Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist (Heart/Lung Transplant) in Manchester

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area Physical Health Psychological Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract 11 months (Fixed term runs from Oct 2026 - Aug 2027) Hours Part time - 10.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) Job ref 437-8301926

Site Wythenshawe Hospital Town Manchester Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Post: 0.28WTE Band 8A Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling/Health) in Heart/Lung Transplant - Maternity leave cover

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic HCPC registered practitioner psychologist to work as part of our Transplant Psychology team. You will be delivering high quality psychological care for the patients of the Heart / Lung Transplant Unit, Wythenshawe Hospital. This will involve direct clinical work with inpatients in cardiothoracic critical care and our transplant Jim Quick ward. The outpatient aspects of the role will include virtual and in person clinics. The role will also involve indirect work, offering consultation to the multidisciplinary surgery team. Supervision from will be provided from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, as well as peer supervision with a fellow 8A Clinical Psychologist.

We welcome interest from candidates who are soon to qualify/recently qualified. If successful, they would be appointed at Band 7 and supported to develop towards Band 8a.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join an established psychology service within Transplant Surgery where they will provide high quality and evidence-based psychological care at Wythenshawe Hospital (MFT). They will aim to support the ongoing improvement of psychological care provided for (adult) patients, families and carers, under the care of the Transplant Surgery MDT. The post holder will carry an appropriate clinical caseload, as well as offering expert consultation and teaching/training/supervision to other members of the wider Multidisciplinary team working in Transplant Surgery.

You will have the opportunity to get involved with relevant projects e.g. groups/training etc. Opportunities to participate in service development will be available, as well as ensuring key performance targets are achieved.

The post holder will be expected to be ward based for at least half of the working week, as a core member of the Transplant surgery multi-disciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

• 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

Person specification

Qualifications

• British Psychological Society Accredited Doctoral Degree in Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychology
• Registered with The Health & Care Professions Council as a ‘Practitioner Psychologist’.
• Training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological relevance (e.g. staff training, research methodology, and / or other fields of applied psychology)

Experience

• Experience of working with client groups in a hospital-based physical health setting, presenting with the full range of clinical severity. This includes maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the possible threat of physical abuse.
• Experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling/health psychologist (less experienced candidates will be appointed at Band 7 and work towards 8A competencies)
• Supervised experience (from a senior practitioner psychologist) in the application of cognitive-behavioural approaches to clinical settings (e.g. transplant medicine or general medical conditions).
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of working within Transplant Surgery environments, delivering evidenced based psychological interventions
• Experience providing pre-surgical screening assessments
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.

Knowledge

• 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 at least two specialised psychological therapies
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to clients of the Transplant Surgery services, and of relevant mental health legislation.

Skills

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Ability to use own initiative and to work under supervision where appropriate
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals
• Skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups.

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.

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.

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

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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