As an ambitious organisation that is always striving for excellence, we need to ensure we are updating our knowledge and skills across our systems. Joint development opportunities with service users and partners can be particularly productive. Arts Psychotherapies Review An additional piece of work has been carried out to review Trust-wide provision and governance of Arts Psychotherapies. This is a small specialism of only 13 staff members in 11 wte posts, across a range of Art, Music, Drama and Dance Movement Therapists, working mainly in inpatient services for adults and children with severe and complex mental health problems and/or learning disabilities. This review has produced two recommendations: Develop a clearer organisational & governance structure and career pathway for Arts Psychotherapists within NTW. Develop more equitable access and resources for Arts Psychotherapies to meet needs across service lines. Summary/Recommendations The Psychological Services Strategy has been developed collaboratively and is grounded in Trust values and principles, and aligned with the six strategic Trust’s ambitions. It includes a draft five year action plan to achieve the identified objectives: (i) All service user and carer contact & input across the whole Trust is psychologically informed. (ii) All psychological practice is safe, caring & compassionate, effective, cost-effective, responsive & well led. (iii) We will identify and pursue strategic growth, research and innovation opportunities for Psychological Services. Specific recommendations include: That the Trust supports the development and implementation of shared psychological language and practice. That the Trust supports the implementation of guidance on the governance of psychological practice. That NTW signs up to the BPS-New Savoy Staff Wellbeing Charter That a Trust-wide framework to guide job planning in psychological services is rolled out and embedded. That under-utilised research skills in Psychological Services staff are identified as a resource to the Trust and harnessed to help with service evaluation, development of practice based evidence, improving outcomes and innovation That inequities in access to psychological services are addressed as far as possible within financial and contractual constraints That opportunities to redesign skill mix are taken up in order to address workforce gaps and improve service experience and outcomes users’ That Psychological Services staff are supported to develop further their clinical, leadership and management skills and to develop career pathways within the Trust That the Trust supports the implementation of a Psychological Services Growth and Innovation Forum.
As an ambitious organisation that is always striving for excellence, we need to ensure we are updating our knowledge and skills across our systems. Joint development opportunities with service users and partners can be particularly productive. Arts Psychotherapies Review An additional piece of work has been carried out to review Trust-wide provision and governance of Arts Psychotherapies. This is a small specialism of only 13 staff members in 11 wte posts, across a range of Art, Music, Drama and Dance Movement Therapists, working mainly in inpatient services for adults and children with severe and complex mental health problems and/or learning disabilities. This review has produced two recommendations: Develop a clearer organisational & governance structure and career pathway for Arts Psychotherapists within NTW. Develop more equitable access and resources for Arts Psychotherapies to meet needs across service lines. Summary/Recommendations The Psychological Services Strategy has been developed collaboratively and is grounded in Trust values and principles, and aligned with the Trust’s six strategic ambitions. It includes a draft five year action plan to achieve the identified objectives: (i) All service user and carer contact & input across the whole Trust is psychologically informed. (ii) All psychological practice is safe, caring & compassionate, effective, cost-effective, responsive & well led. (iii) We will identify and pursue strategic growth, research and innovation opportunities for Psychological Services. Specific recommendations include: That the Trust supports the development and implementation of shared psychological language and practice. That the Trust supports the implementation of guidance on the governance of psychological practice. That NTW signs up to the BPS-New Savoy Staff Wellbeing Charter That a Trust-wide framework to guide job planning in psychological services is rolled out and embedded. That under-utilised research skills in Psychological Services staff are identified as a resource to the Trust and harnessed to help with service evaluation, development of practice based evidence, improving outcomes and innovation That inequities in access to psychological services are addressed as far as possible within financial and contractual constraints That opportunities to redesign skill mix are taken up in order to address workforce gaps and improve service users’ experience and outcomes That Psychological Services staff are supported to develop further their clinical, leadership and management skills and to develop career pathways within the Trust That the Trust supports the implementation of a Psychological Services Growth and Innovation Forum.
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