Senior Clinical Psychologist

We are delighted to invite applications for 2 senior psychologists for North Manchester adult inpatient services. Working as part of a team of 4 qualified and 3.5 assistant psychologists you will provide a clinical psychology service to the 6 adult inpatient wards North Manchester. You work closely with the unit’s principal and consultant psychologists to deliver a high-quality service to the inpatient wards.

Working in these fast-paced services you will find each day exciting. Your role will include developing team formulations, completing assessments, staff training and supervision and delivery of short psychological interventions. As part of the clinical team on the wards you will work to ensure that inpatient admissions are therapeutic and recovery focused. You will oversee the work of the ward assistant psychologist in delivering group and individual sessions.

You will be joining the service at a time of great change as all inpatient wards will soon be moving to a new, purpose-built building. During this exciting time the psychology service will be at the heart of developing and delivering the clinical model for the service. With great links to the local universities you will have good CPD and research opportunities and plenty of chances to progress. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic individual who is committed to delivering the best possible to care to people at the time of their greatest need. Please get in touch to find out more or organise a visit.

To work as an active part of the inpatient MDT to deliver a high quality and evidence based psychological service to the wards

• Work as an integral part of the inpatient multidisciplinary team
• Work with ward teams to develop team formulations
• Carry a caseload and deliver short, evidence based interventions
• Supervise assistant psychology staff and other non psychology staff delivering psychosocial interventions.

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.

As a senior psychologist you will join a community of psychologists working into adult and older adult inpatient services. You will be well supported by the consultant clinical lead and work as part of a team with the inpatient psychologists across the Trust. The psychology services in GMMH have very close links with local training courses and there will be a range of CPD opportunities to support your career development.

Work as an integral part of the inpatient multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of psychological and psychologically informed ways of working.

Develop team formulations to inform care planning on the ward

Using a range of assessment tools and sources of information complete complex assessments to inform care and support discharge. Link with other services across the care pathways as needed.

Carry a small caseload deliver short, evidence-based psychological intervention, group or individual

Support the wellbeing of staff by running reflective practice sessions and supporting local debriefs after incidents

Line manage and supervise assistant psychologist to deliver structured psychological groups, wellbeing groups and structured one to ones.

Work with ward managers and senior psychology staff to develop the model of care for adult inpatient services.