Are you an experienced Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? If so, join The Spinney in Atherton in Manchester, a service for care and support for men aged 18 years and over with a mental illness, who have been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Working 22.5 hours a week, this is an opportunity to change lives for the better and help some of the most vulnerable people in society.
As part of your role, you will be reporting to the Lead Psychologist and will be responsible for the delivery of evidence-based individual and group interventions, cognitive assessments, MDT working and risk assessments. You will also facilitate staff reflective practice sessions which are often a much-needed space for our staff to slow down, reflect and develop. The Spinney have adopted the heads and hearts model to facilitate the space.
The department consists of Assistant Psychologists, Forensic Psychologists in Training, Practitioner Psychologists, Senior Practitioner Psychologists and a Lead Psychologist. In the team, people are trained in a variety of therapies including EMDR, DBT, CBT, CFT, ACT, PIT. We also enjoy bringing some light-heartedness and fun to, what can sometimes be, a challenging role. R...