IAPT supervisors should be trained in supervision and able to supervise five trainee therapists or therapy workers.
IAPT services are expected to link into existing services. In some
areas, some staff from other services may deliver some aspects of the
IAPT service, such as supervision. Training courses for IAPT staff who
want to become supervisors are being developed.
All High Intensity Psychological Therapists
will have the opportunity to progress their careers to AfC Bands 8a ,
8b , 8d and 9, depending on the expansion of their capabilities and
competence.
IAPT senior staff are expected to demonstrate competence in clinical leadership, training delivery, governance, audit, evaluation, service design and improvement. They are also expected to commit themselves to the ongoing clinical supervision and case management essential to setting up and managing stepped care systems.
The service lead is a senior member of staff carrying overall accountability. This level of responsiblity and supervision will have a bearing on the amount of clinical work they can carry out.
Job Description Service Lead Band 8b Job Description (Word, 60K) and AfC Profile Matching (Word, 60K)
Further guidance can be found in Delivering the Government`s Mental Health Policies: Services, staffing and costs (SCMH, 2007).