Principal Practitioner Psychologist - Pain

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health provider in Manchester seeks a Principal Practitioner Psychologist to contribute to high-quality pain management services. The ideal candidate will support chronic pain patients through specialist assessments and work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary setting. Benefits include generous annual leave, pension scheme, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Pay enhancements

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card discounts

fuelGenie Fuel Cards

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm for working within the chronic pain specialism.
• Experience in providing assessment and intervention.
• Satisfactory pre-employment checks are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Work within a group of practitioner psychologists in physical health services.
• Provide specialist assessment and intervention for chronic pain patients.
• Contribute to service improvement and research projects.

Skills

Experience working within chronic pain specialism

Specialist assessment

Consultation

Intervention in multidisciplinary settings

Job description

Position Overview

0.6 WTE Band 8B Principal Practitioner Psychologist – Pain

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner psychologist to work in partnership with Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) to contribute at a senior level (alongside another 8B colleague) to the ongoing delivery of high quality, psychologically informed pain management. The role focuses on senior support and oversight of the pain services, including contributing to Pain Management Programmes and providing management/clinical supervision to other practitioner psychologists.

Responsibilities

• Work within a well‑developed group of practitioner psychologists in physical health psychological services, based at Wythenshawe Hospital with up to one day per week input into a community pain team in Trafford.

• Provide specialist assessment, consultation and intervention for chronic pain patients, working with multidisciplinary staff.

• Contribute to the development of service improvement, audit and research projects.

• Engage with Doctorate Training Programmes at Lancaster, Liverpool and the Manchester Doctorate Programme.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience and enthusiasm for working within the chronic pain specialism.

• Experience in providing specialist assessment, consultation, and intervention in a multidisciplinary setting.

• Subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks (see NHS Employers).

• For those requiring a DBS, the post holder must subscribe to the DBS Update Service at a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration for the duration of employment.

Benefits

• + Pay Enhancements
• + 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 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)

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve and actively seek to remove barriers for candidates from under‑represented groups, including BAME, Disabled, and LGBT+ communities.

Application Process

Use of artificial intelligence (AI) is permitted when writing job applications but the assessment of an application is made on its entirety. AI‑generated content must not misrepresent experience or achievements. The Trust reserves the right to verify all examples during interview.

We are an approved sponsor for Skilled Worker visas. Applications from individuals requiring sponsorship will be considered; however, not all roles are eligible. Eligibility information can be found on the UK Government website.