Principal Clinical Psychologist
Job overview
Principal Clinical Psychologist, Memory Assessment and Treatment Service, Wigan working as part of the MDT.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide supervision and oversight of the work of junior psychologists. They will supervise trainees on placement.
They will offer expert specialist neuropsychological assessment to highly complex cases referred to the MATS on a regular basis, and to the other clinical psychologists in other older adult services in Wigan on an ad-hoc basis as required. Other duties will include teaching, training and supervision of staff, service development, and audit and research relevant to the needs of the service.The postholder will provide advice and support to other staff with respect to the evidence base and formulations with respect to memory assessment and the diagnosis of dementia. In some cases they will advise about potential suitable interventions
The post holder will work closely with the Wigan Psychology lead providing line management and clinical supervision to older adult psychologists as required.
The post holder will use their specialist expertise in clinical neuropsychology and dementia treatments to develop and evaluate new evidence based services either in the memory assessment or psychologically based treatment of those with a diagnosis of dementia or those who may be at high risk of developing dementia.They will provide advice to the Wigan Psychology lead in matters of governance in memory assessment relating to the work of the Older Adult Psychology resource.
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
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
Genie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria- Clinical Psychologist registered with the HCPC Post-graduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent for those trained before 1996) as accredited by the BPS.Post graduate diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology
- Related academic qualifications to masters or doctoral level Completion of relevant modules of Accredited Doctoral Clinical / Counselling Psychology Course: Introduction to Supervision Courses (approx 30 hours) and/or successful supported supervision of 1 or more trainees. Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology as recognized by the BPS Training in Leadership and Management
Essential / desirable
Essential criteria- Significant experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist, in a Later Life service and/or significant experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist in a Memory Assessment service. Experience of working with NHS managers, other professional colleagues and other agencies. Experience of working within a team. Significant experience of assessment and treatment of older adult clients and those with psychological difficulties in the context of an organic presentation, across a full range of care settings. Significant experience of conducting highly specialist psychological and relevant neuropsychological assessments and formulations and advising others about the outcome of this. Experience of working with and planning clinical interventions in a relevant service area. Experience of conducting risk assessments of service users. Experience of supervising Psychology Doctorate Trainees and/or Psychology Assistants or Research Assistants. Experience of teaching and training of trainees, clinical psychologists and/or staff from other professional groups in psychological skills and concepts
- Experience of NHS management tasks (e.g. recruitment and selection). Experience of developing and evaluating services. Experience of managing junior staff, including appraisal and KSF reviews. Record of having published in peer reviewed journals or books. Experience of working with families and carers. Experience of working within a multi cultural framework Research experience within an area relevant to work within an older adult service.
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
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
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.
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Sponsorship
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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**