The primary purpose of this role is to contribute to the continued development and provision of a very high quality therapy service to meet the needs of people with common mental health problems in Lambeth. The Access Clinical Lead will be an experienced psychological therapist with extensive experience working within an NHS Talking Therapies service and will be part of the management team and work closely with the service lead and deputy service lead. They will play a key role in supporting, inspiring and guiding the clinical work of their team, with a focus on continuing service improvement.
With support from the Triage manager, and the Access Team Lead to manage the day to day running of registration, screening and triage
Plan and manage triage capacity to meet completed treatment targets
Lead on the recruitment for Assistant Psychologists to ensure the Access team is fully staffed throughout the year
Line manage the team of Assistant Psychologists, supporting their well-being and development and managing their performance
Lead monthly Access team meetings
Monitor referral numbers and take steps to increase referrals when needed in order to meet access targets
The post-holder will work within the Lambeth Talking Therapies Service. The service consists of approximately 120 WTE clinical and administration staff providing a service across Lambeth. The main service bases are Dalbury House in Brixton, Stockwell Gardens, Palace Rd Streatham, Brixton Rd and Streatham High Rd. This is a borough of high social and psychological needs with considerable cultural diversity. The service sees clients with a wide range of common mental health problems and varying levels of severity. Many clients present with multiple problems including social, housing and employment issues. The postholder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
With support from the Triage manager, and the Access Team Lead to manage the day to day running of registration, screening and triage
Develop Access policies and procedures to meet changing needs
Plan and manage triage capacity to meet completed treatment targets
Line manage the team of Assistant Psychologists , supporting their well-being and development and managing their performance
Lead monthly Access team meetings
Work closely with the Business Manager and the admin team to ensure the effective team working of the access team
Lead on the recruitment for Assistant Psychologists to ensure the Access team is fully staffed throughout the year
Monitor referral numbers and take steps to increase referrals when needed in order to meet access targets
Liaise with key stakeholders (e.g. GP leads, Council representatives, voluntary sector) to promote the service
Lead the community engagement initiatives in the service
To work collaboratively with the service lead to plan the future development of the service, and to lead specific service developments and new initiatives
To work with service users, referrers and other providers to improve existing services to clients and to develop new care pathways and services
To support the service lead in maintaining a strong, committed and motivated team
To work autonomously as a Senior Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.
To continue to undertake advanced and highly specialist continuing professional development in cognitive behavioural psychotherapy.
To provide high quality specialist CBT supervision
