Adult Service Clinical Lead (Oakdale Psychological Therapies Division) - Transform Lives with Oakdale Location: Harrogate/Horsforth/Halifax/Hybrid Hours: Part Time (0.6 FTE) Salary: £60,023.25 - £75,813.15 FTE Make a Difference Every Day At Oakdale, we believe in care that changes lives. For over 25 years, we’ve been delivering trusted, evidence-based therapies and assessments for children, young people, and adults. As a values-driven, not-for-profit organisation, we work with the NHS, schools, local authorities, and private clients, always putting people first. Now, we’re looking for a compassionate and skilled Adult Service Clinical Lead to join our supportive, forward-thinking team. If you’re passionate about clinical excellence, wellbeing, and making a genuine impact, we’d love to hear from you. The Role – What You’ll Do We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Adult Clinical Lead to provide senior clinical, operational, and strategic leadership across the adult services within the Psychological Therapies Division. This role is suited to a highly experienced Psychotherapist or Psychologist with extensive expertise working across a broad range of adult mental health services and care pathways. The postholder will lead on assessment and intervention across adult service areas ensuring high standards of evidence-based, person-centred practice in the Oakdale Psychological Therapies Division, including: Private therapies Integrated pathways (MDT Trauma and complex needs) In this role, there will be a strong emphasis on service development and diversification to strengthen, expand, and integrate adult pathways across the division. Key Responsibilities Clinical Leadership & Oversight Lead the implementation, embedding, and ongoing refinement of assessment and intervention pathways across the division, ensuring they are consistently delivered to a high standard. Lead clinical triage processes for complex adult referrals, providing senior clinical consultation and decision-making support. Provide strategic and clinical oversight of complex multidisciplinary assessments Ensure all interventions delivered across the division are evidence-based, aligned with national and professional guidance, and tailored to individual needs Reporting to the Director of Psychological Therapies, drive continuous service improvement through clinical audit, outcome monitoring, reflective practice, and feedback mechanisms to strengthen quality and effectiveness over time. Hold a small but complex clinical caseload, modelling formulation-driven, trauma- informed, and neurodiversity-affirming best practice. In collaboration with the CYP clinical lead, oversee high standards of risk assessment and safeguarding practice across the division, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and governance frameworks. Service Development & Diversification Working closely with the Business Development Manager, lead the strategic development,diversification and mobilisation of adult pathways across the division to strengthen provision and respond to emerging need. Identify gaps in adult service delivery and implement innovative, evidence-based solutions. Develop and strengthen partnerships with external stakeholders, including primary care, community services, statutory services, and voluntary sector partners. Provide consultation and training to multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations to enhance adult mental health capability across systems. Support the Business Development Team by contributing clinical expertise and strategic input to funding proposals, tender applications, and service bids. Contribute to service evaluation, governance, and quality improvement initiatives to ensure sustainability and measurable impact through attendance at Oakdale’s relevant governance groups. Supervision & Line Management Provide high-quality clinical supervision to psychotherapists and multidisciplinary colleagues working within adult services. Offer line management, professional development support, and performance oversight. Promote a reflective, ethically grounded, and psychologically informed culture across adult services. Leadership & Workforce Development Work closely with the senior leadership team to inform workforce planning, recruitment, and service structure within the adult provision. Advise on skill mix, competency development, and pathway design to strengthen adult services across the division. Contribute to strategic planning, organisational development, and governance processes. About You Essential Criteria: Recognised qualification and professional registration as a psychotherapist: post-graduate, doctoral level training in applied psychology (or its equivalent), that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration. (Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologists) OR MSc/Post Grad Diploma qualification in Psychotherapy (e.g. CBT, Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, Creative Arts Therapist), that has been accepted by the UKCP/ACP/BABCP/HCPC for purposes of professional registration. OR HCPC registered clinician who has completed further psychological therapies training, which enables them to be eligible for accreditation with a recognised professional or regulatory body, for example, EMDR. Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience working across a diverse range of adult mental health services. Demonstrated experience leading assessment and intervention within adult clinical settings. Experience managing complex presentations, including risk assessment. Experience providing clinical supervision and line management. Proven track record in service development, pathway design, or diversification of provision. Experience working collaboratively across multidisciplinary and multi-agency systems. Desirable Attributes: Strong strategic thinking and service innovation skills. Experience contributing to funding applications or service tenders. Confidence in delivering consultation and training to varied professional audiences. Commitment to inclusive, trauma-informed, neurodiversity affirming person-centred practice.