Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

Greater Manchester Menthal Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust in the UK is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join their team in Manchester. The role involves working with patients with complex needs, providing supervision and training to staff, and conducting risk assessments. Candidates should possess a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and relevant experience in the field. Competitive salary with generous benefits including annual leave, pension, and additional pay for unsocial hours.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

30% additional pay for evenings and weekends

Excellent pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology is essential.
• Experience required delivering supervision and working with service users.
• Additional training in therapeutic modalities is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with service users to provide psychological support.
• Deliver supervision and training to staff.
• Conduct risk assessments and formulate mental health interventions.

Skills

Working with complex needs

Formulation & risk assessment/management

Delivering supervision & training

Education

Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

Undergraduate degree in Psychology

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology
• Undergraduate degree in Psychology

Desirable criteria

• Additional training in therapeutic modality

Experience

Essential criteria

• Working with service users with complex needs
• Experience of delivering supervision & training to staff
• Experience in formulation & risk assessment/management

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working with homeless population/inclusion health

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.

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.

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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**

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 168.4KB)
• Person Spec (PDF, 224.6KB)
• Important Candidate information (PDF, 2.5MB)