Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist in a multi-disciplinary team that warmly welcomes psychological ideas and practices. We are seeking to appoint an 8b Clinical / Counselling Psychologist for 9 months to work in our Home Based Treatment Team (HBTT) based in North Manchester (0.38 WTE / 14 hours per week). This is a maternity cover post, which provides a great opportunity for a psychologist looking to diversity their clinical experience or gain experience at a more senior level.

With a significant focus upon multi-disciplinary team working, the post will require a strong contribution to MDT meetings to support HBTT clinicians in decision making and care planning. The team focusses upon urgent assessments of acute mental health needs, comprehensive risk formulations, promoting psychological understanding of crises and supporting the guidance of service users into appropriate referral pathways. Participation in audit, research, service development initiatives and teaching and training will be encouraged and supported.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for Psychologists with enthusiasm and an appreciation of the challenges and rewards of working within a culturally diverse inner city environment. Psychologists in the Manchester HBTT's are professionally managed and you will receive supervision, access to CPD and annual appraisals. We enjoy strong links to the regional Doctoral Clinical Psychology Training Courses and host placements for Trainee Clinical Psychologists.

Experience of being able to formulate risk and work with complex and enduring mental health problems is essential to this post.

The post would be suitable for a clinical / counselling psychologist who could be confident in applying a flexible and theoretically integrative approach, given the wide range of mental health needs and risks that present to the team.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 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.