Senior Clinical Psychologist (Maternity Cover)

Reports to: Head of Clinical Governance

Direct Reports: 2-5

Please note this role is four days a week and a maternity cover.

Kooth PLC is a digital mental health company committed to providing accessible mental health care for all, with a focus on children and young people in both the UK and the US. We aim to support the mental wellbeing of over 17 million people, boasting over twenty years of data and clinical excellence. We have been a trusted partner of the NHS and Local Authorities for over two decades, offering NICE-compliant services and holding a BACP accreditation. Kooth offers diverse access options, serving over 10.9 million people in the UK, providing immediate support without referrals, or waiting lists, available 24/7.

With a workforce of 600 employees, Kooth is passionate about professional development and diversity and inclusion.

We offer an opportunity to join a rapidly growing business with a genuine social purpose, aiming to support the mental wellbeing of over 17 million people.

Role Summary:

This is a leadership role within the Clinical Team, with a senior role within clinical governance and the development of Clinical Psychology within the organisation. Your main role will be to support the Head of Clinical Governance in leading a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, counsellors and non clinically qualified staff and the functions that sit within the team.

Key Components

• Management & Leadership - 25 Analytics, Reporting and Insights - 15 Clinical Governance - 20 Stakeholder Management -15
• Safeguarding -15
• Training - 10

Experience / Qualifications

• 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

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