Overview
GMMH are seeking a Principal Clinical Psychologist to shape and support training for trainee clinical psychologists, working closely with the Chief Psychological Professions Officer and senior GMMH clinical psychologists. The role involves line management, ensuring compliance with the NHSE education agreement, providing reasonable adjustments, fostering a psychologically safe learning culture, and coordinating high-quality training across the Trust.
Responsibilities
- Provide line management support to GMMH-employed trainee clinical psychologists on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Programme.
- Ensure GMMH meets its obligations under the NHSE education agreement.
- Support trainees requiring reasonable adjustments, ensuring equitable access to training.
- Promote and maintain a positive, psychologically safe learning culture within clinical psychology training.
- Work closely with trainees, the University of Manchester Programme team, and GMMH clinical psychologists who offer training placements.
- Contribute to the development and coordination of high-quality training experiences across the Trust.
- Receive ongoing supervision and support from senior GMMH colleagues.
Qualifications and Education
- Doctoral degree in clinical psychology (or equivalent for those trained prior to 1996).
- Current HCPC registration as a clinical psychologist.
Experience
- Significant specialist managerial experience and training, including supervision, management and training of clinical psychology staff.
- Experience of service development and leadership.
- Experience of developing assessments, formulations and therapeutic interventions for people with complex mental health problems.
- Experience of clinical psychology training, staff management, and providing supervision to multi-disciplinary staff.
- Experience in a trauma-informed environment (desirable).
- Experience of supporting staff with additional needs, disability passports and academic support (desirable).
Knowledge
- Awareness of staff requiring reasonable adjustments and how to support them and meet their needs.
- Experience of supporting staff with additional needs, disability passports and academic support (desirable).
Person Specification
Essential and desirable criteria matched with the role responsibilities as listed above.
Benefits
- Paid time off: 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years.
- Salary enhancements: 30% for evenings (8 pm onward) and Saturdays; 60% for Sundays and bank holidays.
- Excellent pension.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme.
- Wellbeing programme.
- Blue Light Card Discounts.
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (applicable roles).
