Main area Psychiatry Grade Band 8c Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
30 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working.) Job ref 437-7053490
Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Horwich Wellbeing Hub Town Bolton Salary £74,290 - £85,601 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/05/2025 23:59
Consultant Clinical Psychologist Strategic Lead for Cared For Children
Band 8c
Job overview
Are you a dynamic, experienced clinician with a passion for making a difference in children and young people's lives? Join our vibrant and supportive CAMHS Division at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust!
Role: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Be part of a leading CAMHS Community Division across Wigan and Bolton, providing top-tier psychological care and leadership. Drive strategic development, offer oversight of specialist assessments and interventions, and work collaboratively with local system multi-agency partners.
What We Offer:
* Leadership in a growing team of senior psychology leaders
* Opportunities for strategic planning, service and Health and Social Care System development
* Collaborative multi-agency multi-professional working environment
* Training and supervision role
* Engagement in research, audit, and policy development
Join Us If You:
* Have a proven track record in psychological services
* Are ready to lead and innovate
* Thrive in dynamic, multi-disciplinary settings
Apply Today!
Embrace this fantastic opportunity to impact the mental health landscape for children and young people. We can't wait to welcome a new member to our diverse and talented team!
Main duties of the job
To provide professional psychological leadership to the Cared For Children and Young People’s (CYP’s) Psychological Services workforce across Wigan and Bolton CAMHS community services and work closely with Wigan and Bolton Local Authorities providing expert clinical guidance on the needs of Cared For CYP ensuring resources are allocated effectively for this population. In collaboration with the other senior members of the CAMH Service, the postholder will contribute to ongoing strategic planning and development of CAMHS provision for Cared For CYP in liaison with other CAMHS specialists, service commissioners, purchasers and multi-agency partners (including Thrive network, social care, and education).
To provide a highly specialist psychological service to Cared For CYP, their families and their care systems as a member of Community CAMHS Senior Leadership Team. This includes: providing highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and interventions; close liaison with other disciplines and agencies such as health partners, social care, education and Thrive networks; offering consultation and training about client’s psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues; training professional and non-professionals groups on mental health issues and developmental trauma; providing clinical supervision within the psychological services staff group and within the MDT; and utilising skills for research, audit, policy and service development.
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
* Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
* Leadership roles within Cared for Children's services
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org
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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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 here.
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 09/04/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here.
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. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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