Principal Psychologist | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £62,215 - £72,293 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 July 2025 |
| Location: | Cross St Hindley / Crompton St Wigan, WN33AX |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7246520/437-7246520 |
Summary
Wigan Community Mental Health services are going through an exciting period of change in line with Community Transformation. We have an 8b psychology vacancy within the current Living Well team (soon to be Neighbourhood Mental Health Team) but with a view to expanding the psychology provision across all community teams including Specialist CMHT and Older Adult CMHT in the future.
Living Well Neighbourhood is an integrated secondary care team, made up of several partner organisations, we have key principles we all share, such as no hierarchy, no wrong door, trauma informed, strengths-based working, lived experience at the heart of the model and community engagement.
The post holder will be responsible for the promotion and management of a high- quality psychology provision.
The post holder will be an innovative and agile strategic leader who is proficient in working within and leading multi-disciplinary teams and with other partnerships. The post holder will be responsible for the development and management of a team of psychological therapists from a range of modalities to support Living Well Neighbourhood diverse staff teams through supervision, consultation, joint assessment, group work and staff training and will be future planning and evaluating need and creatively using the resource to ensure the psychological provision within Living Well meets the need.
The Post holder will create a strategic vision in partnership with VCSFE organisations and GMMH for an integrated psychological provision that will continue to support the needs of the Living Well Neighbourhood staff and a population that are ever changing therefore responsive and flexibility are key. The Living Well Neighbourhood population are often a cohort of people who are often perceived as not suitable, too complicated for the current structures or fall though the gaps.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than122 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.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 – 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
• 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
• Genie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
This advert closes on Monday 30 Jun 2025