Clinical Psychologist | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | Eccles, M30 0GT |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6293760/437-6293760 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist in a multi-disciplinary team that warmly welcomes psychological ideas and practices. We are seeking to appoint a band 8A to work in the Salford Division Cromwell House Community Mental Health Team. It is a very exciting time to join community services and be a part of community transformation.
We are looking for a Psychologist with enthusiasm and an appreciation of the challenges and rewards of working within a culturally diverse service venturing towards community transformation where MDT working will have a recovery focus. Supporting the inclusion of the 6 core therapeutic modalities. (CBT-P, EMDR, CAT, MBT, SCM, BFT )
With a significant focus upon multi-disciplinary team working, the post will require a strong contribution to MDT meetings to support CMHT clinicians in decision making and care planning. The post holder will be expected to provide appropriate supervision and consultation to members of the CMHT to support the development of psychological expertise within the team. There is also the opportunity to provide assessments and psychological interventions for service users who present with complex mental health needs. Participation in audit, research, service development initiatives and teaching and training will be encouraged and supported.
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.
To provide a high quality clinical psychology service to clients of the Cromwell House CMHT . The post holder will be an active member of the CMHT and will liaise across all sectors of care, providing highly specialist, psychological assessment and therapy for clients with complex psychological needs, offering advice and consultation on client’s psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, as well as to other non-professional carers and workers of other agencies where appropriate.
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
• Excellent training opportunities to develop in other modalities of therapy
This advert closes on Friday 31 May 2024