information is used both the individual clinical level to monitor progress as well monitoring the service To work with staff and managers to ensure that our staff are developed and supported 6. Performance Management Support the CEO in developing the Centre's strategy from a clinical perspective To represent the Centre’s Psychotherapy Services in meetings with commissioners regarding the activity, performance and developments of the services To work together with Clinical and Service Leads to ensure services meet clinical contractual requirements 6. Clinical Governance, Quality and Patient Safety To ensure that effective clinical governance, quality and patient safety procedures are in place. To write reports for the CEO and Council of Management. To promote a culture of learning from critical and other clinical incidents. Ensure that all serious incidents are reviewed and reported internally and externally according to the Centre's policies. To ensure that service user feedback is regularly reviewed, reported and service are responsive to it To ensure that all clinical staff are aware of Centre policies and procedures and their application to the specific needs of their services To work together with all to ensure that all services meet the CQC or other regulatory inspection standards To oversee the data manager to ensure the implementation of data collection systems, data analysis and data provision as required by HSCIC, commissioners and grant managers. 7. Supervision and Support The Clinical Director will provide management supervision to the psychotherapy service managers The Clinical Director will provide some clinical supervision to psychotherapist managers, as appropriate to the postholder’s clinical training and expertise The Clinical Director will receive management supervision and support from the CEO and will also undertake an annual review/appraisal as appropriate to the profession. The Clinical Director will access clinical supervision from an appropriate professional, which may be outside of the organisation To ensure structures and processes are in that mean all therapy staff have regular line management, clinical supervision and professional supervision as per the Brandon centre's policy Miscellaneous
BRANDON CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE PERSON SPECIFICATION Clinical Director ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE TESTED TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS Professional qualification in Clinical/Counselling psychology or Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy or Adult Psychotherapy Experience of managing a service that works with Young People aged 13 upwards Evidence of continuing professional development Post graduate degree Professional qualification certificates Application form Evidence of courses attended or results
KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCE Clinical leadership experience Experience of initiating and/or delivering change to and managing clinical services Knowledge and experience of working in NHS and 3rd sector structures at a senior level. Good IT skills Research Skills Experience of working as safeguarding lead or in experience of managing safeguarding issues within a multidisciplinary team or service working with children and young people Training in and respect for different theoretical approaches to therapy - person centred rather than model centred Consultant level experience Further qualifications or appropriate training in management or leadership Experience of clinical research and/or clinical audit Experience of setting, and working to budgets. Application form Application form/ interview Application form/ interview Application form/ Interview Application form/ Interview Application form/ interview