Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent: 9-5 Monday to Friday.
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Fulltime. Flexible working and compressed hours will be considered.)
- Job ref
- 437-7491795
- Employer
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cromwell House
- Town
- Salford
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Band 8a
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist in a multi-disciplinary team that warmly welcomes psychological ideas and practices. We are seeking to appoint a band 8A to work in the Salford Division at Cromwell House Community Mental Health Team. We are looking for a Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with enthusiasm and an appreciation of the challenges and rewards of working within a culturally diverse service venturing towards community transformation, supporting the inclusion of the six core therapeutic modalities.
In line with the aims of the Community Transformation Project, the post holder will be trained and accredited (where accreditation is available) in one of the following modalities: CBT-psychosis and bipolar, Behavioural Family Interventions, Structured Clinical Management, Mentalisation Based Therapy, Cognitive Analytic Therapy, EMDR. If not currently trained and accredited, the post holder will be willing to complete training and work towards accreditation (where available) in one of these approaches. Training within Cognitive Analytical Therapy, and/or CBT for psychosis and bipolar, and/or EMDR will be particularly valued. As the community transformation project develops, the post holder will be expected, when possible and appropriate, to contribute to the provision of psychological interventions via a specialist hub (i.e. a collaborative specialist team approach).
Main duties of the job
With a significant focus upon multi-disciplinary team working, the post will require a strong contribution to MDT meetings to support CMHT clinicians in decision making and care planning. The post holder will be expected to provide appropriate supervision and consultation to members of the CMHT to support the development of psychological expertise within the team. There is also the opportunity to provide assessments and psychological interventions for service users who present with complex mental health needs. Participation in audit, research, service development initiatives and teaching and training will be encouraged and supported. There will be an expectation that you will support the provision of psychological interventions as part of the virtual psychology hub, which may mean some citywide working.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a high quality clinical psychology service to clients of the Cromwell House CMHT. The post holder will be an active member of the CMHT and will liaise across all sectors of care, providing highly specialist, psychological assessment and therapy for clients with complex psychological needs, offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, as well as to other carers and staff members of other agencies where appropriate. There will be an expectation that you will support the provision of psychological interventions as part of the virtual psychology hub, which may mean some citywide working.
Candidates will be trained and accredited (where accreditation is available) in one of the following modalities; CBT-psychosis and bipolar, Behavioural Family Interventions, Structured Clinical Management, Mentalisation Based Therapy, Cognitive Analytic Therapy, EMDR. If not currently trained and accredited, candidates will be willing to complete training and work towards accreditation (where available) in one of these approaches
See attached detailed job description and person specification.
All Trust sites have been designated a no smoking area. The post holder is therefore advised smoking is not permitted within the hospital premises or grounds or whilst representing the Trust in the course of their duty. While the Trust will not discriminate against employing smokers, all prospective employees should be aware of this policy
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 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
Person specification
Consultation and Liaison
Essential criteria
- Evidence of clinical consultations for clinicians, including therapists in training, when difficult and challenging issues of assessment, treatment and risk management arise.
Desirable criteria
- evidence of MDT working
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of psychological models and interventions for complex difficulties (CERN, trauma, psychosis)
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of relevant NHS policies (including CMHT specific)
- Knowledge relating to risk assessment and management
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent
- HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Post Qualification Training in a therapeutic modality
- Supervision Qualification
- CAT, CBT P, EMDR, BFT trained
Experience
Essential criteria
- Qualified experience of working with service users with severe mental health difficulties
- Experience of using a cognitive approach or CBT
- Experience of using a relational psychological approach
- Experiencing of providing clinical supervision
Desirable criteria
- Experience of assessing and managing clinical risk
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Experience of working with people with complex presentations and co-morbidity
- Demonstrates experience of working with assessing and formulating complex difficulties
- Demonstrates a knowledge of working with those presenting with Complex emotional and relational needs
- Experience of MDT working
- Experience of working in a CMHT
- Experience of working with people with complex trauma and psychosis
- Experience and knowledge relating to leadership
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
- Dr Laura O'Brien-King
- Job title
- Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 357 1280
- Additional information
Team Manager Janine McNamara [email protected]
Informal discussion and visits are welcomed.
Please contact Dr Laura O'Brien-King or Janine McNamara to arrange.
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