Overview
A Vacancy at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting and interesting opportunity is available for a suitably qualified Clinical, Counselling or Health psychologist to join the General Medicine Psychology team within the Clinical Health Psychology Department at Salford Royal Hospital. You will join a very well-established psychology team providing psychological assessment and care to a range of diagnoses. The post holder will be expected to offer expertise at a senior level in Clinical Health Psychology. Team working will be integral to the role, including involvement in MDT meetings and regular liaison, teaching, and joint work with professional colleagues to support the wider medical/nursing team in relation to psychological aspects of care.
Responsibilities
* Support the Consultant Lead Psychologist to provide senior leadership, supervision and support for the members of the General Medicine psychology team.
* Triage and assess referrals from the 15 medical specialisms.
* Lead on service delivery for complex cases within the general medicine service, in collaboration with the service lead.
* Lead on several areas of the general medicine service as a special interest, developing links with the specialist nurses, members of the medical team, relevant special interest groups and 3rd sector agencies. Develop teaching for the university ClinPsyD Programmes, Health psychology course and the IAPT training in these specialist areas, as required.
* Contribute to clinical pathways and development of business cases to maintain capacity for this rapidly growing service, in consultation with the service lead.
* Provide specialist assessment and treatment recommendations for individuals accessing the general medicine health psychology service.
* Manage referrals from multiple sources, maintain outpatient clinical psychology waiting lists, and take autonomous management of their own caseload.
* Line manage an assistant psychologist where needed and contribute to specialist supervision to other members of the psychology team.
About the Trust
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Application Information
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
This advert closes on Monday 27 Oct 2025
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