12-month fixed term contract (up to 1.0WTE)

Band 8B Principal Practitioner Psychologist - Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

Are you interested in working with an established MDT keen to have practitioner psychology time included in the way that care is provided to their patients (both through direct and indirect approaches)?

Are you ready to develop further clinical leadership skills, particularly in supporting service development?

You will be well supported but with the autonomy to take this role in the direction required to make a difference to patient care.

You will work alongside and offer support and supervision to an assistant psychologist.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience of and enthusiasm for working within physical health psychological services/medical MDTs and will provide a service of specialist assessment, consultation and intervention, working with a team of multidisciplinary staff.

Main duties of the job

This exciting opportunity includes working in partnership with Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) to contribute at a senior level to the delivery of high quality, psychologically informed care within a cardiovascular MDT. The role includes a particular focus on establishing strong evidence of the utility and value of including practitioner psychologist time to attempt to secure permanent funding.

There are excellent opportunities within the service to become involved with service developments and with audit and research projects. The service has close links with Lancaster and Liverpool Doctorate Training Programmes and GMMH is the Host Trust for the Manchester Doctorate Programme.

You will be joining a well-developed group of practitioner psychologists working within physical health psychological services. The post holder will be based at Wythenshawe Hospital. You would be supported by a senior practitioner psychologist working in physical health psychological services and have access to appropriate supervision.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

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

• See attached detailed job description and person specification:
  
  Staff benefits
  
  • Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
  • 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

Person Specification

Other

Essential

• The means to transport self to visit clients and/or attend meetings
• Ability to undertake client work in a wide range of environments

Qualifications

Essential

• Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist registered with the HCPC
• Post-graduate doctorate in Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychology (or equivalent for those trained before 1996) as accredited by the BPS
• Training in supervision skills

Desirable

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological relevance (e.g. within physical health).
• Training in management skills

Experience

Essential

• Considerable experience of working as a practitioner psychologist, in relevant settings and services (e.g. Cardiovascular Rehabilitation specialism).
• Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with adults with mental health/psychological needs in the setting of physical health problems
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, within the context of multidisciplinary care.
• Experience of representing practitioner psychology in multidisciplinary settings.

Desirable

• Experience of providing supervision (professional / clinical), teaching and / or training
• Experience of developing and evaluating services
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the life span and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, in-patient.
• Experience of applying legislation and national guidance in relation to the physical health specialism

Knowledge

Essential

• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies

Desirable

• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific groups (i.e those with chronic illness/traumatic medical histories).

Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex and specialised methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
• Skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals

Desirable

• The ability to supervise junior staff, maintaining records and adhering to Trust policies as required

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Wythenshawe Hospital

Manchester

M23 9LT



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