Job overview
Are you looking to make a difference to the rewarding and expanding area of Perinatal Mental Health? Do you want to work in a supportive team, for a service which invests in its staff? We are looking for compassionate, innovative, creative and enthusiastic Psychological Therapist to join our supportive and nurturing team and deliver high quality talking therapies for people with perinatal trauma and/or perinatal loss.
The Perinatal Trauma and Loss Service is a Greater Manchester wide, trauma focused therapeutic and Psychological Therapy service for people struggling with emotional and psychological difficulties as a direct result of trauma and/or loss which has resulted from their maternity/perinatal/neonatal or reproductive experience.
The service supports the delivery of the NHS’ Long Term Plan and aims to integrate maternity, reproductive health and psychological therapy for women experiencing mental health difficulties directly arising from or related to the maternity experience.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide highly specialist psychological assessment, intervention and therapy to women referred to the service.
The post holder will be able to work autonomously within professional guidelines to be able to deliver interventions to help women and families who have experienced loss and trauma.
They will also be able to contribute to research and audit, policy and service development within the service.
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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
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Staff benefits
1. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
2. Excellent pension
3. Cycle to work scheme
4. Salary sacrifice car scheme
5. Wellbeing programme
6. fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
7. A qualification in health care at graduate level in nursing, social work or allied health profession PLUS professional registration ( HCPC, NMC) PLUS post- graduate diploma (or equivalent) in cognitive behaviour therapy and accreditation (or working towards accreditation) with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies OR A post-graduate diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy and accreditation (or working towards accreditation) with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies
Desirable criteria
8. Post qualification training in a specialised area of psychological practice ( EMDR, CFT, Prolonged grief interventions).
Experience
Essential criteria
9. Experience in offering appropriate assessment of clients, to use judgement in the planning of care, and to implement specific evidence based therapies.
10. Experience of applying cognitive behavioural therapy approaches.
11. Experience of using trauma focussed interventions.
12. Experience of using psychometric measures.
13. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment.
14. Experience of conducting high quality risk assessments and implementing risk management plans.
15. Experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
16. Experience of providing supervision to other professionals.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
17. Be able to provide effective liaison with colleagues in the wider system, as well as other statutory / non statutory services relevant to the client and their ongoing needs.
18. Contribute when required, to team research and development activities.
19. Evidence of CPD as recommended by a professional registration body.
Desirable criteria
20. Knowledge of policy and legislation in relation to service specialism and of relevant mental health legislation.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
21. Communicate directly with clients, partners and families and other healthcare professionals, complex and potentially emotive information
22. Demonstrate skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
23. Demonstrate well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
24. Ability to organise time effectively.
25. Ability to use own initiative and to work under supervision where appropriate.
26. Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals.
Desirable criteria
27. Skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
28. Ability and interest to teach and train others, by developing teaching materials, as well as delivering training using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
29. Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
30. Ability to travel to a range of locations across the whole of Greater Manchester in a timely and efficient manner, as well as having the ability to offer psychological assessments and interventions online, using video technology.
Desirable criteria
31. Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
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.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications
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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.
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 .
If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.
The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it.
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.