Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to be instrumental in the transformation and expansion of an existing enhanced pathway within an established and successful talking therapies service. The post holder will be open to working in a team that values interdisciplinary support and advice, and places emphasis on developing good interpersonal relationships.
The post holder will provide a specialised clinical psychology/therapy service for people referred to talking therapies, working with cases presenting with greater complexity/chronicity. The post holder will provide specialist assessment, formulation and interventions for a clinical caseload. Working in an integrated and inclusive style you will work closely with the MDT to support the development of individual treatment planning for patients with complex needs within the service. You will provide specialist advice, consultation, support and training to other staff, and play an active role in supervision of therapists, service developments and governance within the service as required.
The post holder will propose and implement evidence-based practice, utilising research skills for audit and service developments.
To provide assessments for specialist psychological interventions/individual therapy based on complex data from a variety of sources to service users referred to the service. Sources of data include: observations, self-report measures, semi-structured interviews with clients, their families and other professionals involved in the client’s care.
To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups within and across teams. Developing and refining formulations across a range of clients and psychological models.
To manage a therapy caseload providing evidence based psychological therapies to service users seen within the service in line with targets agreed with the Service Manager.
To provide clinical supervision to therapists within the service in line with Trust supervision policy and IAPT guidelines.
To work collaboratively with service users, families and the multidisciplinary team to communicate information concerning the assessment, including formulations and recommendations of treatment and management using methods of proven efficacy.
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
Eligibility and Environment
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
* Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
* Access to Continued Professional Development
* Involvement in improvement and research activities
* Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
* Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Additional Responsibilities
* Collect, collate, evaluate and report information maintaining accurate clinical records in the management of service users receiving psychological interventions including electronic data entry.
* To organise and implement specialist psychological advice, guidance, consultation and training to other professionals contributing directly to clients’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment.
* To contribute to risk assessment and risk management of individual service users and provide general advice to other professionals on other aspects of risk assessment and management.
* To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner to service users, carers and relevant professionals, information about assessments, formulations and treatment plans.
* To provide advice, consultation and training to other team members for their provision of psychologically based interventions to help improve service user functioning
* To provide clinical placements for trainee clinical psychologists ensuring that trainees acquire the range of skills relevant to working within a primary care mental health setting
* To also receive regular and appropriate clinical supervision on an individual basis.
* To contribute to training and supervision of other members of the team
Closing
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025
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