About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Consultant Clinical Psychologist or Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist to provide strategic and clinical leadership for the Greater Manchester Parent Infant Mental Health (PIMH) pathway and PIMH in the Specialist Perinatal Service.
This is a unique opportunity to shape and transform specialist services for infants and families with complex and high-risk needs, working at system level across health, social care and partner agencies.
You will play a pivotal role in driving innovation, improving outcomes and embedding high-quality, evidence-based care across Greater Manchester's Perinatal and Parent Infant Mental Health whole system approach.
Main duties of the job
You will provide senior clinical, professional and strategic leadership across the specialist PIMH pathway, supporting the development, integration and governance of services across Greater Manchester and in the Specialist Perinatal Service.
The role includes delivering highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention for complex parent-infant cases, offering consultation and supervision to multidisciplinary teams, and leading service development, audit, research and training.
You will work collaboratively with GM PIMH Clinical Leads, system partners, commissioners and senior leaders to ensure safe, effective and innovative care for families.
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
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 Discounts
Person Specification
Education/Qualification Essential
oDoctorate in Clinical Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), with current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC); OR Postgraduate Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy from an ACP-accredited training school, with current registration with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP). oEvidence of additional specialist post-qualification training, research or advanced study conferring highly developed theoretical and practical knowledge in Parent Infant Mental Health (PIMH) and Under 5 services.
Desirable
oPostgraduate qualifications in leadership, strategic management, service improvement or commissioning. oQualification in specific PIMH psychotherapy. oSupervision qualification.
Experience Essential
oSufficient experience as a qualified PIMH psychological therapist, to develop the necessary competencies to fulfil the senior and specialist role as described. oExperience of one or more areas of specialist PIMH psychological/psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment. oSpecialist managerial experience and training, including extensive supervision and management of PIMH clinical staff. oExperience working within multi-agency and multi-disciplinary mental health services.
Desirable
oExperience of leading a service. oExperience of working with multi-cultural staff and local population. oExperience of managing multi-professional teams. oExperience of teaching, training, and supervision.
Knowledge Essential
oAdvanced theoretical and practical knowledge of PIMH psychological approaches to the treatment of the users of PIMH services. oKnowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice with the users of PIMH services. oWell developed, effective communication skills, both orally and in writing, enabling complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to be shared with clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues within the NHS and other agencies. oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional bodies. oAn understanding of the needs of psychological therapists at all grades (pre and post-qualification).
Desirable
oPublication of pure and/or clinical research in peer reviewed journals. oDeveloped knowledge of research methodology, statistical analysis and publication level written communication skills. oTraining in management skills relevant to mental health services. oCompletion of appropriate supervision training course.
Skills and Abilities Essential
oAbility to prioritise work, meet short deadlines and an unpredictable work pattern, which requires regular revision of plans. oAbility to work at a high level of professional autonomy and responsibility. oAbility to work and communicate highly sensitive, contentious information effectively in a highly emotive or hostile atmosphere, and to overcome barriers to acceptance/psychological resistance to potentially threatening information. oAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. oAbility to work towards goals agreed at individual appraisal with the SSCG Professional Lead for Psychology and the GM ICB PIMH Strategic Lead. oAbility to work to professional practice guidelines of the appropriate professional body.
Desirable
oAbility to develop and maintain effective liaison with multiple health, social care and other agencies oAbility to represent psychological ideas within public, professional and academic settings oAbility to demonstrate an area of special interest/skill in therapeutic intervention
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Cluster 1, 2 or 3 of the Specialist Perinatal Service
GMMH
Manchester
M40 5BP
Employer's website https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)