Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist/ /Psychological TherapistNHS

Job summary

Are you an experienced psychological professional who wants to make a meaningful difference for people with complex mental health needs? We are recruiting to three Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist/Highly Specialist Psychological Therapist posts within our Specialist Mental Health Teams. These are exciting opportunities to bring your specialist expertise to multidisciplinary teams and contribute to accessible and evidence-based psychological interventions and therapy with specific reference to those specified within the Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems paper. The posts are based in HMR, Oldham and Stockport..

Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR) -- 0.6 WTE ( with potential to increase in wte) We are looking for a colleague with expertise in therapeutic approaches that support people with complex emotional and relational needs.

Oldham -- 0.5 WTE Experience of working with complex trauma is essential, and applicants trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) would be particularly welcome.

Stockport -- 0.8 WTE We are looking for a colleague with specialist training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), or a willingness to undertake DBT training.

We will also consider applications from candidates seeking a Band 7-to-8a preceptorship. Where there is a competitive field, preference may be given to applicants who already have the relevant specialist training and experience.

Main duties of the job

About the role and the opportunity As a Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological Therapist, you will provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy for people referred to your Specialist Mental Health Team, in line with local and national guidance, the Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems framework and the Trust's clinical strategy.

As a senior practitioner, you will provide clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team, support the development of psychological practice and contribute to the effective management of therapy pathways and waiting lists. You may also support Band 7 therapists, Band 6 trainees and Band 5 Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners.

You will be part of the wider psychological therapies' pathway in your borough, with access to regular clinical supervision, consultation on complex cases, peer support and continuing professional development. You will work collaboratively with clinical and operational colleagues to promote equitable and timely access to specialist interventions.

Job description

To provide a qualified specialist psychological therapies service for people referred to the Specialist Mental Health Team (SMHT) in keeping with the recommendations of the local and national guidelines (e.g., Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems and Clinical Strategy). To be an integral member of the MDT, providing integrated care for service-users and their carers/families. As part of the MDT, support colleagues understanding of mental health difficulties using a trauma-informed lens, to ensure the provision of trauma-informed care and formulation driven care-planning. To work jointly with MDT colleagues to ensure evidence-based outstanding care provision. Toprovide consultation and formulation to staff within the SMHT, working as an MDT member, integrated within the SMHT. To work alongside the SMHT leadership team to provide clinical leadership to the B7 psychological therapists, B6 trainees and B5 MHWPs. To work collaboratively with the SMHT leadership to manage waiting lists for psychological therapies and interventions including triage, monitoring and allocation - and on waiting list initiatives as the experts in psychological therapies. To collaborate with leadership of the SMHT to ensure that there is collective team approach to risk and safeguarding for those who are on psychological therapies caseloads and waiting lists. To ensure that evidence-based therapies offered in in SMHTs are in-keeping with the recommendations of the PTSMHP paper. To progress towards becoming accredited practitioners for therapeutic modalities where this is possible. To support reflective practice within the CMHT. To co-design local therapy pathways aligned with CMHT colleagues and experts by experience. To provide leadership to the borough-wide psychological therapies network. To be an active member of this network, ensuring limited unwarranted variation and individual service-users can get their needs met. To provide specialist assessment, formulation and interventions for a clinical caseload. The post holder will propose and implement evidence-based practice, utilising research skills for audit, QI and service developments.

About us

We are proud to 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 and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sex, 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.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel