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Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist HBT North

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Manchester

On-site

GBP 45,000 - 60,000

Full time

8 days ago

Job summary

A leading mental health provider is looking for a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to join the Home Based Treatment Teams in Manchester. The role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on urgent mental health assessments and supporting clients through appropriate pathways. Applicants must possess a doctorate and have experience in mental health services. Benefits include generous leave, pension, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Excellent pension
Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing programme
Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

  • Doctorate level qualification is essential.
  • Experience of working in secondary care services is required.
  • Experience in a multi-disciplinary team setting is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Contributing to MDT meetings for decision-making and care planning.
  • Conduct urgent assessments of acute mental health needs.
  • Support service users in appropriate referral pathways.

Skills

Formulating risk
Working with complex mental health problems
Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Doctorate or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist in a multi-disciplinary team that warmly welcomes psychological ideas and practices. We are seeking to appoint an 8b Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to work in our Home Based Treatment Teams (HBTT) based in North Manchester (0.5 w.t.e.).

With a significant focus upon multi-disciplinary team working, the post will require a strong contribution to MDT meetings to support HBTT clinicians in decision making and care planning. The team focusses upon urgent assessments of acute mental health needs, comprehensive risk formulations, promoting psychological understanding of crises and supporting the guidance of service users into appropriate referral pathways. Participation in audit, research, service development initiatives and teaching and training will be encouraged and supported.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for Psychologists with enthusiasm and an appreciation of the challenges and rewards of working within a culturally diverse inner city environment. Psychologists in the Manchester HBTT's are professionally managed and you will receive supervision, access to CPD and annual appraisals. We enjoy strong links to the regional Doctoral Clinical Psychology Training Courses and host placements for Trainee Clinical Psychologists.

Experience of being able to formulate risk and work with complex and enduring mental health problems is essential to this post.

The post would be suitable for a clinical / counselling psychologist who could be confident in applying a flexible and theoretically integrative approach, given the wide range of mental health needs and risks that present to the team.

About us

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits
  • Pay Enhancements:
  • 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

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits
  • Pay Enhancements:
  • 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

Doctorate level qualification

Essential

  • doctorate or equivalent
  • experience of working in secondary Care services
Desirable

  • Additional training e.g. EMDR, DBT
Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an MDT
Desirable

  • Experience of Working in a HBTT
Person Specification
Doctorate level qualification

Essential

  • doctorate or equivalent
  • experience of working in secondary Care services
Desirable

  • Additional training e.g. EMDR, DBT
Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an MDT
Desirable

  • Experience of Working in a HBTT
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

Building B, Central Park

Northampton Road

Manchester

M40 5BP

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