The Stockport Psychological Medicine in Primary Care Service is a specialist MDT team working with people whose high use of healthcare services is atypical for the health conditions they experience. Patients often present with complex co-morbid physical and mental health conditions or psychological distress. Patients may have accessed a range of services in the past and been unable to engage or make progress with their condition. Physical health conditions include long term health conditions as well as persistent physical symptoms. Psychological presentations include complex trauma and emotional and relational needs, enduring depression and anxiety.
Applicants for the post should have experience of working therapeutically with complex mental health presentations, and an interest in working with people with physical health conditions. They should be committed to MDT working and be able to work effectively in a team to deliver and support psychologically informed care. An awareness of the challenges of working with complex mental health conditions and commitment to compassionate leadership of colleagues is essential for this role.
Whilst the post is advertised at 8a, a band 7 preceptorship would also be considered for suitable/newly qualified candidates.
The post holder will work as part of a psychologically informed MDT team with relationally orientated formulation guiding the work and at the forefront of the delivery of care. Your role will be to offer assessment and formulation with clients as well as carrying a small caseload of therapy patients. A significant proportion of your work provides supervision, support and guidance to Liaison Mental Health Practitioners who see clients for up to18 months.
The post holder will participate in MDT discussions about patient care with a consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist, a principal psychologist and accredited Cognitive Analytic Therapy Supervisor, and some highly skilled MD liaison practitioners. The post and team are evolving and provides an exciting opportunity to be involved in service development including further development of the therapy pathway with opportunities to deliver and receive further training.
Candidates interested in applying the role as part of a preceptorship will have the support of an 8b psychologist as well as mentoring from a colleague who has developed through and understands the preceptorship process
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
To provide specialist psychological assessments of patients referred to the service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of information from a variety of sources.
To share the assessments with colleagues within an MDT
setting in order to inform and advise on care planning.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a patient’s physical and psychological difficulties.
To be responsible for implementing a range of evidence based interventions including indirect care through supporting Liaison Practitioners in their work.
To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors.
To offer consultation and supervision to team members, and to deliver training to colleagues inside and outside the team where appropriate.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Mar 2025