Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Counselling Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist or Psychological Therapist in a multi-disciplinary team that warmly welcomes psychological ideas and practices. We are seeking to appoint a band 7 psychological practitioner to work in the Salford Division at Prescott House Community Mental Health Team. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly and supportive team as we work towards community transformation and supporting the inclusion of the core therapeutic modalities in line with the Trust’s strategic aims.
There are great opportunities to continue your career progression with regular supervision, CPD sessions and training. We are focused on staff wellbeing, offering clinical, line management and peer supervision sessions.
You will need to be an individual who is flexible, creative, committed and able to adapt positively to change. In addition, you will need to be organised, able to prioritise and work well under pressure. You will also need to be able to work effectively through offering psychological assessment and intervention collaboratively with individuals and their families/carer's promoting independence and recovery. You will also have a strong sense of initiative and an excellent team working ability. In line with the Trust’s strategy of developing a core offer of evidence-based psychological therapies, you will need to be trained or willing to train in other therapies available.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The post holder will primarily be responsible for providing:
1. High-quality and evidence-based psychological assessments and interventions for people experiencing mental health problems (including difficulties associated with psychosis, bipolar, trauma and complex and emotional relational needs) who access support via the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).
2. As the community transformation project develops, the post holder will be expected, when possible and appropriate, to contribute to the provision of evidence-based psychological interventions via a specialist hub ( a collaborative specialist team approach).
The post holder will also:
3. Be willing to undertake (if not already trained) a post-graduate diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder and subsequently provide CBT-P/BD assessments and interventions.
4. Deliver or be willing to train in other psychological therapies provided in line with the community transformation project.
5. Function as an integral member of the service’s multi-disciplinary team
6. Promote psychological understanding and a trauma informed and recovery focused service.
7. Promote the flexible and responsive development of psychologically informed service delivery via their direct and indirect work, and via liaison with other services within GMMH.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
8. Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
9. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
10. Excellent pension
11. Cycle to work scheme
12. Salary sacrifice car scheme
13. Wellbeing programme
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
14. Psychological therapy qualification
15. Currently Registered with BABCP/HCPC or appropriate professional body
Desirable criteria
16. Qualification training in EMDR, CAT, MBT, SCM
17. Supervisor training
Experience
Essential criteria
18. Demonstrable experience in using psychological therapy to facilitate the personal recoveries of people experiencing distressing psychosis, bipolar and trauma
19. Experience of applying psychological theory to clinical practice in relation to NICE supported therapeutic modalities CBT, CAT, EMDR
20. Experience of working with high levels of co-morbidity. Experience of working with clients misusing substances.
21. Experience of working in an NHS multidisciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
22. Experience of working with clients with complex emotional and relational needs.
23. Experience of providing clinical supervision
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
24. Evidence of using excellent clinical skills in assessment, intervention and formulation and communication.
Desirable criteria
25. Demonstrable skills relating to providing family and group based interventions
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.
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Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click .
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Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.