Principal Clinical Psychologist 8b | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £58,972 - £68,525 "pro rata" |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M40 5BP |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6261169/349-MCH-6261169 |
Summary
The Clinical Support Unit for CAMHS within Manchester Foundation Trust was awarded an "Outstanding" rating by the Care Quality Commission both in 2016 and 2019. This is an exciting time to join the trust to be part of the Greater Manchester footprint committed to dynamic and responsive engagement with our community. North CAMHS is constantly recognised within RMCH CAMHS as a supportive and friendly team.
This is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to support the leadership team in delivering and developing a high quality mental health service for children, young people and those who care for them. North Manchester CAMHS work with children, young people and families aged up to 18 years who present with a wide range of complex emotional and behavioural difficulties. We are seeking to appoint a committed professional to join our experienced and highly motivated core team, based at The Bridge. The team are supported by an experienced multi-disciplinary team including Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Nurses and AHPs in a warm friendly environment where staff wellbeing is as equally valued as the high standard of patient care that we deliver.
We believe in the development of our staff and offer regular clinical and managerial supervision alongside annual appraisal to identify opportunities to take you forward in your career and enhance the care we provide.
To support the lead psychologist and others in the service in the systematic provision (including organisation and management) of a high quality specialist clinical psychology/psychological service to children in North Manchester, and across all sectors of care, in the context of a comprehensive and integrated CAMHS. Services will include specialist assessments/interventions, group work, staff training, consultation and support/provision of psychological advice, inc multiagency liaison around complex cases. To supervise/support the psychological assessment/therapy provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the multidisciplinary teams who provide psychologically based care/treatment. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service. Take a key role along with others for carrying out departmental audit, policy and service development/service evaluation. To support and supervise departmental research programmes.
To support the leadership team in representing clinical psychology/psychological services and CAMHS within North Manchester in multiagency development groups relating to community and primary care services. To support the leadership team in non-clinical activity.
Effective working relationships at all levels within N. Man. CAMHS, Children’s Services, Community Health, Education and other partner agencies will be required.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 May 2024
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