Job summary
Adult Renal Care
Band 8A Practitioner Psychologist
WTE can be less than full time to suit postholder
Band 7 preceptorships available for less experienced candidates
Role will equally suit candidates interested in gaining valuable early career experience in preceptorship roles (Band 7) and more experienced candidates commencing in highly specialist roles (Band 8A). Post will be embedded within Renal Care medical/surgical MDTs, working alongside a wide range of professionals (including practitioner psychology/counselling colleagues) in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Some sessions may be delivered working from home.
Main duties of the job
Provision of high quality, evidence-based psychological care to patients and their families and carers of respective medical/surgical speciality.
Support the ongoing improvement of psychological pathways in speciality.
Provision of consultation, training and supervision to MDT colleagues around issues pertaining to psychological models of working such as stepped care and trauma informed practice.
Working autonomously with an appropriate clinical caseload.
Research, service development and project work.
Opportunities to develop additional competencies/undertake CPD and professional training in keeping with yearly appraisal/service needs as well as objectives of the wider physical health psychological services across Greater Manchester.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and Person Specification for full details
- 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
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discount
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oProfessional qualification in relevant Practitioner Psychology Doctoral Degree (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- oRegistration as a clinical/counselling/health practitioner psychologist with the HCPC.
Desirable
- oTraining in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological relevance (e.g. staff training, research methodology, and / or other fields of applied psychology)
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with client groups in a 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.
- oExperience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling/health psychologist (less experienced candidates may be appointed at Band 7 and work towards 8A competencies)
- oExperience in the application of cognitive-behavioural approaches to clinical settings
- oExperience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- oExperience of working within acute medical/surgical trauma environments, delivering evidenced trauma focused psychological interventions.
- oExperience of providing supervision and training
Knowledge
Essential
- oDoctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- oKnowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of legislation in relation to adult/child clients of the Renal Care service, and of relevant mental health legislation.
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals.
- oSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
Desirable
- oSkills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Address
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Manchester
M13 9WL