Job summary
This is a great opportunity to join a passionate and supportive group of psychological professionals working with older people across Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH). You will be an active member of the community psychological professions leadership team and professionally lead the psychological professions in the Trust's mental health and dementia community services for older people. The Trust's older adult services are innovative and well respected and you will be able to collaborate on local, regional and national projects and relationships.
The role will bring the opportunity to support the ongoing development of community services as they are strengthened in line with the Community Transformation Framework and the NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide psychological clinical and professional leadership to the older adult community services across the GMMH community care group, to include both mental health and dementia services. This covers services in Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Wigan and Bolton and these services include memory assessment services, specialist older adult community mental health teams, some specialist older adult psychological therapies provision as well as the meeting of older adult needs within age inclusive aspects of the community pathway e.g. neighbourhood mental health teams. Working closely with the adult community psychological professional leads and operational staff the post holder will help continue to support the governance and development of a high-quality psychological service in the community and to ensure that current resources are used most effectively.
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
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements
- 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
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements
- 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
Qualifications
Essential
- oCurrent practice registration with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist
- oCompletion of training and accredited (where accreditation is available) in one of the following modalities; CBT-psychosis and bipolar, Behavioural Family Interventions, Structured Clinical Management, Mentalisation Based Therapy, Cognitive Analytic Therapy, EMDR. If not currently trained and accredited, candidates will be willing to complete training and work towards accreditation (where available) in one of these approaches. OR oCompletion of the post-graduate diploma in clinical neuropsychology
- oCompletion of post-graduate training in the clinical supervision of others
Desirable
- oLeadership/ Management qualification with proven ability to lead and build effective teams.
Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrable theoretical and practical knowledge of psychological and/or neuropsychological approaches to working within an older adult mental health and dementia community service.
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working clinically and evidence of clinical leadership in both older adult mental health services and services for people living with dementia.
- oExperience of improving service delivery
- oExperience of providing clinical supervision and professional leadership to a range of junior and qualified psychological professions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oCurrent practice registration with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist
- oCompletion of training and accredited (where accreditation is available) in one of the following modalities; CBT-psychosis and bipolar, Behavioural Family Interventions, Structured Clinical Management, Mentalisation Based Therapy, Cognitive Analytic Therapy, EMDR. If not currently trained and accredited, candidates will be willing to complete training and work towards accreditation (where available) in one of these approaches. OR oCompletion of the post-graduate diploma in clinical neuropsychology
- oCompletion of post-graduate training in the clinical supervision of others
Desirable
- oLeadership/ Management qualification with proven ability to lead and build effective teams.
Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrable theoretical and practical knowledge of psychological and/or neuropsychological approaches to working within an older adult mental health and dementia community service.
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working clinically and evidence of clinical leadership in both older adult mental health services and services for people living with dementia.
- oExperience of improving service delivery
- oExperience of providing clinical supervision and professional leadership to a range of junior and qualified psychological professions.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
