Clinical Lead for Long Term Conditions - Band 8a

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This is an exciting opportunity to help develop the Talking Therapies Long Term Conditions service within Coventry and Warwickshire. The post holder will play a key role in establishing clinical pathways and referral protocols, alongside physical health staff, for people living with long term health conditions.Alongside delivering assessment, formulations, and treatment interventions for those with long term health conditions you will provide clinical leadership to staff delivering CBT and other interventions.Working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Service’s policies and procedures.You will utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development and research within the highly specialised area of CBT (and/or other interventions) for Long Term Conditions within the service.Provide a psychological service for patients, including assessment, individual and group interventions, risk management and referral on to other mental health services as required.To offer specialist advice and consultation to other health professionals as requested.To provide leadership within the service, ensuring that governance, safety and risk are appropriately managed in liaison with the therapist or trainee.To manage, supervise and support assessment and treatment of CBT and other interventions as appropriate provided by psychological therapists and any other clinicians working within the team.To organise, plan and implement teaching and training within the Service at introductory, step 2 and step 3 levels for Talking Therapies and physical health staff as appropriate.To play a key role in setting up the LTC pathways working with physical health MDT, third sector providers and in coproduction with service users.To utilise research skills for audit, policy, and service development.Support the Clinical Lead with service performance responsibilities and representing the service Trust wide within external meetings, e.g., with commissioners.Maintain electronic systems for referrals, appointments, activity, and outcome monitoring for performance management, including continuous audit and evaluation of service. Support others in use of these systems.At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.These Include

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sheri Ashton Job title: Interim Head of Service Email address: sheri.ashton@covwarkpt.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07879 626660