service-led R & D activities as required.

Responsibility

for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources

Responsible for the budget and resources for the

individual TALKWORKS team under the direction of the Head of Service or

Operational and Professional Lead.

Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership and

Management

Management: Responsible for leading and managing a TALKWORKS team as a key component of

integrated mental health and wellbeing services.

Leadership & supervision: To lead and ensure the supervision

of all TALKWORKS staff in the team.

Information

Resources and Administrative Duties

To lead the local implementation of the commissioned NHS

TT information system (IAPTus), and to coordinate the training in its use for

all TALKWORKS staff. To lead staff in integrating the use of the information

system into their therapy practice and so complete all the information

requirements as agreed by local protocols.

To maintain accurate records and complete all requirements

relating to data collection and reporting within the service.

To be responsible for using an email account to generate,

monitor, and respond to the e-mail traffic by which the Trust conducts much

of its internal communication.

Responsibility

for Research and Development

R

& D: To

undertake service-relevant research and development activity agreed within

the service, and to organise personal or service led R & D activities as

required.

To

implement NICE approved therapy provision within teams as required

Freedom

to Act

Ability to work independently within defined

occupational procedures and use initiative within a service

To participate in, and support

Trust-wide TALKWORKS policy and service developments, and responsible for

clinical policy development and implementation within a local area, having an

impact within DPT, primary care and partner agencies.

To ensure all clinical care and treatment is carried out

under appropriate supervision and leadership.

To plan and coordinate the clinical

development of the TALKWORKS team in a local area of DPT, within overall

service plans, working with network leaders, primary care and partner

agencies. To prioritise own workload, balancing the demands of patient care,

support and guidance of carers and professionals, and service research and

development activities.

Any

Other Specific Tasks Required

To ensure all clinical care and treatment is carried out

under appropriate supervision and leadership.

To continuously update the skills and techniques relevant

to the clinical work.

Review of this Job Description

This job description is intended as an outline indicator

of general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changing

service needs. This job description is to be reviewed in conjunction with the

post holder on an annual basis.

Qualifications

Essential

• Specialist training in NHS Talking Therapies compliant therapy/interventions (can include a combination of: professional diploma, advanced diploma, BABCP/BACP registration, other further substantial training, accredited CBT/other NHS TT compliant supervision, specialist courses in NHS TT compliant techniques) to masters or equivalent level (for example, Hi-CBT, Counselling with completed supervision and NHS TT modality training, or a very experienced and senior PWP practitioner with additional supervision and CPD qualifications).
• Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this
• Appropriate NHS Talking Therapies accreditation or PWP registration in line with the requirements of the NHS TT manual

Desirable

• Trained in provision of supervision for NHS Talking Therapies

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Communication Skills
• Proven ability to communicate clearly in difficult and complex situations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
• Analytical & Judgement Skills
• Able to lead a service and make decisions and judgments about the best way forward in a complex work environment where the evidence base is evolving.
• Planning & Organising Skills
• Skills to plan the work and the development of a team, to lead and work within a team, and to foster good working relationships

Desirable

• IT Skills
• A willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation

Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present to NHS Talking Therapies Services.
• Knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
• An understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
• Expertise and knowledge across the spectrum of an NHS TT service

Experience

Essential

• In-depth experience of working in mental health services where multi disciplinary working was embraced as part of service delivery
• Experience of delivering service re-design
• Experience of developing and implementing service policies and procedures

Desirable

• Involvement in research programmes
• Experience of leading a team
• Experience of day to day management of a team
• Experience of working in Primary Care Services
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes