Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist band 7-8a

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Job description

Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type NHS

Site Bolton Hospital

Town Minerva Rd Bolton

Salary £46,148 - £60,504

Salary period Yearly

Closing 07/04/2025 23:59

Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist band 7-8a

NHS AfC: Band 7-8a

Job overview

This position presents an excellent opportunity to join a creative and dynamic psychological team in the inpatient wards at Bolton. Our approach is trauma-informed, and we actively engage with our service users through various innovative methods, including dance, music, boxing, gardening, and art.

We encourage applications from newly qualified Psychological Practitioners such as a Clinical Psychologists or Psychotherapist at a Band 7 and you will be offered development to an 8a with a Psychological preceptorship programme. A Band 7 would have increased support and supervision.

The primary responsibility of this position will be to provide a specialized clinical psychology service to the inpatient wards within the Bolton Directorate, focusing on adults with acute mental health needs. The role will include collaboration during the transition to Home-Based Treatment and community services, in addition to supporting colleagues in the implementation of psychological interventions. You will receive support from the Principal Psychological Therapist, an experienced team of clinical psychologists/psychotherapists, as well as the supportive senior leadership team.

In this capacity, you will assist in supervising the work of two assistant-grade psychologists and collaborate closely with psychology colleagues, nursing staff, and medical professionals.

Main duties of the job

Clinical responsibilities will entail conducting comprehensive assessments of the psychological needs of service users during their inpatient stay, when appropriate, as well as developing psychological formulations that facilitate the identification and addressing of those needs. You will also be responsible for delivering relevant psychological interventions, contributing to care planning, and providing advice, consultation, and supervision to other staff involved in the psychological care of service users.

Additionally, this role requires autonomy in adherence to professional guidelines as well as the Trust's policies and procedures. You will provide supervision and training on psychological principles and interventions to other professional groups. Utilizing research skills for audit, policy, service development, and relevant research activities will also be an essential part of this position.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

• 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
• Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession or equivalent and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration. Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline e.g. HCPC/UKCP/ACP/BABCP. Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the professional body.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to others.
• Clinical experience of delivering a range of psychological approaches to people with severe and complex psychological problems.
• Experience of psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the age range.
• Undertaken post-qualification further training in a specialised area of psychological practice e.g. CBT, CAT, DBT, EMDR, solution focused therapy, systemic/family work. Holistic approaches to complex trauma reactions.
• Attendance at supervision training courses.
• Experience of facilitating reflective practice groups for wider MDT.

Skills

• Ability to formulate complex clinical problems and to use the formulation to guide MDT approach.
• Knowledge of the skills required to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the age range.
• Skills in adopting psychological approaches, creatively/flexibly to groups who may struggle to engage with more formal approaches.

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Matthew Paknik-Riley

Job title Principal Psychological Therapist

Email address [e-mail]

Telephone number 01204 483060

Additional information

Please also contact:

Dr Lee Fitzpatrick
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Bolton Divisional Lead for Psychological Therapies
The Rivington Unit