Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

Are you looking to make a difference to the rewarding and expanding area of Perinatal Mental Health? Do you want to work in a service which is currently responding to a need around the national recognition of the impact of birth trauma? Do you want to work in a rewarding service, that helps to see positive change? Are you wanting to be part of a psychologically led , compassionate and supportive team, which invests in its staff? Are you wanting to have support from national teams and local perinatal psychologist to enhance skills and support development?

We are looking for a compassionate, innovative, creative and enthusiastic practitioner to join our team and deliver high quality talking therapies for people with perinatal trauma, fear and/or perinatal loss. We are keen for someone to bring their own knowledge and experience and think with us around how we can continue to develop the service.

Every Wednesday we meet as a whole team at Benchill however your agreed base could be at one of the Specialist Perinatal Team cluster bases (Laureate House, Prestwich Hospital or Hexagon Tower), closer to home. Flexibility in working from bases and home is required for the role.

We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience and people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team and will take a key role in the development and delivery of the service, ensuring that it is coproduced, and trauma informed. You will hold a caseload and provide specialist psychological assessment, psychological formulation, and psychological therapy, with a focus on trauma-focused therapy. You will provide clinical supervision to other members of the team (Psychological Practitioners and Assistant Psychologists, Clinical Psychology Trainees), as well as expert case consultation and training within the integrated pathway. You also participate in service development projects. We are looking for someone with values around compassionate and trauma informed care, recognising the value of effective communication and collaboration, consistency and continuity, recognising diversity and facilitating recovery.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Tara Seed Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist Email address: [email protected]