Clinical /Counselling Psychologist Salford Early Intervention/ EDIT

Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) Job ref 437-7367630

Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Early intervention team Town salford Salary £64,455 – £74,896 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2025 23:59

Clinical /Counselling Psychologist Salford Early Intervention EIT/EDIT

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Job overview

We are delighted to offer an outstanding opportunity for a dynamic and compassionateClinical Psychologist/Practitioner Psychologistto step into anewly established Band 8b Clinical Leadrole within our vibrant and friendlySalford Early Intervention in Psychosis service (EIP) and the Early Detection and Intervention Team (EDIT).

The post holder will provide direct clinical work, while also supporting all aspects of psychological and psych-social intervention work carried within the EI and EDIT teams, via the provision of supervision, consultation and training and co-working opportunities. The post holder will promote a normalising, trauma informed, continua based approach to understanding psychosis (e.g., by regularly contributing to MDT discussions, supervision and training) .

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity to lead psychological care provision in Salford for people identified as being ‘at risk’ of developing first episode psychosis, and those experiencing first episode psychosis. Salford EDIT and EI teams are multidisciplinary teams with a strong culture of facilitating personal recovery via psychological and psychosocial interventions.

The post-holder will lead on the development and delivery of psychological interventions, ensuring high quality evidence based and trauma-informed practice across the pathway. They will benefit from strong peer support within a highly skilled network of psychologists across GMMH and have access to excellent CPD opportunities, as well reflective practice, and research opportunities.

We are looking for: An HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist/Practitioner psychologist with substantial post-qualification experience in adult mental health and especially psychosis, with extensive experience of working well within multidisciplinary NHS teams, with expertise in CBT for psychosis and Family Interventions, with considerable supervision and leadership experience.

If you are a passionate clinician and wish to utilise the full range of your knowledge and skills to aid personal recoveries of people within an EDIT and EI service context, we’d very much like to hear from you.

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

The post holder will regularly provide specialist direct clinical work (i.e. assessment and formulation-driven evidence-based interventions) for people experiencing first episode psychosis, and their families. They will maintain oversight and provide clinical leadership to facilitate the development, implementation and appropriate governance of all aspects of psychological work and will specifically promote Cognitive behavioural Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) and Family Intervention work within the Salford EI and EDIT services

As well as providing supervision, consultation and training sessions, the post holder will also regularly input to multidisciplinary team-based discussions, using their specialist knowledge to promote and support a normalised, trauma informed and continua-based understanding of service users’ at-risk and first episode experiences

When appropriate, the post holder will use their specialist skills and knowledge to develop and evaluate the introduction of new evidence-based psychological intervention work. Other duties will include contributing to service development initiatives and audit and research activity relevant to the needs of the service as required.

The post holder will also be expected to liaise with the psychology leads in other community teams and acute services and to attend various meetings within Salford and the wider Trust as required.

The post holder will be expected to provide and facilitate the provision of trainee placements.

Person specification

Qualifications

• qualification – doctorate in clinical psychology or equivalent

Experience

• demonstrable experience of working as a clin psy with people with distressing psychosis as part of an NHS MDT
• Experience of providing CBTp or BFT as a trial therapist

Important Information about working for GMMH:

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.

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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 – clickhere .

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.

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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

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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.