Clinical Psychologist / Psychological Therapist

Clinical Psychologist / Psychological Therapist

Clinical Psychologist/ Psychological Therapist - Maternity cover

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Step 3+ therapy provision within Wigan Talking Therapies on a 9 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

They will be providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy for people with complex, co morbid, chronic common mental health problems as well as ensuring the appropriate provision of high quality, individual and group, clinical supervision to psychological therapists as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

Providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy for people with complex, co morbid, chronic common mental health problems as well as ensuring the appropriate provision of high quality, individual and group, clinical supervision to psychological therapists as appropriate. They will provide expert advice and consultation outside the service to members of the primary health care team and, as appropriate, to secondary care services. Where required they will be expected to undertake appropriate audit, research, and service development activities pertinent to the evaluation and development of the service. The postholder will adhere to the service standards for clinical activity and work within the procedures, protocols and guidelines for the service. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary, and should be committed to equal opportunities.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

• 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
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification Education

• Doctoral or Masters Degree or equivalent experience/qualification in clinical psychology or any other relevant psychological therapy. Further post qualification specialist training research or study, conferring advanced theoretical and practical knowledge within a specialist field of psychological therapy.
• Accredited membership of an appropriate psychological therapy professional body. Additional further training and qualifications in a range of therapeutic models (e.g. CBT, IPT, CAT) and in the use of specific psychometric and/or neuro psychological assessment tools. Completion of appropriate supervision training.

Experience

• Proven post qualification experience as a psychological therapist within the NHS Experience working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and full range of settings including primary care, community, inpatients and acute care settings, and with expert knowledge in common mental health difficulties. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological assessment and intervention and evaluation with a range of common, acute and complex mental health needs. Proven ability to supervise others within the domain of service area.
• Experience of representing psychological services in local policy forums. Development and delivery of group therapy for complex presentations. Undergraduate and post graduate research experience. Experience of audit and service evaluation within psychological therapy services Experience in teaching and training and qualified psychological therapist and of non psychology staff. Experience of the application of psychological therapy in diverse cultural and ethnic contexts

Knowledge

• Thorough understanding of phenomenology and theoretical models of complex co morbid common mental health disorders. Understanding of the national guidance and policy directives in relation to the development and delivery of psychological therapies for common mental health disorders.
• Awareness of similarities and differences between schools of psychological therapy. Skills and Abilities - to be able to complete the duties as laid out on the Job Description

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to formulate presenting problems using range of evidence based psychological models. Ability to formulate presenting problems from first principles drawing from appropriate knowledge base. Strategic planning, development and delivery of psychological services within and across organisations.
• Training in more than one modality / intervention

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

Wigan Talking Therapies

Lindamere Unit, Leigh infirmary, The Avenue

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearpro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

017

Job locations

Wigan Talking Therapies

Lindamere Unit, Leigh infirmary, The Avenue