Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join and contribute to a psychologically-led healthcare team. The role is to contribute to the provision of a high-quality, specialist psychology service for young people in two SCHs within the Health and Justice Directorate. The young people present with a range of diverse needs including complex trauma, neurodiversity, and common mental health difficulties (e.g., anxiety and depression). These cooccur alongside concerns about risk to themselves and / or others, as well as risk from others, often in the form of exploitation. The post involves working within a multidisciplinary mental and physical healthcare team to undertake assessments and interventions directly with young people, their families and carers. The role also involves working alongside other Psychology colleagues to implement and embed formulation-led, trauma-informed care throughout both SCHs, in line with the NHS England SECURE STAIRS initiative. This involves exciting opportunities for partnership working including consultation, training, supervision and formulation, as well as innovative service development activities.
Main duties of the job
This role would particularly suit those interested in working with young people with backgrounds of complex trauma, who pose a risk to themselves and others. Candidates would benefit from previous forensic and clinical experience, with a motivation to develop their clinical experience further. There are opportunities within the team for professional development and training. Current team members have accessed a range of CPD opportunities recently including EMDR training, attendance at national Secure Children's Homes (SCHs) network events and AIM risk assessment training. The team use a range of clinical models including CBT, DBT, CFT, EMDR and Schema Therapy. This post is placed in a challenging but rewarding environment. The post holder must therefore be able to demonstrate a high level of resilience, be able to manage exposure to potentially distressing and emotive situations and disclosures and be able to work with young people who present a risk of serious harm to others or themselves. The post holder should be able to contain and work with organisational strain and be able to understand and contain the stress of others, with appropriate support from 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- 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)
Job description
Job responsibilities
- 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
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree in psychology.
- Eligibility for British Psychological Society Chartered status.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice, and/or research design and analysis
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in with individuals presenting with complex clinical need.
- Previous role requiring good interpersonal skills and an ability to self-reflect.
Desirable
- Experience of research evaluation and audit.
- Experience of working with people with complex trauma.
- Experience working with adolescents or children.
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of background issues relating to risk and complex trauma.
- Knowledge of attachment and development.
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis.
Desirable
- Awareness of one or more structured professional judgement risk assessment tools (e.g., HCR-20v3, RSVP, SARA, SAVRY etc).
- Awareness of the basic principles of one or more therapeutic approaches.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- High-level communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal), including report writing.
- An ability to engage and establish positive working relationships with professionals and service users.
- The ability to work with an appropriate level of autonomy, guided by supervisor/line manager.
- Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to "hold" the stress of others.
- Have an ability to show openness and appropriate vulnerability, and to acknowledge the impact of trauma on self and the wider organisation. A willingness to ask for help and support where needed.
Desirable
- Skills in group facilitation.
- Skills in training other professionals
- Skills in research analysis
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites, to meetings relevant to the role, or to support assessments or transitions into the community.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree in psychology.
- Eligibility for British Psychological Society Chartered status.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice, and/or research design and analysis
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in with individuals presenting with complex clinical need.
- Previous role requiring good interpersonal skills and an ability to self-reflect.
Desirable
- Experience of research evaluation and audit.
- Experience of working with people with complex trauma.
- Experience working with adolescents or children.
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of background issues relating to risk and complex trauma.
- Knowledge of attachment and development.
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis.
Desirable
- Awareness of one or more structured professional judgement risk assessment tools (e.g., HCR-20v3, RSVP, SARA, SAVRY etc).
- Awareness of the basic principles of one or more therapeutic approaches.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- High-level communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal), including report writing.
- An ability to engage and establish positive working relationships with professionals and service users.
- The ability to work with an appropriate level of autonomy, guided by supervisor/line manager.
- Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to "hold" the stress of others.
- Have an ability to show openness and appropriate vulnerability, and to acknowledge the impact of trauma on self and the wider organisation. A willingness to ask for help and support where needed.
Desirable
- Skills in group facilitation.
- Skills in training other professionals
- Skills in research analysis
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites, to meetings relevant to the role, or to support assessments or transitions into the community.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Address
Marydale and Barton Moss Secure Children's Homes
Blackbrook Road and Moss Lane
St Helen's and Eccles
WA11 9RJ
Employer's website
https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
