Assistant Psychologist for Home Based Treatment Team
| Posting date: | 14 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2024 |
| Location: | Salford, M6 8HG |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6280574/437-6280574 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you a skilled and enthusiastic person with a Psychology degree and experience working with people with mental health difficulties? Do you want to be part of a team who provide an alternative to inpatient admissions? If so, an exciting new opportunity has arisen for a 12-month fixed term Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join the Salford HBTT.
The team is a well-resourced, psychologically informed enthusiastic MDT, comprising of consultant psychiatrists, a clinical psychologist, junior doctors, nurses, social workers, OT’s and support workers. All deliver high quality evidence-based care to acutely unwell service users.
The post holder will assist with a wide range of duties – assessment, intervention and evaluation or audits – all under the supervision of our Clinical Psychologist. There is an in-house rolling training programme to ensure that our staff continue to deliver the most up to date, evidenced based interventions, which you can access as well as facilitate as part of your role. The post holder would be part of a growing Acute care Psychology offer within in Salford . We have excellent links with local Universities, therefore there may be opportunity to also become actively involved in research.
You will have access to high quality supervision from our Clinical Psychologist, and access to our network of supportive clinical psychologists / therapists working across a wide range of services.
Informal visits and walk rounds are encouraged.
To work as part of the psychological service provision within the Salford Home Based Treatment team. The primary focus is to support the work of the qualified Clinical Psychologist within the team, under their supervision and with the operational support of the HBTT manager.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
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.
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 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
This advert closes on Tuesday 28 May 2024
Are you a skilled and enthusiastic person with a Psychology degree and experience working with people with mental health difficulties? Do you want to be part of a team who provide an alternative to inpatient admissions? If so, an exciting new opportunity has arisen for a 12-month fixed term Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join the Salford HBTT.
The team is a well-resourced, psychologically informed enthusiastic MDT, comprising of consultant psychiatrists, a clinical psychologist, junior doctors, nurses, social workers, OT’s and support workers. All deliver high quality evidence-based care to acutely unwell service users.
The post holder will assist with a wide range of duties – assessment, intervention and evaluation or audits – all under the supervision of our Clinical Psychologist. There is an in-house rolling training programme to ensure that our staff continue to deliver the most up to date, evidenced based interventions, which you can access as well as facilitate as part of your role. The post holder would be part of a growing Acute care Psychology offer within in Salford . We have excellent links with local Universities, therefore there may be opportunity to also become actively involved in research.
You will have access to high quality supervision from our Clinical Psychologist, and access to our network of supportive clinical psychologists / therapists working across a wide range of services.
Informal visits and walk rounds are encouraged.
To work as part of the psychological service provision within the Salford Home Based Treatment team. The primary focus is to support the work of the qualified Clinical Psychologist within the team, under their supervision and with the operational support of the HBTT manager.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
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.
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 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
This advert closes on Tuesday 28 May 2024