Clinical Psychologist
Job overview
The post is open to applied psychologists registered with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist.
This is a great opportunity for a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist to join a passionate and compassionate MDT who support the most vulnerable CYP across Wigan and Bolton to improve their quality of life and keep them in their local community.
The post holder will work intensively with CYP and their carers to ensure trauma informed and child-centred psychological assessment and interventions that support them to stay healthy and safe in the community, avoiding hospital admissions and placement breakdown.
Through multi-agency working you will support the team around the child through team formulation, consultation and training of colleagues in health, education and social care.
You will join a committed team including a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, mental health and LD nurses, OT and Speech and Language Therapy to provide holistic and meaningful assessment for CYP at high risk of placement breakdown or hospital admission.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based in the community working across Wigan and Bolton and will be expected to provide a highly specialist Psychology service to children and young people, their families and carers referred to the Cared For IST as part of a highly specialist MDT.The post holder will provide specialist psychological assessments and therapeutic intervention for children and young people referred to the service and appropriate training, supervision and consultation to the team and other professionals involved in their care.
The psychologist will form part of a multi-disciplinary team that works closely with the team around a child to prevent admission to hospital or placement breakdown. The psychologist will ensure an attachment informed and trauma aware psychological formulation is developed and shared with everyone involved in their care and contribute to a personalised support plan to reduce restrictive practice and improve the quality of life and outcomes for Cared For children at risk of hospital admission or placement breakdown.
The psychologist will link with other professionals and agencies in the wider system to ensure integrated trauma informed care provision across health, social care, education services to optimise the outcomes for young people and their families.The post holder may be asked to work in other services within the specialist CAMHS group in response to service or staff changes.
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
The post holder is primarily responsible for providing psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions for CYP who are cared for and at risk of hospital admission and placement breakdown.
The post holder will work closely with colleagues in health and social care to ensure multi-agency working with shared formulations, care and risk planning with the CYP's needs at the centre of all the plans which are developed collaboratively with CYP and their carers.
The post holder will contribute to the supervision and development of other staff.
The post holder will work within the policies, procedures and guidelines of the for Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust
The post holder will plan and organise their work schedule and tasks within the parameters of the Job Plan agreed with the Operational Manager.
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
Professional Qualification
Essential criteria- achieved grade
Mental Health Experience
Essential criteria- Years experince
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.
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**