Clinical Psychologist

Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Claire House Town Wigan Salary £55,690 – £62,682 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/12/2025 23:59

Clinical Psychologist

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

We have an exciting development role for a Clinical Psychologist within Wigan Memory Assessment Team You will join a great team of professionals including nurses, OT\’s, Consultant Psychiatrists and other psychologists to support in the early diagnosis of Dementia for people living in the Wigan area.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the promotion and delivery of high-quality psychology services to adults of any age requiring investigation and management of organic mental health problems (predominantly mild cognitive impairment and dementias) through the Wigan Memory Service. This to be achieved directly, by face-to-face neuropsychological assessment and clinical work with patients and indirectly by collaboration with other members of the 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

See attached detailed job description and person specification

• Onsite Gym and Classes
• Free Parking
• Pay Enhancements – 36% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 72 % 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
• Good honours degree in psychology allowing eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Post-graduate doctorate in clinical / counselling psychology, (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), as accredited by the BPS.
• Eligibility to register as a clinical/counselling psychologist with the HCPC.
• Additional related academic qualifications to masters or doctoral level
• Additional training in neuropsychology specific to older adults
• Completion of relevant modules of Accredited Doctoral Clinical / Counselling Psychology Course: Introduction to Supervision Courses (approx. 30 hours)

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients with dementias and associated mental health problems, across the age range
• Significant experience of diagnostic neuropsychological assessment and relevant cognitive rehabilitation interventions.

Skills & Abilities

• Skills in the use of neuropsychological screening tests
• Ability to prioritise work, operate a waiting list, meet short deadlines and an unpredictable work pattern which requires regular revision of plans.
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials, suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings

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.

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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 – 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.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 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**

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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.