Private pay outpatient mental healthcare provider Onebright has appointed Professor Marcantonio Spada as Chief Clinical Officer.
Professor Spada joins Onebright’s executive board and leads and oversees the delivery and governance of the company’s clinical services. Onebright assesses, treats and supports over 60,000 clients each year via an employed team of 150 clinical assessors and therapists and a national network of more than 3,000 clinicians. Onebright are also sponsors of our sister event, the MAD World Festival of Workplace Culture, Employee Health & Wellbeing, taking place on 17th October in Central London.
Improving access to new specialist pathways
Professor Spada’s appointment will enable Onebright to continue to improve access to and outcomes from existing clinical pathways as well as drive the development of new specialist pathways.
Professor Spada previously held the role of Professor of Addictive Behaviours and Mental Health and the Dean of the School of Applied Sciences at London South Bank University. He remains Emeritus Professor at the University.
For more than 25 years, he has worked in both private practice and community mental health settings as a psychological therapist, supervisor and trainer.
As a chartered psychologist, accredited cognitive behavioural therapy practitioner, academic and researcher, Professor Spada has made a significant contribution to psychological theory and therapy, authoring over 200 scientific journal articles and establishing the field of metacognition in addictive behaviours.
He has also designed, established and reconfigured mental health services and accrued extensive experience of advisory work, including advising government on guidelines for psychological therapists and acting as a trustee for GambleAware, as well as trustee and Chair of the Board of Trustees for UK SMART Recovery.
Easy access to personalised mental health support
Both the British Psychological Society and the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies have awarded him a Fellowship in recognition of this body of work.
Donald Fowler, CEO, Onebright said: “I am delighted to welcome Marcantonio to the Onebright leadership team. The strong combination of his clinical background and experience of managing large teams with strong outcomes makes him perfectly suited to take on the role of Chief Clinical Officer. We are sure he will make a real difference in helping us on our mission to create a brighter tomorrow by providing easy access to personalised, life-changing mental health support.”
Professor Spada said: “Having worked with Onebright for many years it feels a natural step for me to take on the position. I look forward to this new chapter and supporting our clinicians to treat a range of mental health conditions and deliver life changing outcomes. I am also honoured to remain affiliated with London South Bank University and will continue to be involved in a variety of research efforts in the field of mental health.”
Professor Spada will be speaking alongside Shamira Graham, Onebright’s Chief Commercial Officer at the Leaders’ Summit at the MAD World Festival of Workplace Culture, Employee Health and Wellbeing on 17th October (which Onebright is sponsoring). They’ll be sharing insights into “Meeting the increasing need for personalised mental health support”. You can find out more and reserve your place here.
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