Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

We are delighted to invite applications for a senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist for Salford adult inpatient services based at Meadowbrook Unit. Following significant investment in inpatient Psychology provision trust-wide, we are recruiting a full-time 8a or band 7-8a preceptorship Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. We are pleased to be able to offer these posts to individuals already working in an 8a capacity or those who are seeking development opportunities from a band 7-8a (on achievement of agreed competencies). We are happy to accept applications from Trainee Clinical Psychologists who are due to qualify in 2024.

Working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, you will find every day exciting. Your role will be varied and stimulating and will include a mix of direct and indirect work. You will support the teams to develop formulations to support care, contribute to staff training and supervision of delivery of brief psychological interventions. Direct work will include psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions, both on a one-to-one basis and group format. As part of the clinical team on the wards you will work with ward managers, occupational therapists, nurses and doctors to ensure that inpatient admissions are therapeutic and support each person's recovery. You will supervise the work of the unit's Assistant Psychologists in delivering group and structured individual sessions.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the psychology team and broader MDT, the postholder will provide a clinical psychology service to the 3 adult acute wards and 1 psychiatric intensive care unit in Salford. You will be well supported by and work closely with the service's principal inpatient Clinical Psychologist, Senior Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Psychologists to deliver the highest quality clinical psychology service to the inpatient wards where you will be based. Each ward is staffed by a full multidisciplinary team who always put service user care at the heart of their practice and work on a model of trauma-informed, least restrictive practice. You will work with them to ensure that the psychological needs of service users and staff are understood and met.

The focus on principles of trauma-informed care and continuous innovation makes Meadowbrook an attractive and exciting service to work with, rich with opportunity to contribute to service development. There would be opportunity to be involved in Quality Improvement and pathway development projects. The unit has a strong focus on staff wellbeing, prioritising supervision, training and peer support through well-being groups for individuals with protected characteristics. This is paralleled in the leadership approach, which is premised upon compassionate leadership.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

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.

Job description
Job responsibilities

See attached detailed 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

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential

• Post-graduate doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology, (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), as accredited by the BPS.
• Eligibility to register as a practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Desirable

• Further post-qualification training in a specific therapeutic modality
• Completion of clinical supervisor training as provided by a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology training course

Experience
Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of those with psychological difficulties across a full range of care settings
• Experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems
• Experience in risk assessment, formulation and management of risk.
• Experience of working within and contributing to a multi-disciplinary team including working in an indirect capacity to support MDT and multiagency working and care provision.
• Experience of providing supervision, training and consultation

Desirable

• Experience of working within an inpatient setting
• Experience of contributing to the supervision of clinical psychology trainee(s)
• Experience of managing demand for psychological services within a stepped-care framework.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.

Knowledge
Essential

• Up to date knowledge of the needs of people with severe and enduring mental health problems including complex emotional and relational needs.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to clients with complex, severe and enduring mental health problems including Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.

Desirable

• Attendance at a DClinPsy Introduction to Supervision Courses
• Evidence of post-qualification CPD: completion of courses in CAT, CBT, psychodynamic or equivalent therapies for complex cases

Skills
Essential

• Ability to work with service users, carers and families to engage with their needs and provide them with appropriate psychological support and intervention, adapting these interventions as needed.
• Skills in providing consultation (including formulation) to other professional and non-professional groups
• Well developed, effective communication skills, both orally and in writing,
• Ability to prioritise work, operate a waiting list, meet short deadlines and an unpredictable work pattern that requires regular revision of plans.
• Ability to sit in constrained position for client therapy, testing and for computer work.
• Ability to work at a high level of professional autonomy and responsibility, in a collaborative multi-disciplinary environment and also as a lone worker in circumstances where there may be exposure to verbal and sometimes physical aggression
• Ability to use own initiative and to work under supervision where appropriate.
• Ability to provide rapid psychological assessment and brief psychological interventions. Especially in the management of risk.
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate an area of special interest/skill in therapeutic intervention

other
Essential

• There is an occasional requirement to travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role.
• Ability to work towards goals agreed at Individual Appraisal with the Service Manager
• Ability to work to professional guidelines.

Employer details
Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Meadowbrook Unit

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HG

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