Principal Clinical Psychologist Hbt

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Principal Clinical Psychologist in two multi-disciplinary teams that warmly welcome psychological ideas and practices.

We are seeking to appoint an 8b Clinical Psychologist to work in our Central Manchester Home Treatment Team (0.6 FTE) and our South HBT (0.4 FTE).

Psychologists in the Manchester HBT's are professionally managed and you will receive supervision, access to CPD and annual performance and development reviews.

There is funding available in the budget for further training. We enjoy strong links to the regional Doctoral Clinical Psychology Training Courses and Academic Department at Manchester University.


The post is based in Central and South Manchester and operational line management for the post is from the Consultant Clinical Psychologist.


With a significant focus upon MDT working, the post will require a strong contribution to MDT meetings to support lead clinicians in decision making and care planning.

The team focuses 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.


The post holder will be expected to provide appropriate supervision and consultation to members of the HBT to support the development of psychological expertise within the team.

There is also the opportunity to provide individual assessment and brief psychological intervention to support acute care delivery for individuals who present with severe and complex needs.

The service also hosts placements for Trainee Clinical Psychologists.


The successful applicant will help shape the delivery and development of the HBT psychological therapy service provision across the city of Manchester.

We are looking for an enthusiastic psychologist with an appreciation of the challenges and rewards of working within a culturally diverse city.


Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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.


To provide a high quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients of the North (0.4) and South (0.6) Home Treatment Team.

The post holder will be an active member of the HBT team and will liaise across all sectors of care, providing highly specialist, rapid psychological assessment and brief therapy, offering advice and consultation on psychological care planning to non-psychologist colleagues, as well as to other non-professional carers and workers of other agencies where appropriate.

Strong emphasis is placed on assisting service users and carers to learn from the crisis.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and research within the area served by the teams / service.


To agree, in conjunction with the HBT team leader and Psychology management, the appropriate utilization of psychological resources to the team.

To contribute to the provision of team services and fulfilment of team priorities and objectives. To contribute to the Trust's social inclusion agenda.

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


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