Consultant Practitioner Psychologist

Transformation Unit; Prestwich; Remoto; GBP 80.000 - 92.000; Part-time

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

27 days annual leave + bank holidays +

DBS Update Service enrolment fee

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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Prestwich is seeking a Consultant Practitioner Psychologist to lead the Women’s Secure Blended Service (WSBS) as a Band 8c. The post is permanent, part-time (22.5 hours per week) with flexible working options.

You will provide strategic and clinical leadership, oversee governance and supervise staff, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver trauma-informed, gender-sensitive care within forensic mental health services.

Competenze

• HCPC registration is required.
• Experience in forensic mental health settings is essential.
• Experience supervising and managing qualified psychologists.

Mansioni

• Provide expert psychological leadership within WSBS, guiding strategic planning and service transformation.
• Embed governance to ensure safe, high-quality care delivery by psychological services.
• Lead complex assessments and formulations, ensuring trauma-informed, gender-sensitive care.
• Offer risk assessment expertise and integrate into multidisciplinary decision making.
• Provide consultation, supervision and training across the wider Adult Forensic Service.
• Support national Women’s Transformation Work and embed best practice standards.
• Lead service evaluation, research and quality improvement initiatives.

Conoscenze

HCPC Registered

Forensic service experience

Supervision and management of Psychs

Descrizione del lavoro

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 8c Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) Job ref 437-8172199

Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Riverside Centre Town Prestwich Salary £79,504 - £91,609 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 03/11/2026 23:59

Consultant Practitioner Psychologist

Band 8c

Job overview

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.

Main duties of the job

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 and maintaining 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Qualifications

• HCPC Registered

Experience

• Forensic service experience
• Supervision and management experience of qualified psychologists

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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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 – click here .

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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.