Head Of Psychology & Psychotherapy | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £91,317 - £104,122 per annum Incl. HCAs |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 6226839/334-CLI-6226839 |
Summary
This is an internal opportunity for a temporary promotion (for 6 months) to a key senior leadership role within The Southwark Directorate. We are seeking to appoint a psychologist or psychological therapist with strong leadership skills to the post of Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy
As a highly valued member of the Directorate executive team the post holder will join other senior colleagues in leading the development of services within the directorate and through representing the directorate and / or professions across the Trust and into local strategic partnerships.
The post holder will act as an ambassador for the psychologists and psychological therapists in the directorate, supporting them and others to maintain excellent standards of care and evidence based service delivery at a time of transformation of mental health services. Along with other Directorate Heads of Psychology and Psychotherapy within the Trust, the post holder will work with the Trust Director of Psychology and Psychotherapy contributing to the strategic leadership and development of the professions and psychological provision across the Trust.
Please note:As the duration of this vacancy is for 6 months, we require the successful candidate to be able to fill this position straight away or as soon as practically possible.
This person appointed to this post will provide professional leadership in relation to workforce development, professional development, implementation and development of local and national guidance and protocols, and professional regulation (including HCPC).
They will be a member of the Trust Psychology and Psychotherapy leadership team and the directorate’s senior leadership team, taking up responsibilities as required and they will provide support into the Trust Quality Centre.
The post involves management role and clinical sessions. Clinical sessions will be arranged prior to appointment according to the successful applicant’s area of expertise and existing service vacancies. Applicants will be able to demonstrate appropriate consultant level clinical expertise.
Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
• Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance,flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease,our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation,our staff benefits fromkeyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants
We look forward to receiving your application.
We are looking for exemplary leadership and communication skills. You will have significant experience inspiring and supporting psychologists and psychotherapists to work effectively, compassionately and collegially. You will be used to dealing with multiple competing demands and you will be able to maintain your governance role whilst simultaneously having the drive and enthusiasm to support a range of colleagues undertaking Directorate and Trust-wide projects, service delivery and performance responsibilities.
This post also offers excellent opportunities for research and continuing professional development.
This role will have responsibilities across the Trust’s PMOA Directorate, the Kings Health Partners Older Adult Clinical Academic Group (CAG) and the Trust’s Corporate Professional Leadership. The Head of Psychology & Psychotherapy will support Operational Managers within the Older Adults services, the PMOA Clinical Director, and the Trust Director of Psychology and Psychotherapy to:
• develop and implement strategy and ensure that the organisations’ business plans, operational targets and activities appropriately reflect clinical priorities and are in line with best practice within the resources available.
• provide visible clinical leadership to psychology and psychological therapy staff working within the services for older people, and as a Trust Psychology and Psychotherapy Advisory Committee (TPPAC) leader to staff across the Trust, ensuring that there are appropriate managerial structures in place to address professional and developmental needs and an appropriate emphasis on the development and implementation of the profession’s training and education strategy.
• develop clinical governance structures, roles and responsibilities based on multi-disciplinary care pathways with an emphasis on collaborative leadership and team working.
• integrate research, teaching and clinical activity so that there is a continual cycle of innovation, review, evaluation and improvement based on best practice standards and creating an environment that fosters innovation and service development.
This post also participates in the senior on call manager rota for the directorate.
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 May 2024