Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist HBT North

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider is seeking a Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to join their Home Based Treatment Teams in Manchester. This role involves urgent assessments and contributing to multidisciplinary meetings. The ideal candidate will possess a doctorate and have experience with complex mental health issues, along with training in EMDR or DBT. Competitive salary and opportunities for professional development are offered.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working in secondary care services.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
• Additional training e.g., EMDR, DBT.

Responsibilities

• Participate in MDT meetings to support decision making.
• Conduct urgent assessments of acute mental health needs.
• Facilitate training and supervise Trainee Clinical Psychologists.

Skills

Multi-disciplinary team work

Complex mental health formulation

Crisis intervention

Flexible and integrative approach

Education

Doctorate or equivalent

Job description

Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist HBT North

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 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
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

• doctorate or equivalent
• experience of working in secondary Care services
• Additional training e.g. EMDR, DBT

Experience

• Experience of working in an MDT
• 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.

£64,455 to £74,896 a yearper annum pro rata