Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist Wigan SCMHT

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Job summary

A leading mental health service provider is seeking a Clinical Psychologist for a permanent role in Wigan. The ideal candidate will provide high-quality psychological assessments and therapy to clients, working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Offering a supportive environment for professional development, this position includes opportunities to develop your skills in supervision and consultation.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexibility in working hours

Opportunity for continuous professional development (CPD)

Qualifications

• Evidence of facilitating supervision to junior staff.
• Evidence of maintaining high standards of practice through CPD.
• Lived experience in mental health is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy.
• Offer supervision to junior clinicians and trainees.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to coordinate mental health care.

Skills

Multi-modal therapy

Consultation skills

Supervision skills

Education

UK professional registration

Job description

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent: 9-5 Monday to Friday. Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (Fulltime. Flexible working and compressed hours will be considered.) Job ref 437-7036692

Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Claire House Town Wigan Salary £53,755 - £60,504 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 01/08/2025

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist Wigan SCMHT

Band 8a

Job overview

Due to a promotion within existing staff members, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologist within the Wigan Specialist Community Mental Health Team (SCMHT) Psychology Stream. The successful post holder will provide therapies to service users who have complex secondary mental health needs as part of a multi disciplinary team.

You will be supported by the Clinical Psychology team and have opportunities to develop your skills in areas such as training, complex case discussions and service development. You will also have support from the wider SCMHT, which includes the Complex Emotional and Relational Needs Pathway (Previously personality disorder pathway), Occupational Therapy Team and Nursing streams.

The service has good links with local clinical psychology programmes and and is supportive of research and development.

Clinical and managerial supervision will be provided. The post holder will also have regular opportunities for CPD, developing their own clinical skills as appropriate.

The successful applicant will join an experienced and established team and benefit from close support from the teams Clinical team manager. There are excellent opportunities for shared learning and continuing professional development.

Applicants from less experienced candidates will be considered, and if successful at interview, they would be appointed at Band 7 whilst working towards demonstrating 8A competencies.

Main duties of the job

Job Summary/Purpose

To provide high quality specialist psychological assessment and therapy to clients referred to the Wigan Specialist Community Mental Health Team.

To offer supervision and consultation on clients’ psychological care to other clinicians, including visiting and trainee therapists, care coordinators, GPs and Psychiatrists

The postholder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team for mental health services and, as such, will work within its co-ordinated framework.

The postholder will work within the procedures, protocols and guidelines for the Service.

The postholder will plan and organise their work schedule and tasks, having managerial and clinical supervision as the role demands.

The successful applicant will join an experienced team and benefit from close support from the teams Clinical team manager. There are excellent opportunities for shared learning and continuing professional development.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than122locations.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process. All information obtained or held during the post-holders period of employment that relates to the business of the Trust and its service users and employees will remain the property of the Trust. Information may be subject to disclosure under
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Please see attached job description and person specification

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years

Person specification

Direct Clinical Work

• Multi modal
• Evidence of facilitating supervision to junior staff
• Evidence of additional learning/training
• Lived experience

Consultation and Liaison

• Evidence of clinical consultations for clinicians, including therapists in training, when difficult and challenging issues of assessment, treatment and risk management arise.
• evidence of MDT working

Service development and Qaulity Improvement

• Evidence of maintaining high standards of clinical and professional practice by undergoing continuous professional development in accordance with the requirements of the relevant professional body. This will include undertaking clinical supervision as necessary and in agreement with the Service Manager.
• evidence of involvement in QI projects

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – clickhere .

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 09/04/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here .

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Kimberley Hall Job title Clinical team Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01942764411 Additional information

Informal discussion and visits are welcomed.

Please contact Kimberley Hall to arrange.