A Vacancy at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for a colleague to join our Manchester Specialist Psychotherapy Service, which provides specialist, evidence-based psychological therapies to clients with complex and chronic psychological disorders. Clients are referred either directly from GPs and other mental health providers or are stepped up from briefer, less intensive interventions provided by local primary care mental health teams. Clients will usually have had a previous mental health intervention, and will typically present with complex emotional and relational needs.
The services also offer specialist consultation, supervision, advice and training in relation to psychotherapy and complex emotional ad relational needs.
A number of different evidence-based therapies are offered in the service:
• Group and individual Psychodynamic Therapy • Psychodynamic Interpersonal Therapy • Cognitive Analytic Therapy • Transference Focussed Therapy • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy • Mentalisation Based Therapy • Democratic Therapeutic Community •
We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic psychologist/psychotherapist to join our team in which colleagues work closely together to deliver the best care possible. You will have significant experience of working as a therapist in a mental health setting and will need to be confident and competent in assessing and working with people with complex presentations and high levels of risk. You must have the skills, training and experience to deliver therapy in at least one of the modalities listed above, and be open to further training in a second model. You will be expected to provide high quality specialist psychological assessment and therapy to clients referred to the Manchester Specialist Psychotherapy Service and to offer supervision and consultation on clients’ psychological care to other clinicians, including visiting and trainee therapists, care coordinators, GPs and Psychiatrists. If you are interested in joining our team, but think you may not have the experience required to meet the specification, please do apply as we are happy to offer this position as a preceptorship, appointing at Band 7 with a development plan to progress to Band 8a.
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.
Direct Clinical Work
· To deliver highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to clients with complex, severe and longstanding mental health difficulties, which frequently involve high risk behaviour, e.g. risk of suicide and self-harm.Clients who are referred to the Service have often either failed to engage with, or benefit from, other mental health services, and can be particularlyhard to help.
· To manage a highly complex clinical caseload in accordance with activity expectations agreed with the Service Manager.
· To carry out specialised risk assessments and agree risk management plans with individual clients, and to provide advice on aspects of risk formulation and management to other clinicians and services
Teaching and Supervision
· To provide clinical supervision to honorary therapists working within the Service
· To be responsible for the clinical supervision and teaching of trainees, at all levels, including those taking advanced and highly specialist psychotherapy training and postgraduate training in clinical psychology.
· To engage in peer supervision and peer consultation with clinical colleagues within the service
Consultation and Liaison
· Liaise, as appropriate, with clinicians and managers outside of the Service regarding clinical and service issues.
· To provide clinical consultations for clinicians, including therapists in training, when difficult and challenging issues of assessment, treatment and risk management arise.
Research and Service Development
· To assist in the development and maintenance of a strong research culture in order to encourage the critical evaluation of practice and the participation of clients in research programmes within the Trust.
· To utilise theory, current literature and research to support evidence-based practice in direct clinical work, supervision, teaching and consultations with other clinicians and staff groups.
· To initiate and participate in audit and service evaluation with colleagues within the Service and the Trust to help develop and improve services to patients
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 – 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
This advert closes on Friday 28 Feb 2025