Main area: Mental Health
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Fixed term: 15 months (Secondments can be considered)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (happy to discuss flexible working)
Job ref: 437-6681382-A
Employer: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Flexible across GMMH footprint
Town: Manchester
Salary: £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/11/2024 23:59
Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling)
Band 8a
Job overview
We are excited to advertise the Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling) role. This is an innovative role, where over a one year ‘proof of case’ period, the postholder will work in partnership with GM Cancer Alliance, to improve how people affected by cancer (PABC) can gain access to high quality and evidence-based community psychological therapies across the GMMH footprint (Manchester, Salford, Wigan, Bolton, & Trafford).
The post-holder will join the GMMH Talking Therapies division as part of the Long Term Conditions (in transition) focused service that primarily delivers psychological therapies. The team consists mostly of psychological wellbeing practitioners, cognitive-behavioural therapists and psychological therapists and incorporates a ‘hub’ of professionals representing Clinical Health Psychology, Neuropsychology, Psychiatry and Pharmacy.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will, with the support of a Principal Practitioner Psychologist, offer Step 3+ therapy provision within GMMH Talking Therapies Division, an IAPT reporting service. They will provide highly specialist psychological assessment for PABC with complex, co-morbid, chronic common mental health problems as well as ensuring the appropriate provision of high-quality, individual and group therapy. There will also be an expectation to offer clinical supervision to clinical psychologists and to other psychological therapists, as well as providing input into the implementation of the Four-Tier model of psychological support (NICE, 2004) which may include providing training, consultation and supervision to cancer keyworker staff (e.g. Clinical Nurse Specialists). They will provide expert advice and consultation outside the service to members of the primary health care team and, as appropriate, to secondary care services. Where required they will be expected to undertake appropriate audit, research, and service development activities pertinent to the evaluation and development of the service. The post holder will adhere to the service standards for clinical activity and work within the procedures, protocols and guidelines for the service. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, and should be committed to equal opportunities. The service is committed to improving access for clients and offering flexible working hours for staff.
Working for our organisation
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. 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.
Please contact Denise Gleave, Recruitment & Retention Advisor 0161 358 1448 / email [emailprotected]
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Person specification
Qualifications
* British Psychological Society Accredited Doctoral Degree in Clinical/Counselling.
* Registered with The Health & Care Professions Council as a ‘Practitioner Psychologist’.
* Completion of appropriate supervision training.
Experience
* Experience working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and full range of settings including primary care, community, inpatients and acute care settings, and with expert knowledge in common mental health difficulties.
* Proven experience of supervising others within domain of service area.
* Experience in teaching and training and qualified psychological therapist and of non-psychology staff.
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
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.
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.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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