Clinical Psychologist / Senior Therapist

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Bolton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health care provider in Bolton seeks an experienced Clinical Psychologist/Senior Therapist. You will be instrumental in delivering high-quality therapy within the NHS talking therapies. Responsibilities include assessing and treating common mental health disorders and supporting team development. The ideal candidate is resilient, experienced in the NHS environment, and possesses excellent relationship building skills. This permanent full-time position offers opportunities for skill development and is instrumental in enhancing community mental health care.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Supportive team environment

Dynamic work setting

Qualifications

• Experienced Psychological Therapist or Psychologist.
• Ability to manage varied work demands.
• Commitment to team working with excellent relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality assessment and brief interventions for common mental health disorders.
• Support therapy delivery within the step 3 team.
• Contribute to team innovation and development.

Skills

Resilience

Relationship building

Team working

Experience in NHS talking therapies

Education

Relevant qualification in psychology

Job description

Clinical psychologist/ Senior therapist | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Disability Confident: No

Closing Date: 01/02/2026

About this job

Are you an experienced and resilient Psychological Therapist or Psychologist, who can be instrumental in the strategic vision and clinical delivery of therapy within NHS talking therapies.

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join a well established, dynamic team in Bolton.

Delivering therapy to the population of Bolton.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced clinician to support the therapy delivery within the step 3 team of Bolton's NHS talking therapy service.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and appreciative of the challenges of working in a NHS talking therapies services.

You will be committed to team working, have excellent relationship building skills and be capable of managing varied work demands.

You would be joining a large team in Bolton which is part of the Greater Manchester mental health trust, where there are excellent opportunities.

As a Psychologist/ Psychological Therapist in our talking therapies service, you will be responsible for offering high quality assessment and brief interventions to treat those experiencing common mental health disorders.

This is an exciting, varied role with opportunity for, direct clinical work, consultation, supervision of other practitioners, facilitation of reflective practice and contributing to team innovation and development.

You will have plenty of scope and support to develop your own practice, whilst supporting the team in balancing the challenges of providing flexible high-quality services, in a way that delivers effective access and meets the expectations of patients, carers and the public.

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.

Please see Job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities.

There will be an expectation of remote and face to face work to cover at least one evening.

This advert closes on Sunday 18 Jan 2026