Clinical Psychologist

Integrated Care System; Altrincham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team as a part-time clinical psychologist within the Trafford Home Based Treatment team. In this role, you will lead on crucial psychological assessments and interventions, contributing to innovative mental health care delivery while collaborating closely with diverse professionals. Ideal candidates will have a strong psychological background, with a commitment to improving mental health outcomes and supporting recovery-focused approaches.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2:1 degree in psychology, providing eligibility for BPS membership.
• Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology accredited by BPS.
• Current HCPC registration as practitioner psychologist.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessments and evidence-based brief interventions for acute mental health needs.
• Develop formulations based on psychological theory, advising on care planning and risk assessments.
• Provide consultation to team members, delivering training sessions and facilitating team formulations.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Formulation

Intervention

Risk assessment

Teamwork

Education

2:1 degree in psychology

Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology

Current registration with HCPC

Completion of further training in psychological therapies

Completion of supervisor training

Job description

We are delighted to invite applications for a part-time (0.8 wte) clinical psychologist to work with the Trafford Home Based Treatment team (HBTT). You will be joining a team of highly motivated individuals from a range of disciplines including nursing, psychiatry, social work and occupational therapy. The post holder will be one of the clinical leads, working closely with operational managers and team colleagues to further develop the clinical psychology role within the team, and working with MDT colleagues and with psychology services across the adult mental health acute and community pathways.

You will work as part of a well established psychology service in Trafford and have links across the Trust with colleagues in other home based treatment teams. GMMH is a research active Trust with a number of specialist research units to support a range of research activity. We have close links with local training courses and we would encourage the post holder to supervise trainees.

The successful candidate will be creative, resilient and enthusiastic about working with multidisciplinary colleagues to provide the best possible care for people under the Trafford HBTT. You will be well organised, able to prioritise your work and be able to work well with people from a range of disciplines and backgrounds.

Main duties of the job

In this fast paced team you will lead on offering assessments and evidenced based brief interventions to people in Trafford in need of intensive home based treatment. You will support the multidisciplinary team by developing formulations based on psychological theory and advise around care planning, risk assessment and discharge planning. You will lead on promoting a psychologically-informed and trauma-informed understanding of mental health crises and high-level risk issues.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

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.

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will be an active member of the Trafford Home Based Treatment Team, which is a multi-disciplinary team focused on supporting people experiencing mental health difficulties that are acute and severe, taking a recovery-focused approach to support people and their families and carers through a crisis, providing care and treatment interventions in the least restrictive environment and so providing an alternative to hospital admission when required and appropriate. The role of the clinical psychologist in the team is to lead on providing a psychological service to people referred to the team, and to their families and carers, including completing psychological assessments, formulations and delivering brief psychological interventions focused on a compassionate, trauma-informed and psychologically-informed perspective of the development and maintenance of the current issues. In addition to direct work with people under the care of the service, an important part of the clinical psychologists role will be to work with colleagues within the team to provide advice and support about understanding peoples difficulties and needs, informing care plans and treatment interventions. This part of the role includes providing consultation and supervision to other staff members, delivering training sessions, facilitating team formulations and/ or reflective practice groups, completing reviews of case notes, liaison with other services and staff, informal discussions and attendance at team meetings. The post-holder will play a key role in supporting the functioning of the team in order to support the recovery and well-being of people using the service. The post-holder would have close links to clinical psychologists and psychological therapists working in other acute and community services across Trafford.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A minimum 2:1 degree in psychology, which provides eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
• Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
• Current registration with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist
• Completion of further study/post qualification training in specific psychological therapies (e.g. CAT, DBT, etc.)
• Completion of supervisor training

Experience

• Work within a role which predominately involved the provision of psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for adults (age 18+) with severe and complex mental health problems.
• Working with complex mental health problems, including psychosis, complex relational and emotional needs, and severe depression, anxiety and trauma/complex trauma.
• Providing psychological assessment, formulation and interventions to people experiencing a suicidal crisis
• Experience in risk assessment, formulation and management
• Working well within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience of working as a psychological practitioner within a Home Based Treatment Team or Crisis Team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.