Senior Clinical Psychologist

Summary

Join Kooth PLC, a leading digital mental health company, as a Senior Clinical Psychologist and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of mental healthcare. This leadership position involves overseeing a multidisciplinary team, driving clinical governance initiatives, and contributing to the development of clinical psychology within the organization. You will provide expert psychological advice, lead on clinical projects, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective mental health services. The role demands strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills, along with a commitment to innovation and continuous improvement. This is a maternity cover position, working four days a week. Kooth offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) with significant post qualification experience in at least one clinical area of specialism
• Professional registration with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Full (advanced) DBS certificate and eligibility to work in UK
• Demonstrable leadership/management experience within highly complex and challenging settings
• Experience of project management activity requiring complex critical thinking skills and integration of data from a variety of sources
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation regulatory systems and the implications for clinical practice within an anonymous digital mental health setting
• Well developed, effective communication skills, both orally and in writing, enabling complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to be shared with stakeholders including police and other agencies
• An understanding of the needs of psychological therapists at all grades as well as non qualified practitioners; and experience of successfully leading a multi-disciplinary team

Responsibilities

• To support, and where appropriate lead, the day to day activity of the clinical governance team, ensuring prioritisation of workloads in line with strategic objectives and key results (including through direct line management)
• To ensure that clinical activity is underpinned by the needs of all service users as defined by the i-RESPOND clinical operating model, and supporting the continued improvement of the model’s application
• To support the development of the role of clinical psychology across Kooth, including Assistant Psychologists, finding ways to measure and demonstrate the impact
• To provide highly specialist psychological advice and consultation to all colleagues within the clinical and service delivery teams specifically and also across the wider organisation as required
• To work closely with the senior leadership teams with Service Delivery and Product to ensure that clinical innovation is always balanced against safety and clinical effectiveness
• To utilise project management methodology to lead where appropriate on clinical organisational objectives, using a data driven approach
• To lead by example in creating a ‘no blame’ culture and a psychologically safe environment for all employees
• To deputise where necessary for the Head of Clinical Governance
• To act as the clinical lead for our integrated digital pathway, including: continued development of the clinical model; stakeholder liaison and engagement; support to the delivery staff; oversight of outcomes
• To support the monthly reporting of the clinical governance team activity, by collating feedback and data from a number of different systems and interpreting this data to articulate the reasons for trends or changes and identifying alternative approaches as indicated
• To ensure that the clinical governance framework is well understood within the Service Delivery team and lead on embedding this through direct activity as well as through designated responsibility for other senior members of the team
• To oversee the clinical audit process, making sure that this is reviewed regularly and updated as per feedback and data, and being the first point of escalation for any concerns
• To provide and receive clinical supervision and play an active role in ensuring the function of supervision and clinical support is fit for purpose across the wider organisation
• To work closely with the research team to support research activity within the organisation; this may involve leading on certain aspects of research or the direct supervision of staff carrying out research projects as appropriate
• To provide a responsive clinical advisory service to all delivery staff and Senior Practitioners via the clinical request/safeguarding log and relevant emails; taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning current, historical and developmental processes, and being accountable for any actions/advice given
• To lead on and support the implementation of specialist clinical models and therapeutic approaches within the Service Delivery teams
• To highlight any performance issues that may arise from the clinical audit and advise Senior Practitioners/managers regarding recommendations for further development/review and support this process as required
• To be a clinical expert and ‘voice of Kooth’ by responding to media requests, delivering presentations and supporting colleagues within the commercial team at key stakeholder meetings
• To work closely with the Kooth marketing team to ensure that external messaging is clinically appropriate and in line with our guidelines
• To contribute to complex communications with different stakeholders, both internally and externally, at a range of levels
• Support our safeguarding processes including the user safety incident framework
• To support the safeguarding team in their responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People at all times and to advise/support Service Delivery and other teams as appropriate regarding best practice
• To work as part of a team offering out of hours support to staff working online on a rota based system (dependent on experience); including enabling and supporting senior Practitioners and Shift Leads to manage risk in line with safeguarding best practice
• To co-facilitate multidisciplinary discussions regarding complex presentations
• To support the development/improvement and delivery of specialist training packages that can be delivered both internally and externally
• To contribute to the development, maintenance and dissemination of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programme

Benefits

• Competitive Salary: Dependant on experience up to £51,500 (pro rata)
• Generous Annual Leave Enjoy 36 days (pro rata) of annual leave, providing you ample time to recharge and spend quality moments with your loved ones. Please note this role includes working bank holidays
• Professional Development Benefit from our yearly professional training programmes, tailored to your career aspirations and designed to enhance your skills and knowledge
• Financial Security Secure your financial future with our pension contributions and annual company share option awards, giving you a stake in the success of the company
• Health and Well-being Prioritize your health and well-being with our comprehensive AXA plan and access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). The EAP offers 24/7 telephone mental health support and access to GP consultations, ensuring your mental and physical health are taken care of
• Life Assurance: Gain peace of mind knowing that you're covered with life assurance, providing up to four times your annual salary to your loved ones in the unfortunate event of your passing
• Flexible Working Embrace the flexibility of remote working, allowing you to create a work-life balance that suits your needs and maximizes your productivity
• Lifestyle Benefits Take advantage of our Incapacity Income Protection to safeguard your financial stability in case of unforeseen circumstances