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Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist - IBPS
| Posting date: | 21 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 November 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7563665/437-7535507 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
8A Practitioner Psychologist (0.7WTE)
We are excited to advertise this post that will join a small, but experienced, team of practitioner psychologists providing the NHSE-funded Infected Blood Psychological Services (Greater Manchester). The post will be based within the Haematology department at Manchester Royal Infirmary. This role would be suitable for applicants with previous experience of working within physical health settings e.g. a medical or surgical MDT such as Haematology or HIV.
You will join the team supporting patients accessing care at the MRI who have been directly affected or infected as a result of contaminated blood products, and you will have support from two clinical psychologists already in post, as well as the support of other Haematology team members and linking with the national IBPS workforce. The role includes the possibility of training and other indirect approaches to increasing psychological approaches and skills within the wider work force.
• Post-holder must be able to form and sustain good and collaborative working relationships, using skills for formulation to help inform patient care, as well as the MDT approach.
• Work flexibly and creatively with physical complexity, at times aligning therapeutic approach with other disciplines
• Direct and indirect working, as well as contributing directly into particular difficulties faced by groups of patients within the service as they arise.
• Ability to communicate and inform care beyond the immediate MDT to support patients in their pathways with other services (including mental health services) due to physical complexity/comorbidities.
• Opportunities for service evaluation/audit/research, in partnership with regional/national IBPS approaches
• The service also offers ‘in-house’ teaching/education sessions which the post-holder will be supported to attend and contribute to
• You may be involved in scoping and developing psychological care for other aspects of haematological work within the department e.g. gene therapy.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 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.
Qualifications
Essential
Has required qualifications
Training
Essential
Has training in relevant evidence based psychological therapy following physical health difficulties.
Experience
Essential
Has experience of providing evidence based psychological therapies
Desirable
Experience of working within acute hospital environments and liaising with hospital staff/MDTs
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
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Nov 2025
8A Practitioner Psychologist (0.7WTE)
We are excited to advertise this post that will join a small, but experienced, team of practitioner psychologists providing the NHSE-funded Infected Blood Psychological Services (Greater Manchester). The post will be based within the Haematology department at Manchester Royal Infirmary. This role would be suitable for applicants with previous experience of working within physical health settings e.g. a medical or surgical MDT such as Haematology or HIV.
You will join the team supporting patients accessing care at the MRI who have been directly affected or infected as a result of contaminated blood products, and you will have support from two clinical psychologists already in post, as well as the support of other Haematology team members and linking with the national IBPS workforce. The role includes the possibility of training and other indirect approaches to increasing psychological approaches and skills within the wider work force.
• Post-holder must be able to form and sustain good and collaborative working relationships, using skills for formulation to help inform patient care, as well as the MDT approach.
• Work flexibly and creatively with physical complexity, at times aligning therapeutic approach with other disciplines
• Direct and indirect working, as well as contributing directly into particular difficulties faced by groups of patients within the service as they arise.
• Ability to communicate and inform care beyond the immediate MDT to support patients in their pathways with other services (including mental health services) due to physical complexity/comorbidities.
• Opportunities for service evaluation/audit/research, in partnership with regional/national IBPS approaches
• The service also offers ‘in-house’ teaching/education sessions which the post-holder will be supported to attend and contribute to
• You may be involved in scoping and developing psychological care for other aspects of haematological work within the department e.g. gene therapy.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 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.
Qualifications
Essential
Has required qualifications
Training
Essential
Has training in relevant evidence based psychological therapy following physical health difficulties.
Experience
Essential
Has experience of providing evidence based psychological therapies
Desirable
Experience of working within acute hospital environments and liaising with hospital staff/MDTs
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
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Nov 2025