Description
Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies is seeking an experienced relational therapist with leadership experience to lead our established relational therapies pathway. This role combines clinical, professional and operational leadership, with responsibility for overseeing and developing the delivery of high-quality brief psychodynamic and systemic therapies within a high-performing NHS Talking Therapies service.
The successful candidate will build on the strengths of our established provision and help shape its future development.
The post holder will join a dynamic multidisciplinary service comprising clinicians trained in a broad range of therapeutic approaches, including Brief Psychodynamic Therapy (including DIT), Systemic and Couple Therapy, EMDR, CBT, Counselling, Mindfulness-Based Interventions and Guided Self-Help.
The Relational Therapies Lead will be a member of the service leadership team, working closely with fellow pathway leads and senior managers to support day-to-day service delivery, workforce development, quality improvement and strategic planning.
Main duties of the job
- Lead and oversee the delivery and ongoing development of relational high intensity therapies pathway including brief psychodynamic therapy, DIT (Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy), Integrative therapy, IPT (Interpersonal Therapy), Systemic therapy and Couples Therapy.
- Provide clinical supervision in at least one relational therapeutic modality (e.g. DIT, Brief Psychodynamic Therapy, IPT, Integrative Therapy or Systemic Therapy) in individual and group formats to therapists with varying degrees of experience.
- Provide line and case management supervision to a team of High Intensity Therapists, Counsellors and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) to support them in delivering the performance and recovery targets.
- Support the service leadership team in achieving key performance indicators and operational objectives.
- Contribute to service developments and support the interface with other providers including psychology in secondary mental health services.
- Maintain a small clinical caseload, delivering high-intensity interventions to Step 3 and other appropriate clients.
Person Specification
- HCPC registered Counselling or Clinical Psychologist OR Masters Level qualified Psychodynamic or Systemic Psychotherapist with relevant registration and accreditation status with UKCP.
- Experience of working in an primary care or NHS Talking Therapies (previously IAPT) setting delivering evidence based psychological interventions.
- Advanced skills in at least one other Psychological Therapy modality (e.g. Brief Psychodynamic, Integrative, Systemic therapy, CfD (Counselling for Depression), IPT (Interpersonal Therapy)).
- Experience of providing brief psychotherapy.
- Experience of managing waiting lists.
- Experience of line management of staff.
- Experience of contributing to or overseeing delivery against service performance and recovery targets.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £66,274 to £73,496 per annum.
- Permanent full-time position.
Equal Opportunities
- The 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.