NHS - Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Adult Psychotherapist
Job overview
We are looking for a colleague to join our Manchester Specialist Psychotherapy Service, which provides specialist, evidence-based psychological therapies to clients with complex and chronic psychological disorders. Clients are referred either directly from GPs and other mental health providers or are stepped up from briefer, less intensive interventions provided by local primary care mental health teams.Clients will usually have had a previous mental health intervention, and will typically present with complex emotional and relational needs.
The services also offer specialist consultation, supervision, advice and training in relation to psychotherapy and complex emotional ad relational needs.
A number of different evidence-based therapies are offered in the service:
- Group and individual Psychodynamic Therapy
- Psychodynamic Interpersonal Therapy
- Cognitive Analytic Therapy
- Transference Focussed Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Mentalisation Based Therapy
- Democratic Therapeutic Community
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Main duties of the job
We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic psychologist/psychotherapist to join our team in which colleagues work closely together to deliver the best care possible. You will have significant experience of working as a therapist in a mental health setting and will need to be confident and competent in assessing and working with people with complex presentations and high levels of risk.You must have the skills, training and experience to deliver therapy in at least one of the modalities listed above, and be open to further training in a second model. You will be expected to provide high quality specialist psychological assessment and therapy to clients referred to the Manchester Specialist Psychotherapy Service and to offer supervision and consultation on clients’ psychological care to other clinicians, including visiting and trainee therapists, care coordinators, GPs and Psychiatrists.
If you are interested in joining our team, but think you may not have the experience required to meet the specification, please do apply as we are happy to offer this position as a preceptorship, appointing at Band 7 with a development plan to progress to Band 8a.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 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
Direct Clinical Work- To deliver highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to clients with complex, severe and longstanding mental health difficulties, which frequently involve high risk behaviour, e.g. risk of suicide and self-harm. Clients who are referred to the Service have often either failed to engage with, or benefit from, other mental health services, and can be particularly hard to help.
- To manage a highly complex clinical caseload in accordance with activity expectations agreed with the Service Manager.
- To carry out specialised risk assessments and agree risk management plans with individual clients, and to provide advice on aspects of risk formulation and management to other clinicians and services
- To provide clinical supervision to honorary therapists working within the Service
- To be responsible for the clinical supervision and teaching of trainees, at all levels, including those taking advanced and highly specialist psychotherapy training and postgraduate training in clinical psychology.
- To engage in peer supervision and peer consultation with clinical colleagues within the service
- Liaise, as appropriate, with clinicians and managers outside of the Service regarding clinical and service issues.
- To provide clinical consultations for clinicians, including therapists in training, when difficult and challenging issues of assessment, treatment and risk management arise.
- To assist in the development and maintenance of a strong research culture in order to encourage the critical evaluation of practice and the participation of clients in research programmes within the Trust.
- To utilise theory, current literature and research to support evidence-based practice in direct clinical work, supervision, teaching and consultations with other clinicians and staff groups.
- To initiate and participate in audit and service evaluation with colleagues within the Service and the Trust to help develop and improve services to patients
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits- Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 – 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%- 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
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Doctoral/Masters Degree or equivalent experience/qualification, plus further specialist training research or study, conferring advanced theoretical and practical knowledge within a specialist field of psychological therapy.
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working with a wide variety of service users with complex needs, including clients with a personality disorder diagnosis
- Previous experience of delivering time-limited psychological therapy to clients with complex mental health problems.
- Experience in risk assessment, formulation and management particularly important.
Knowledge
Essential criteria- In-depth knowledge of the theory and practice of at least one of the specialised psychological therapies offered within the service.
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. complex emotional relational needs; co-occurring conditions etc).
Skills
Essential criteria- Skills in providing supervision and consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups.
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.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications
A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing job application. The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and most times AI-generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies for thus producing inaccurate and misleading information, especially in the supporting statement section of an application that can lack real life examples of one’s achievements, success and challenges.
We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.
Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click here.
If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.
Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**