Consultant Practitioner Psychologist

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychologist for the Women's Secure Blended Service in Prestwich. The role provides strategic and clinical leadership, shaping psychological practice, staff development, and evaluation within a trauma-informed, gender-sensitive framework.

The post collaborates with the Lead Consultant Psychologist for AFS and liaises with commissioners, families and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality care in a forensic

Qualifications

• Practitioner psychologist with substantial leadership and clinical experience.
• Experience leading psychological services and clinical governance.
• Trauma-informed and gender-sensitive service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert psychological leadership for the WSBS and guide service transformation.
• Lead on governance to ensure safe, high-quality care delivery.
• Direct complex psychological assessment, formulation and interventions.
• Provide risk assessment guidance integrated into MDT decisions.
• Offer consultation, supervision and training to multidisciplinary teams.
• Support implementation of national women's transformation work and best practices.
• Lead service evaluation, clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives.
• Foster partnerships with commissioners, carers and community services.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Strategic planning

Staff supervision

Psychological assessment

Audit and research

Risk assessment

Education

Registered Practitioner Psychologist (HCPC)

Job description

Due to staff movements, we are inviting applications for a Consultant Psychologist position within our Women's Secure Blended Service (WSBS), recognising the specialist needs of forensic mental health services for women. Our WSBS currently comprises 18-beds across 2 wards within the Riverside Centre, part of the wider Adult Forensic Services (AFS) in Prestwich. A major positive development within the WSBS is the introduction of a new clinical model of care which is underpinned by the guiding principles of collaborative, gender-sensitive and formulation-driven care, within a system which is trauma-informed and recognises the centrality of relationships for both our patients and workforce. As the Consultant Psychologist, you will provide dedicated strategic and clinical leadership, shaping service transformation, psychological practice, staff development and clinical evaluation. In addition, you will collaborate with the Lead Consultant Psychologist for AFS with AFS-wide work. To ensure the delivery of quality care, you will work closely with multidisciplinary and senior leadership teams, alongside patients and their family members, as well as with commissioning colleagues, particularly in respect to the Women's Transformation Programme. This post is suited to a Practitioner Psychologist with substantial leadership and clinical experience, who can work ably with both systemic and clinical complexity. We would warmly welcome hearing from potential candidates., The main duties are to:

• Provide expert psychological leadership within the WSBS, contributing to strategic planning and service transformation.
• Provide professional leadership for the psychological provision, embedding andmaintaining clear mechanisms of governance which ensure the delivery of safe and quality care.
• Lead on complex psychological assessment, formulation and interventions, ensuring care is evidence-based, trauma-informed and gender-sensitive.
• Offer expert advice on risk assessment, formulation and management, and ensuring this is integrated into multidisciplinary decision-making.
• Provide consultation, supervision and training to a variety of professionals across the wider Adult Forensic Service.
• Assist with the ongoing implementation of the National Women's Transformation Work and embedding best practice standards.
• Lead and support service evaluation, research, clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships with commissioners, carers and community services. 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.