Principal Practitioner Psychologist in Manchester

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a forensic mental health service where trauma-informed, evidence-based and relationally focused care are key priorities? We wish to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced and skilled Principal Practitioner Psychologist (AFC Band 8B), to join a large and growing team of psychological practitioners at the GMMH Adult Forensic Service. We invite applications from suitably qualified Clinical / Forensic Psychologists. HCPC registration is essential. The post is a full-time position (WTE).

You will have extensive previous experience of working in a secure mental health setting, and be ready to fulfil a key role in a leadership and managerial capacity, within both the psychology team and the wider multi-disciplinary service structure. You will support organisation and delivery of psychologically-informed care for a population of adults with complex needs, and histories of offending and/or significantly challenging behaviours. You will have high levels of ability to engage with systems – including families / support networks of service users, and colleagues from a range of disciplines and agencies. You will demonstrate excellent skills in communication and forging positive relationships, and contribute creatively to decision making and strategic planning within the service.

Main duties of the job:

• Fulfilling a leadership role within the Psychology Team at AFS
• Line management and supervisory responsibilities for other psychologists at Band 8A and below
• Representing psychology at specific AFS forums for service management and governance
• Holding a clinical caseload, including responsibility for provision within a MDT as the named psychologist across specific wards
• Providing supervision, training, and reflective practice for staff from a range of other disciplines within the service.
• Maintaining competencies and skills for professional registration, through CPD and other relevant activity.

Staff benefits:

• 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
• FuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person specification:

Qualifications Essential criteria:

• Doctoral level qualification in Clinical and/or Forensic Psychology

Experience Essential criteria:

• Experience working as a Practitioner Psychologist within a forensic setting

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.

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.