Main area Deputy Clinical Director Grade NHS AfC: Band 8b Contract Permanent: Flexible working across the service, as needed Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working in line with service needs) Job ref 301-ME-25-7269422
Employer Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Trust HQ, St Georges Hospital Town Stafford Salary £62,215 - £72,293 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 03/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 23/07/2025
Deputy Clinical Director
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Job overview
The Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Talking Therapies Team is looking to appoint a Deputy Clinical Lead to support the Clinical Director in the day to day running and clinical leadership of the service. The successful applicant will work very closely with the Clinical Director and take responsibilities in the areas of performance, clinical quality, supervision and governance across the SSOT geography.
Main duties of the job
· To exercise delegated responsibility for the systematic governance of the practice of Talking Therapies and Counselling for Wellbeing Pathways across the SSOT locality, including interpreting policies and guidelines, and establishing best standards of clinical and professional practice and communication within and across teams.
· Develop monitor, review and implement professional quality standards based on BABCP and BACP guidance
· Lead on disseminating best practice and developments in relation to Talking Therapies, based on up-to-date and prospective local, regional and national information
· To be responsible for providing a specialist CBT perspective in the multi-disciplinary assessment of clients and their families / carers, and provide highly expert advice on formulation and intervention.
· To exercise professional delegated responsibility for establishing and developing robust, regular and consistent clinical supervision arrangements for therapists across the SSOT locality, taking into account professional guidelines and in consultation with other senior and lead therapists as required. To assist in establishing, and personally delivering, supervision beyond the Service, as required.
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
* Supporting your career development and progression
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Options for flexible working
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
* If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
* Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates
* Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free flu vaccinations every year
* Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Interviews will be held on the 23rd July
This role is to be the Deputy Clinical Director for the SSOT Talking Therapies Service, providing professional and operational leadership to the team under the guidance of the Clinical Director and to deputise for the Clinical Director as requested.
Any questions about the role please contact Sarah Watts - Sarah.Watts@mpft.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications
* Professional Healthcare Qualification to degree level or equivalent
* Extensive and highly developed specialist expertise in CBT acquired through substantial formal specialist training and supervised clinical experience
Experience
* Extensive and relevant experience of working in Mental Health Services and Primary Care including multi-disciplinary working; including knowledge of or involvement in Talking Therapies programme
* Experience of providing a service which demonstrates clinical outcomes
* Experience of implementing New Ways of Working principles
* Proven ability to communicate clearly in difficult and complex situations
* Internal MPFT Employee at band 8a in the Talking Therapies team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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