Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 – 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

• 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 and training

Essential criteria

• Doctoral level professional qualification, or equivalent, in Clinical/Counselling Psychology enabling registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Healthcare Professions\’ Council.
• A registered qualification in healthcare at graduate level in nursing, social work or allied health profession PLUS post- graduate diploma (or equivalent) in cognitive behaviour therapy.
• A specialist cognitive therapy qualification (e.g. PGDip or MSc in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) and, at least, 2 years post qualification experience in delivering high intensity CBT. BABCP registered.

Desirable criteria

• Post-qualification experience of delivering therapy to people experiencing psychosis.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of applying cognitive behaviour therapy to a wide range of mental health problems.
• Experience of conducting high quality risk assessments and implementing risk management plans.
• Experience of \’formulating\’ client\’s presenting problems using psychological models Experience of delivering formulation driven interventions.
• Experience of managing complex risk and safeguarding issues.

Desirable criteria

• Specialist experience in early intervention for psychosis, cognitive therapy for psychosis or at risk mental state, family interventions for psychosis and the prevention of psychosis
• Experience in the use of psychosis-specific semistructured interviews (e.g. PANSS; CAARMS; PSYRATS).

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• A high level of knowledge about evidence based psychological therapies (including cognitive behaviour therapy) for anxiety disorders.

Desirable criteria

• A high level of knowledge about the evidence base for interventions for an At-Risk Mental State and the prevention of the development of serious mental health problems.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• A high level of knowledge about evidence based psychological therapies (including cognitive behaviour therapy) for anxiety disorders.

Desirable criteria

• A high level of knowledge about the evidence base for interventions for an At-Risk Mental State and the prevention of the development of serious mental health problems.

Skills

Essential criteria

• High level of clinical skills to apply evidence based psychological interventions to a range of presenting problems in adolescents and adults.
• The ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team

Desirable criteria

• Interest in working with young people (14-35 years) considered to be at high risk of developing psychosis and people with first episode psychosis and their families.

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we\’d love to hear from you.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government\’s website – click here.

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 09/04/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 192.4KB)
• Important Candidate information (PDF, 2.5MB)

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