- 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
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- A minimum 2:1 degree in psychology, which provides eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
- Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) or counselling psychology as accredited by the BPS
- Current registration with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist
- Completion of further study/post qualification training within psychological therapies ( CAT, DBT, etc.)
- Completion of supervisor training
- Work within a role which predominately involved the provision of psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention with adults with complex mental health problems.
- Working with complex mental health problems, including psychosis, complex relational and emotional needs, and severe depression, anxiety and trauma/complex trauma.
- Experience in risk assessment, formulation and management
- Providing psychological assessment, formulation and interventions to people experiencing a suicidal crisis
- Experience of working as a psychological practitioner within a Home Based Treatment Team or Crisis Team
- Experience of audit, service evaluation or research in an area relevant to crisis work/ HBTT
- The psychological theory, models and skills that support effective individual and team-based intervention work for people experiencing acute overwhelm leading to suicidal crisis.
- Psychological theories, models, and intervention strategies for a wide range of mental health problems.
- The psychological/psychosocial theories of personal recovery and post recovery growth.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals
- Skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups.
- Ability to provide rapid psychological assessment and brief psychological interventions. Especially in the management of risk
Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist - Altrincham, United Kingdom - Greater Manchester Mental Health
Description
Job overview
This is an opportunity to work part-time in the NHS, joining a multi-disciplinary team with established clinical psychology provision. This is a part-time, permanent post - the post-holder would be joining another clinical psychologist already in post (working part-time in the same team). The service has good links with other secondary care community services and with acute mental health services, and you would join a close network of clinical psychologists and psychological therapists working across these services in Trafford. We are keen to hear from applicants with experience of working in HBTT or crisis care or from people with other adult mental health experience who would be interested in gaining experience in this area.
Main duties of the job
Based in a multi-disciplinary Home Based Treatment Team (HBTT) for adults of working age, you will be one of the lead clinicians in the team and will take a lead role in promoting a psychological and trauma-informed perspective on mental health problems and delivering psychological work in relation to this. This will include providing psychological assessments, formulation, and brief intervention work. In addition to direct work with clients and their families/ carers, a core part of the job will be supporting effective team-working and providing supervision, consultation, reflective practice, and training for colleagues within the team and related agencies/ services. We are looking for someone with a keen interest in working with complex and enduring mental health, emotional and relational difficulties, and an understanding fo the social factors in which these occur. An interest in models of psychological provision relevant to this area of work is essential.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,690 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
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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.