Clinical Psychosis Pathway Lead

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Stroud; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Clinical Psychosis Pathway Lead to provide strategic, clinical leadership for the Psychosis Care Pathway across Gloucestershire. The role covers Early Intervention in Psychosis, Assertive Outreach Service and broader psychosis provision in community and integrated care settings, driving NICE-aligned, timely access to care.

You will lead transformation, service development and performance improvement, ensuring governance

Qualifications

• Lead psychosis pathway development with governance and escalation to Trust Board.
• Deliver evidence-based psychosis interventions and service models.
• Coordinate cross-system partnerships across NHS, social care and voluntary sector.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Psychosis Pathway from development through to delivery and outcomes.
• Oversee performance, quality, and access standards for the pathway.
• Drive transformation using programme management and quality improvement methods.
• Develop workforce capability in psychosis care and secure governance and assurance.
• Analyse clinical, workforce and performance data to optimise delivery.
• Ensure timely access to NICE-concordant care and integration with PCNs.
• Represent population needs at system governance boards and decision bodies.

Job description

*** THIS POST IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY ***

This role is offered on a permanent basis . The hours are part-time, 18.75 hours per week.

The Clinical Psychosis Pathway Lead has overall accountability for strategic, clinical leadership of the design, delivery, monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement of the Psychosis Care Pathway across Gloucestershire Health and Care Trust, aligned to Integrated Care System (ICS) priorities.

The postholder will lead the development of an integrated, recovery-focused psychosis pathway. This includes responsibility for Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP), Assertive Outreach Service (AOT) services and broader psychosis provision across community and integrated care settings.

The postholder will ensure the delivery of safe, effective, recovery-focused and evidence-based care, aligned with NICE guidance and national access and waiting time standards. The role will lead transformation, service development and performance improvement across the psychosis pathway.

As Pathway Lead, the individual will manage the following:

• Leadership of the Psychosis Pathway from development through to delivery and outcomes
• Implementation of evidence-based psychosis interventions and service models
• Oversight of pathway performance, quality, and access standards
• Leading service transformation using programme management and quality improvement methodologies
• Development of workforce capability in psychosis care
• Ensuring robust governance, reporting, and assurance to Trust Board and system partners
• Analysing complex clinical, workforce, and performance data to optimise delivery
• Leading integrated working across NHS, social care, and voluntary sector partners
• Delivery of timely access to NICE-concordant care.
• Integration of psychosis services within neighbourhood-based multidisciplinary teams and Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
• Improvement in outcomes for people with Severe Mental Illness (SMI), including physical health inequalities reduction
• Strong partnership working across Gloucestershire ICS including primary care, local authority, voluntary sector and lived experience partners
• Role in representing the relevant population needs at system governance boards and decision

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

• Be a visible and credible clinical leader
• Provide expert clinical leadership to improve psychosis services through transformation and quality improvement
• Lead the development and delivery of an integrated Psychosis Pathway across AOT, EIP, community, and acute interfaces
• Lead improvements in SMI physical health outcomes, working in partnership with primary care
• Acting independently with authority to implement key changes to services relevant to role
• Provide expert clinical leadership to ensure delivery of evidence-based psychosis interventions (CBTp, family interventions, medication optimisation, vocational support)
• Ensure compliance with NICE guidelines and national psychosis standards (including access and waiting time targets)
• Develop and embed systems for clinical governance, safety, and quality assurance within psychosis services
• Support delivery of evidence-based interventions including CBTp, family interventions, and physical health care
• Analyse complex clinical, operational, and financial data by acting as budget holder to inform service improvements, cost improvement programmes and performance management
• Lead implementation of innovative models of care aligned with national policy and IC
• Build strong partnerships across health, social care, and voluntary sectors
• Ensure robust performance management, including tracking access, outcomes, and service effectiveness
• Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and system pressures across the pathway
• Provide expert advice to senior leaders and governance groups
• Drive integration of psychosis care within neighbourhood teams and Primary Care Networks, supporting joined-up care

The Trust is required to work in line with the Government's UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas