Practitioner Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Greater Manchester seeks a Practitioner Psychologist/Psychological Therapist to enhance psychological therapy access for individuals affected by Long-Term Health Conditions. This role involves conducting assessments and delivering therapy within a collaborative healthcare team, focusing on patients with complex psychological needs.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

FuelGenie Fuel Cards for applicable roles

Qualifications

• Experience in psychological assessment and intervention with various mental health needs.
• Supervision experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality individual and group therapy.
• Clinical supervision to colleagues.
• Conduct audits and service development activities.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Therapeutic interventions

Supervision

Education

Doctoral/Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology

HCPC registration

Job description

Practitioner Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

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Job Summary

We are excited to advertise the Practitioner Psychologist/Psychological Therapist role.

Job Summary

We are excited to advertise the Practitioner Psychologist/Psychological Therapist role.

This is an innovative role focused on improving how people affected by Long Term Health Conditions can access high quality and evidence-based psychological therapies within the GMMH footprint. The post-holder will join an evolving service that is aiming to develop the provision of Talking Therapies for people affected by Long-Term Health Conditions. The service has established a pathway across Manchester, Wigan, Salford, Bolton and Trafford that addresses the well-being and mental health needs of people with Post-COVID Syndrome/Long COVID, many of whom live with significant functional impairment, uncertainty, and distress. The service is piloting a new Talking Therapies pathway for people with respiratory conditions, with the aim of developing further pathways across a number of long-term health conditions.

The post-holder will join the existing GMMH Post-COVID Syndrome service that primarily delivers psychological therapies. The team consists of psychological wellbeing practitioners, cognitive-behavioural therapists and psychological therapists and incorporates a 'hub' of mental health professionals.The post-holder will be providing highly specialist psychological assessment for people affected by Post-COVID Syndrome, respiratory conditions and other long term health conditions that present with co-morbid and often complex psychological needs.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will also be responsible for the provision of high-quality individual and group therapy for these client groups.The post holder will offer clinical supervision to colleagues within GMMH Talking Therapies and contribute to regular team discussions around complex and challenging presentations. They will provide expert advice and consultation to members of the primary health care team and secondary care services in the application of psychological theories, models and approaches. As required, they will be expected to undertake audit, research, and service development activities. The post holder will adhere to service standards for clinical activity and work within the procedures, protocols and guidelines for the service. They will provide psychological services in line with national clinical guidelines and in accordance with professional guidelines.

The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary, and should be committed to equal opportunities. The service is committed to improving access for clients and offering flexible working hours for staff. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across a range of hospital- and community-based settings and deliver psychological services incorporating face-to-face and telephone or video appointments.

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.

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.

Please contact Denise Gleave, Recruitment & Retention Advisor 0161 358 1448 / email

Details

Date posted

23 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

437-7282934

Job locations

Flexible across GMMH footprint

Manchester

M21 9UN

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Staff Benefits

Please see attached job description and person specification

• Pay Enhancements:
  
  

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

• 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
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
  
  

Job description

Job responsibilities

Staff Benefits

• Pay Enhancements:
  
  

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

• 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
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

Education/ Qualifications

• Doctoral/Masters Degree or equivalent experience/qualification in clinical or counselling psychology or any other relevant psychological therapy.
• Registration or accreditation with an appropriate psychological professional body (e.g. HCPC, BABCP).
  
  

Desirable

• Completion of appropriate therapy training for clients with long term health conditions.
• Completion of appropriate supervision training.
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological assessment and intervention and evaluation with a range of common, acute and complex mental health needs. To include experience of providing psychological assessment and interventions for clients with physical health conditions.
• Experience of providing supervision.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of working as a practitioner psychologist/CBT therapist in a physical health setting.
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological assessment and intervention and evaluation with a range of common, acute and complex mental health needs. To include experience of providing psychological assessment and interventions for clients with physical health conditions.
• Experience of providing supervision.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of working as a practitioner psychologist/CBT therapist in a physical health setting.
  
  

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Flexible across GMMH footprint

Manchester

M21 9UN

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Flexible across GMMH footprint

Manchester

M21 9UN

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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