Job Description

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced clinician to take on the role of Team Leader for the Specialist Psychotherapy Service (SPS), Humber Traumatic Stress Service (HTSS) and General Liaison within Unplanned Mental Health Services.
SPS, HTSS and General Liaison provide specialist consultation, advice, supervision, assessment, formulation and treatment to those presenting with C-PTSD, complex relational and emotional needs; often where there has been limited engagement or response to previous psychologically informed treatments within primary and secondary care mental health services.
The teams comprise of experienced senior psychotherapists, psychologists, medical, nursing and occupational therapy, administration support and trainee psychologists and medics on placement.
Main duties of the job

• To support the Service Manager and senior clinicians within the service area to provide operational leadership.
• To be accountable in own area of responsibility to provide management and organisational leadership, ensuring the delivery of evidence based clinical interventions and practice.
• To provide specialised advice as part of an MDT which contributes to the diagnosis, care or education of patients/clients; relevant to the clinician's professional background and scope of practice.
• Where appropriate, to continue to demonstrate advanced clinical skills in practice and provide support and advice re service development and the delivery of care in partnership with patients, clients, staff, managers, other agencies.
• To maintain a high level of environmental standards e.g. Safeguarding, health and safety, hygiene and infection control
• To provide a range of leadership/management advice regarding assessment and interventions for the service
• Responsible for achieving key performance indicators for service delivery.
• To be responsible for team budgets in partnership with the Service Manager, senior clinicians and Finance Manager.

About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Details
Date posted
12 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
47,810 to 54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
338-7760536-26-A
Job locations
77 Beverley Road, Hull & Princes Court Medical Centre, Princes Avenue, Hull
Hull
HU3 1XR
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information for this vacancy please see the attached and Person Specification. Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information for this vacancy please see the attached and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential

• Live register or equivalent professional registration relevant to the post
• Postgraduate or equivalent or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experiential learning/experience in service development, managing change, leading and managing staff, plus specialist training and short courses to Diploma level relevant to area of practice:
• Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within community services
• Good IT skills e.g. knowledge of word and exce
• Evidence of project work that has had a positive impact on service delivery

Desirable

• Accredited leadership/management qualification or ability to demonstrate these at an advanced level
• Specialist/advanced understanding/application of relevant managerial and leadership aspects of the service area
• Evidence of policy implementation and development
• Knowledge of managing delegated budgets

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of post-registration professional practice
• Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held
• Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the service area
• Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
• Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
• To network locally and regionally and be able to effectively Chair meetings

Desirable

• A breadth of professional practice including specialising in the field where the post is held
• Development of expert leadership/management skills
• Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multiprofessional and multi-agency partnerships
• Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing

Skills and Competencies
Essential

• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, carers and at all levels of staff/managers in the organisation
• Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
• Ability to lead/motivate staff to embrace change
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally

Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential

• Live register or equivalent professional registration relevant to the post
• Postgraduate or equivalent or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experiential learning/experience in service development, managing change, leading and managing staff, plus specialist training and short courses to Diploma level relevant to area of practice:
• Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within community services
• Good IT skills e.g. knowledge of word and exce
• Evidence of project work that has had a positive impact on service delivery

Desirable

• Accredited leadership/management qualification or ability to demonstrate these at an advanced level
• Specialist/advanced understanding/application of relevant managerial and leadership aspects of the service area
• Evidence of policy implementation and development
• Knowledge of managing delegated budgets

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of post-registration professional practice
• Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held
• Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the service area
• Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
• Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
• To network locally and regionally and be able to effectively Chair meetings

Desirable

• A breadth of professional practice including specialising in the field where the post is held
• Development of expert leadership/management skills
• Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multiprofessional and multi-agency partnerships
• Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing

Skills and Competencies
Essential

• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, carers and at all levels of staff/managers in the organisation
• Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
• Ability to lead/motivate staff to embrace change
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally

Skills Required