# MHTR Clinical Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Devon Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mhtr-clinical-lead/c08182dd-b5b8-4014-9575-fb102db15eca - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mhtr-clinical-lead/c08182dd-b5b8-4014-9575-fb102db15eca.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Devon Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** 5 Hospital Lane, EXETER, EX1 3PQ, United Kingdom - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66582.00 to £77368.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-09-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-13T15:53:11.320Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9369-26-0627 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/C9369-26-0627/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=C9369-26-0627 - **Employer website:** https://www.dpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary This is an exciting opportunity to join the MHTR service. This is a relatively new service to the trust having only been running since April 2025. Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTRs) were introduced in the Criminal Justice Act in 2003 and is one of three possible treatment requirements which may be made part of a Community Order or SuspendedOrder sentence. The other two treatment requirements are Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRR) and Alcohol Treatment Requirements (ATR). An MHTR may be combined with DRR or ATR. ATRs/DRRs are provided through substance misuse services commissioned by the Local Authority. The term Community Sentence Treatment Requirement (CSTR) refers to one or combinations of MHTR, DRR and/or ATR as part of a Community Order or Suspended Order sentence. The MHTR service falls under the 7 year Integrated Non custodial Services (INCS) contract which also incorporates the Liaison and Diversion service and Reconnect. You will join an established team of practitioners, working closely alongside the team manager and the clinical psychologist you will oversee the signing off of the MHTR orders and helping to shape and drive the strategic future of the service. ### Main duties of the job The Clinical Lead will be a qualified registered psychologist who will be the named clinician within the sentencing process. Whilst the Primary Care MHTR Practitioner in practice will screen individuals for suitability for the intervention, the Clinical Lead will determine if the individuals are suitable to be recommended for an MHTR and will be personally responsible for their intervention. The Clinical Lead should also ensure that the Primary Care MHTR Practitioner receives an appropriate induction, ongoing training and supervision. The Clinical Lead has a critical role at determining local procedures for the MHTR, including: - Locally agreed pre-sentence screening and assessment measures which will define guidance for the MHTR threshold, which is communicated in the PSRs; - The consent process with the court (Probation Service); - Clinical care plans for individuals; - Determine the content of the intervention - Provide feedback to the MHTR steering group with the clinical progression of the requirements Core functions of the Clinical Lead role include providing information to inform sentencing, ensuring robust oversight of the intervention and delivering successful clinical outcomes and MHTRs in practice. ### About us About Devon Partnership Trust We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery. We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do Our values We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas. We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader. ### Details - Date posted: 13 August 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 8b - Salary: £66,582 to £77,368 a year pro rata (15 hours per week) - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working - Reference number: C9369-26-0627 - Job locations: 5 Hospital Lane, EXETER, EX1 3PQ, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities For more information about this role please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Broad knowledge of forensic clinical psychology services; and of the services in the NHS where clinical psychology is commonly applied. - Extensive knowledge of the knowledge base, skills and practice of Clinical Psychology - Knowledge of the policy context of services to Devon Partnership Trust and of leadership in this setting **Desirable** - An extensive knowledge and awareness of Health and Criminal Justice Organisations working with Adults e.g. Probation, Mental Health & Learning Disability Services, Drug & Alcohol services, ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of work in forensic clinical psychology in a range of service settings or agencies Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision - Experience in undertaking leadership roles within clinical psychology services in the NHS, and in contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies and clinical policies in multi disciplinary, multi agency contexts Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality ### Qualifications **Essential** - Qualified Clinical Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent), eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society. - Further training in forensic clinical psychology. **Desirable** - Further training in at least one psychological therapy ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.