Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in mental health care seeks a Clinical Psychologist passionate about supporting the homeless population in Manchester. The role offers a varied opportunity to join a dedicated team delivering psychological assessments, training, and support within a multidisciplinary environment focused on trauma-informed care.

Benefits

Pay Enhancements for Evenings and Weekends

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working with service users with complex needs.
• Experience delivering supervision & training to staff.
• Familiarity with risk assessment and management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist psychological assessment and therapy.
• Manage a complex clinical caseload.
• Provide clinical supervision and support to other staff.

Skills

Complex Needs Work

Supervision and Training

Risk Assessment Management

Trauma Informed Approach

Education

Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

Undergraduate degree in Psychology

Job description

Job summary

Clinical Psychologist within Homeless Services

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologist with enthusiasm and interest in working with the homeless population in Manchester to join a friendly and supportive mental health multidisciplinary team.

The post is 7 permanent sessions; there is a possibility of a further 2 sessions to be confirmed.

This post offers a varied and positive opportunity for a qualified Clinical Psychologist to work in a team which has both direct work and indirect ways of working.

The postholder will primarily support the work of the Manchester Mental Health Homeless Team and will contribute to the Homeless Hub-wide Psychology initiatives.

Working within a trauma informed approach, we offer psychological consultation, training and reflective practice to mental health staff in the homeless hub and homelessness workers in partner organisations across the Greater Manchester area. Psychological assessments and interventions with services users is undertaken as appropriate and we aim to provide a flexible and accessible service that recognises the additional needs of the homeless population. Multi-disciplinary and multi-agency collaborative working are at the foundation of our work.

Main duties of the job

o To deliver highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to clients with complex, severe and longstanding mental health difficulties, which frequently involve high risk behaviour, e.g. risk of suicide and self-harm. Clients who are referred to the Service have often either failed to engage with, or benefit from, other mental health serviceso To contribute to the service delivery and target objectives/priorities of the Homeless Hub planso To manage a highly complex clinical caseloado To carry out specialised risk assessments and agree risk management plans with individual clients, and to provide advice on aspects of risk formulation and management to other clinicians and serviceso To provide clinical supervision, training and team reflective practice to mental health and non-mental health workers.o To be responsible for the clinical supervision and teaching of traineeso To engage in peer supervision and peer consultation with clinical colleagues within the serviceo To provide clinical consultations for clinicians, including therapists in training, when difficult and challenging issues of assessment, treatment and risk management arise.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members 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 description

Job 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

Job description
Job 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

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

Desirable

• Additional training in therapeutic modality

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

• Previous experience of working with homeless population/inclusion health

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

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

Desirable

• Additional training in therapeutic modality

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

• Previous experience of working with homeless population/inclusion health

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Address

1 Central Park, Unit B

Northampton Road

Manchester

M40 5BP

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