Overview

Clinical Lead for London Womens MHTR Service Consultant Psychologist. Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve. The Womens Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Service is funded via a partnership between the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I), Her Majestys Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and Office of Health Improvement and Disparities. MHTRs were introduced by the Criminal Justice Act in 2003, recognising that for many individuals who offend, mental health and substance misuse issues underpin their offending behaviour. This service aims to increase the use of primary and secondary care treatment requirements as part of a community sentence, offering psychologically informed interventions and advice. The MHTR Service will also provide the courts with information and confidence to sentence to robust and effective treatment requirements. LPP is a London Pathways Partnership service jointly provided by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and Together for Mental Wellbeing.The role is to cover the current post holders maternity leave from December 2025 for approximately 10 months, and will be responsible for operational service delivery across all courts in London. The successful candidate will hold a small complex clinical caseload and be responsible for supervision of the clinical team.To be responsible for the organisation, management and clinical leadership of high-quality specialist Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) services, namely the OPD services at HMP Highdown and CNWLs community OPD provision in London. These services are provided by the London Pathways Partnership, a consortium of five NHS Trusts who work in partnership to deliver a network of services to complex and high-risk service users in London and the Southeast. The services at HMP High Down include a Progressive Psychological Informed Planned Environment (PIPE) for men with Learning Disabilities and an OPD outreach service. The community services currently include an OPD Integrated Community Service and a specialist primary care Mental Health Treatment Requirement service for women.Responsibilities

To organise psychological and OPD provision, through staffing and model development to ensure equitable and evidence-based services with robust referral and transition policies and procedures that compliment sentence planning and are consistent with OPD strategies and guidelines.To develop an effective co-working relationship with the HMPPS partners so that the OPD services are effectively co-led and staff training and supervision is co-facilitated.To supervise psychologists and OPD clinicians within OPD and keep staff abreast of the latest guidance and new ways of working.To provide teaching and training of junior staff, psychology students and trainees, specialist nurses, other staff.To participate actively in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Care Quality.To contribute to the maintenance and development of OPD services within the Trust and LPP to the highest standard.To take an active role in the local Senior Management Teams and wider Health and Justice and LPP Services when appropriate.To contribute to business development across Health and Justice and LPP through writing tenders, presenting on new business bids, designing appropriate service models for cost-effective and quality care.Where appropriate, to lead on investigations to support disciplinary action or complaints and incident reviews.To lead on the provision of high-quality service reports and to represent the OPD services in contract review meetings and national OPD and commissioning forums.To lead on audit, policy and service development for designated services and to contribute to and develop research within the Offender Personality Disorder Service Line.Qualifications and Experience

Senior clinical leadership experience within offender health, OPD services, or equivalent; ability to supervise multidisciplinary teams; experience with service development, governance, and partnership working in a trust/partnership setting. The post holder will also be expected to supervise staff, provide teaching/training, and contribute to Care Quality and strategic aims of the London Pathways Partnership.Employment details

Seniority level: DirectorEmployment type: ContractJob function: Health Care ProviderIndustries: Mental Health CareLondon, England, United Kingdom

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