Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join and contribute to a psychologically-led healthcare team working across two Secure Children's Homes (SCH). This role would particularly suit a practitioner with a background in CAMHS, adolescent inpatient or forensic settings (adult or adolescent), who is looking to join a team with reasonable caseload numbers allowing for a good range of clinical opportunity, CPD and work-life balance. Current team members have accessed a range of CPD opportunities recently including EMDR training, attendance at national SCHs network events and AIM risk assessment training. The team use a range of clinical models including CBT, DBT, CFT, EMDR and Schema Therapy. Free parking is available at both sites, along with an allocated desk and storage.
The post is open to an Applied Psychologist with relevant competencies drawn from clinical and forensic training and practice. Consideration would be given to a preceptorship post including to Trainee Forensic Psychologists with less than 18 months remaining on their training.
Main duties of the job
The role is to contribute to the provision of a high-quality, specialist psychology service for young people in two SCHs within the Health and Justice Directorate. The young people present with a range of diverse needs including complex trauma, neurodiversity, and common mental health difficulties (e.g., anxiety and depression). These cooccur alongside concerns about risk to themselves and / or others, as well as risk from others, often in the form of exploitation. The post involves working within a multidisciplinary mental and physical healthcare team to undertake specialist assessments and interventions directly with young people, their families and carers. The role also involves working alongside other Psychology colleagues to implement and embed formulation-led, trauma-informed care throughout both SCHs, in line with the NHS England SECURE STAIRS initiative. This involves exciting opportunities for partnership working including consultation, training, supervision and formulation, as well as innovative service development activities.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
1. Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
2. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
3. Excellent pension
4. Cycle to work scheme
5. Salary sacrifice car scheme
6. Wellbeing programme
7. Blue Light Card Discount
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
1. Good honours degree in psychology
2. Eligibility for British Psychological Society Chartered status.
3. Current HCPC Registration.
4. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology as accredited by the BPS or completion of BPS Stage 2 Forensic Psychology (or equivalent). Consideration would be given to applicants with less than 18 months remaining on the Stage 2 Forensic Psychology Pathway.
Desirable
1. Further training in a therapeutic modality.
Experience
Essential
1. Experience working with individuals presenting with complex clinical need.
2. Experience consulting with or training healthcare and other professionals.
3. Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
1. Experience in complex multiagency settings, such as inpatient, forensic or criminal justice settings, or working within partnership arrangements.
2. Specific relevant clinical experience such as working with adolescents, families, complex trauma or risk.
3. Experience of supervision of other professionals, assistant psychologists or trainee psychologists.
Knowledge
Essential
1. Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in those who present with complex trauma and/or significant risk issues.
2. Skills in the use of neuropsychological assessments.
3. Knowledge of research design and methodology.
Desirable
1. Knowledge of relevant legislation, national guidance and professional systems.
2. Training or experience with adolescents and/or adolescent offenders.
3. Training or experience using Compassion Focused Therapy or interventions designed to work with trauma e.g., EMDR.
4. Training or experience in implementing trauma-informed care.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
1. High level of communication skills, to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level to young people, their carers and families, and a range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.
2. Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
3. Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to "hold" the stress of others.
4. Have an ability to show openness and appropriate vulnerability, and to acknowledge the impact of trauma on self and the wider organisation. A willingness to ask for help and support where needed.
Desirable
1. Hold skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management in work with young people and families.
2. Evidence of consultation skills.
Other Requirements
Essential
1. Ability to travel between sites, to meetings relevant to the role, or to support assessments or transitions into the community.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr