Job summary
- Main area
- CAMHS
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 10 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 349-MCH-7766377-RL4
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Bridge - North Manchester CAMHS
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialised MHP or Experienced Clinical Psychologist
Band 8a
Job overview
CAMHS has a long history of providing services to children and young people with moderate to severe mental health needs, learning disabilities and complex presentations of autism, as well as working closely with the networks around young people and their families, including schools, local authority and other agencies. The postholder will be the clinical lead for North Manchester Core CAMHS providing assessment, intervention and support to this population.
As a highly specialist Clinical Psychologist/Equivalent Psychological Practitioner with lengthy clinical experience and post-qualification training, the post-holder will work alongside other senior staff to provide leadership to support the systematic delivery of a high-quality specialist clinical psychology/psychological service to children, young people and families in North Manchester, in the context of a comprehensive and integrated CAMHS.
Main duties of the job
Services will include specialist assessments and interventions with children, young people and families, group work, staff training, consultation and support and provision of psychological advice including multiagency liaison around complex cases. The post-holder will supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the multidisciplinary teams who provide psychologically based care and treatment. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service.
Working for our organisation
At MFT, we’re highly committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity. That’s why we’ve identified this role as a great way to support your development; ringfencing this vacancy for individuals who are signed up to the ‘E3’ secondment scheme; as part of the ‘Removing the Barriers’ Programme. The great news is, for your application to be considered you don’t necessarily need to meet all the ‘essential’ criteria outlined in the Person Specification (role dependant) but instead demonstrate strong’ potential’ by evidencing your transferable skills, knowledge and experience. Ultimately, this secondment provides the perfect chance for you to gain some valuable exposure, using it as a ‘development’ opportunity to grow your skills and experience to apply for a substantive role at this level in the future. Before submitting your application, we’d highly recommend you engage directly with the Hiring Manager to find out more about it and to discuss in closer detail how your skills and experience can aid you to demonstrate your potential in this secondment should you decide to apply. We look forward to receiving your application!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
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Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- You must have a recognised qualification. Recognised qualifications are: Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN/RNMH Social Work (CQSW/DipSW) Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Occupational Therapy (BSc or Dip COT) Relevant post graduate qualification or training in area relevant to service delivery You must be registered/accredited with a professional body: e.g. NMC, SW England, HCPC, BACP
Desirable criteria
- Qualifications in Psychological Therapies to Diploma or Masters level e.g. CBT / SFT/ IPT
- Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent
- Leadership Qualification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children and families across the age range with a full range of presenting problems and across settings including community, outpatient and clinic settings.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment independently and within a multidisciplinary and multiagency context.
- Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
- Substantial experience of delivering specialist skills in at least one therapeutic modality
- Extensive experience of case management, including experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding
- Experience of staff management and evidence of managerial skills and knowledge
- Evidence of successful partnership working with other professional groups
- Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of professional systems involved in work with children.
- Experience of working autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of working in developing services.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of running therapeutic groups.
Education and Supervision
Essential criteria
- Experience in designing, planning and undertaking clinical research and service evaluation.
- Experience in teaching and training staff from other professional groups in psychological skills and concepts.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists/mental health practitioners
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision of assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists and mental health practitioners.
- Positive approach to own continuing professional development
Skills and Ability.
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management in work with children and families. Ability to integrate psychological theories and outcome data with clinical practice and service provision. Ability to represent psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care. Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, cultures and different ages. Demonstrate sensitivity in all contact with disadvantaged groups. Good skills in communicating with children, parents and colleagues. Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Ability to integrate psychological theories and outcome data with clinical practice and service provision.
- Ability to represent psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
- Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, cultures and different ages.
- Demonstrate sensitivity in all contact with disadvantaged groups.
- Good skills in communicating with children, parents and colleagues.
- Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Good attendance record Interest in general welfare of children Flexibility in working arrangements Able to travel for work purposes during the working day
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Dutton
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 203 3250
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