Overview
A clinically skilled psychological therapies lead, motivated by improving patient care and supporting the wellbeing of the workforce. Committed to integrated, multidisciplinary working and passionate about addressing health inequalities and improving access to psychologically‑informed care.
We provide high‑quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community, across five boroughs of Greater Manchester (Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside and Glossop).
Responsibilities
- Provide senior clinical leadership and supervision to practitioner psychologists and psychological therapists within Specialist Mental Health Teams, supporting integration of psychological therapies within a biopsychosocial model of care.
- Offer consultation on complex presentations, including psychosis, bipolar and complex emotional and relational needs (CERN).
- Support Specialist Mental Health Teams to increase access to psychological interventions and therapies, identifying solutions to reduce unwarranted variation.
- Embed psychologically‑informed practice within MDT working and foster a strong clinical MDT for service‑users and their carers/families.
- Support the MDT in delivering the recommendations of the Psychological Therapies for Serious Mental Health Problems (PT‑SMHP) framework.
- Contribute job‑planned time to Trust‑wide priorities aligned with the Community Mental Health Transformation and NHS 10‑Year Plan.
- Provide high‑level specialist expertise with complex and challenging cases within the secondary care adult psychological therapies service/ community pathway.
- Provide clinical leadership and supervision to the psychological practitioners working in specialist mental health teams, ensuring a high‑quality specialist psychology service to community pathway referrals.
- Support colleagues in managing referrals and applying appropriate criteria in assessing suitability.
- Contribute to the delivery of the Community Transformation work and the implementation of defined transformation initiatives, such as addressing health inequalities and increasing access to psychological therapies for under‑represented groups.
Qualifications & Experience
Experience of working with service users diagnosed with psychosis and bipolar affective difficulties and a passion for creating innovative, psychologically‑informed pathways to address their needs. Experience with complex presentations and leadership in multidisciplinary teams.
Legal Statement
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support work/life balance.
- Access to Continued Professional Development.
- Involvement in improvement and research activities.
- Health and wellbeing activities and an excellent staff wellbeing service.
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.
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