Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Wigan; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced psychologist to join our inpatient and urgent care teams in Wigan. The role involves conducting psychological assessments, developing formulations, and delivering brief interventions for patients with co-occurring physical health and mental health needs.

You will work within a well-established network of psychologists, contribute to multidisciplinary decision-making, and provide training and supervision.

Qualifications

• Experience of trauma-focused work.
• Experience in inpatient/urgent care settings is advantageous.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake rapid and highly specialist psychological assessments and formulations to guide the management and safe discharge of patients with mental health experiences including dementia.
• Participation in multi-disciplinary decision-making regarding patients admitted to the acute hospital.
• Development of the psychological elements of the Mental Health assessment of physically unwell patients.
• Delivery of appropriate brief psychological interventions as appropriate.
• Provision of information and education to families, carers and the care system.
• Use of psychological formulations to support resilience and reduce vulnerability to decrease risk of future crises.
• Deliver a continuing programme of training to Liaison service staff in psychological understanding of crises and interventions.
• Offer consultation and supervision to mental health liaison team staff in development of psychological formulations.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Formulation

Brief interventions

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Training and supervision

Job description

This well-established multi-disciplinary team supports service users within the hospital who are experiencing an interaction of physical health problems and mental health crises.

You will be joining our existing 8b Psychologist and Assistant Psychologist, as well as becoming part of a well-established network of psychologists within our in-patient and urgent care teams.

Clinical work will involve conducting psychological assessments, formulation and interventions. Applicants will need to have experience and passion for working with people with experiences of trauma and mental health needs. Experience of working within multidisciplinary environments will be an advantage. The post holder will need to contribute actively to team and multi-disciplinary working, so a high standard of written and verbal communication is required. Indirect work will involve the provision of consultancy, supervision and training to others. Regular clinical supervision will be offered by the Wigan MHLT Principal Clinical Psychologist.

This post is available on a permanent contract. Flexible working would be considered.

The postholder is required to collaborate and respond flexibly to a variety of clinical and service-level demands involving:

• Undertake rapid and highly specialist psychological assessments and formulations to guide the management and safe discharge of patients with mental health experiences including dementia, especially those who frequently attend the emergency department or are admitted to the acute hospital.
• Participation in multi-disciplinary decision-making regarding patients with psychological difficulties who are admitted to the acute hospital wards and emergency department.
• Development of the psychological elements of the Mental Health assessment of patients who are physically unwell.
• Delivery of appropriate brief psychological interventions as appropriate.
• Provision of appropriate information and education to families, carers and the care system.
• Use of psychological formulations to support resilience and reduce vulnerability in order to decrease the risk of repeated future crises.
• To deliver a continuing programme of training to Liaison service staff in psychological understanding of crises, assessment, formulation and interventions, as needed.
• To offer consultation and supervision to mental health liaison team staff in the development and utilisation of psychological and psycho-social formulations and in the delivery of any specific psychological or psycho-social interventions.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Catherine Houseman Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist Email address: [e-mail]

if you wish to discuss the role you may also contact Kay Hampshire on [e-mail]