Head of Therapies

You'll work within our Quality and Professional Leadership team and reporting direct to the Chief Quality Office providing professional leadership across every therapy discipline. You'll be the lead voice for our therapies workforce, embedding evidence-based practice, a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach, and a culture of continuous improvement.

You'll work within our Quality and Professional Leadership team and reporting direct to the Chief Quality Office providing professional leadership across every therapy discipline. You'll be the lead voice for our therapies workforce, embedding evidence-based practice, a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach, and a culture of continuous improvement.

• Lead and develop our AHP, addiction, creative and talking therapies workforce, working with professional leads across all divisions
• Champion access to NICE-recommended psychological interventions, including CBT, DBT, EMDR and CAT
• Drive quality improvement, clinical audit and outcome measurement in therapies
• Lead preceptorship, induction, CPD, clinical supervision and workforce development programmes
• Shape policy, multidisciplinary working frameworks and student placement partnerships
• Represent Priory at national professional forums and networks

Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

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All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Essential: - You'll be an HCPC-registered Allied Health Professional, or hold accreditation with BACP, UKCP, BPS, BABCP or another relevant body, with at least five years' post-qualification experience.; - You'll bring significant senior therapies leadership experience from a hospital, residential or community setting.; - You'll also have specialist expertise in areas such as adult mental health, addictions, eating disorders, CAMHS, secure services, learning disabilities, trauma or neurorehabilitation.