Director of Psychological Professions | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	05 June 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£112,782 - £129,783 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	05 July 2026
Location:	Manchester, M25 3BL
Company:	Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	8033768/437-8033768

Summary

GMMH is looking for experienced and ambitious consultant psychological professionals as candidates for the Director for Psychological Professions / Chief Psychological Professions Officer role. The appointee will be responsible for senior strategic leadership, professional governance, workforce development, and driving improvement across psychological services in line with the GMMH Psychological Professions Plan.

GMMH has developed leadership roles for each of the professional groups and strong care group leadership for the psychological professions. The successful candidate would be expected to work with professional lead colleagues toward a psychologically safe, just and learning culture underpinned by compassionate and trauma informed leadership.

Complete JD/PS is attached to the advert.
• Provide strategic and professional leadership for all psychological professions within the trust.
• Lead long‑term service development, ensuring psychological interventions are high‑quality, evidence‑based, and well‑integrated across clinical services.
• Act as the Trust’s senior professional advisor on psychological practice, governance, and workforce issues.
• Professional responsibility for psychological professionals, including supervision systems, appraisal, CPD, and recruitment frameworks.
• Strategic workforce leadership, including retention, recruitment, and development of new psychological roles.
• Clinical and research governance, ensuring safe, effective, and consistent psychological practice across services.
• Performance management of psychological services, including developing systems to monitor quality and value for money.
• Budgetary contribution, supporting senior managers in planning and managing resources for psychological services.
• Representing the Trust regionally and nationally, influencing policy and contributing to wider NHS psychological professions strategy.
• Compassionate, inclusive leadership with strong collaboration skills.
• Commitment to service user and carer involvement in shaping psychological services.
• Alignment with Trust values, such as respect, quality, improving lives, and working together.
• Experience working in large, complex organisations and with external partners.

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.

For more details about this role and the responsibilities please see attached full Job Description and Person Specification.


This advert closes on Friday 19 Jun 2026