Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual to join an innovative high performing specialist Mental Health Foundation Trust which provides services in the Bolton, Manchester, Salford and Trafford areas of Greater Manchester, as well as specialist forensic services and substance misuse services.
The post holder will report to the Executive Director of Nursing and Governance and will be responsible for developing and implementing the strategy for psychological services, including the further development of the well regarded GMMH psychological services training centre.
Working closely with the Executive Director of Nursing and Governance and Medical Director, the post holder will influence proposed service developments and commissioning discussions so that they are psychologically informed.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will develop and implement the strategy for Psychological Services in GMMH taking into account the overall GMMH Trust strategy and collaborative working with other professions.
Through highly visible leadership and attention to professional standards, the Post Holder will lead a range of duties and responsibilities which will enable the psychological services workforce to deliver leading-edge, evidence based psychological services across the Trust.
The post Holder will lead the GMMH Psychological Services Assurance Structure to ensure specialisms, modalities, service management, external and internal training are enabled to achieve their objectives.
The Post Holder, through negotiation with the Executive Director of Nursing and Governance, will undertake an agreed number of clinical sessions in their role.
See job description for full details.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is one of the leading mental health trusts in the UK.
Serving a population of 1.2million people, the Trust employs around 4750 people who make a difference across 130 locations. Situated in one of the most exciting and affordable cities in Europe, GMMH provides community and inpatient mental health care, alongside substance misuse services across the North West.
GMMH is one of the most active research trusts in the UK, with one of the highest levels of recruitment to clinical trials for mental health. This puts our staff and service users at the leading edge of new mental health treatments.
The Trust provides a range of specialist services including prison in reach across the North of England, a specialist centre for mental health and deafness and in patient perinatal mental health care.
We have been rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission. Our substance misuse services and leadership were rated as Outstanding
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To ensure professional leadership of all psychological practitioners in GMMH which would involve a governance framework of standards of practice, clinical supervision, appraisal and job planning, and continuing professional development.
- To ensure that arrangements are in place for the systematic governance of psychological practice.
- To be involved in the strategical development and implementation of aspects of the GMMH well-being strategy for staff in preventative and debrief situations which can occur in delivering high quality care.
- To lead, develop and implement the long-term strategic development of psychological services including the GMMH psychological services training centre which takes into account the multi-disciplinary aspect of delivering high quality mental health care.
- To facilitate the psychologically informed voice influences the development of care pathways offered by GMMH.
- To lead on the development and implementation of GMMH psychological services quality assurance structure.
- To work professionally and collaboratively with the Associate Medical Director and the Associate Director of Nursing and Governance to enable GMMH services to provide effective multi-disciplinary working producing good clinical outcomes
- To be a key leader in liaison with local universities, particularly University of Manchester.
- To lead and facilitate strategic psychological services, workforce planning including planning for recruitment and retention for psychological practitioners in conjunction with HR and OD GMMH team and the Operational divisions within GMMH.
- In line with the current Trust strategy, in collaboration with the Associate Director of Nursing and Governance, develop the Psychological services annual business plan.
- Ensure there is a comprehensive system for appraisals and supervision for the Psychological workforce in line with the Trusts Supervision policy.
- Promote the GMMH Values in the organisation:- We Inspire Hope- We work Together- We are open and Honest- We are Caring and Compassionate- We Value and Respect
- Participate in the GMMH Gold senior manager on call rota.
- To represent GMMH at external stakeholder and partnership meetings as required by the Director of Nursing and Governance.
- To undertake budget holder responsibilities operating within the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To ensure professional leadership of all psychological practitioners in GMMH which would involve a governance framework of standards of practice, clinical supervision, appraisal and job planning, and continuing professional development.
- To ensure that arrangements are in place for the systematic governance of psychological practice.
- To be involved in the strategical development and implementation of aspects of the GMMH well-being strategy for staff in preventative and debrief situations which can occur in delivering high quality care.
- To lead, develop and implement the long-term strategic development of psychological services including the GMMH psychological services training centre which takes into account the multi-disciplinary aspect of delivering high quality mental health care.
- To facilitate the psychologically informed voice influences the development of care pathways offered by GMMH.
- To lead on the development and implementation of GMMH psychological services quality assurance structure.
- To work professionally and collaboratively with the Associate Medical Director and the Associate Director of Nursing and Governance to enable GMMH services to provide effective multi-disciplinary working producing good clinical outcomes
- To be a key leader in liaison with local universities, particularly University of Manchester.
- To lead and facilitate strategic psychological services, workforce planning including planning for recruitment and retention for psychological practitioners in conjunction with HR and OD GMMH team and the Operational divisions within GMMH.
- In line with the current Trust strategy, in collaboration with the Associate Director of Nursing and Governance, develop the Psychological services annual business plan.
- Ensure there is a comprehensive system for appraisals and supervision for the Psychological workforce in line with the Trusts Supervision policy.
- Promote the GMMH Values in the organisation:- We Inspire Hope- We work Together- We are open and Honest- We are Caring and Compassionate- We Value and Respect
- Participate in the GMMH Gold senior manager on call rota.
- To represent GMMH at external stakeholder and partnership meetings as required by the Director of Nursing and Governance.
- To undertake budget holder responsibilities operating within the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSC Psychological (or equivalent recognized by the BPS) and Post Graduate Doctorate (or equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) in Applied Psychology and registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Additional post graduate specialist training in an area of evidence based psychotherapeutic/applied clinical practice.
- A Management/Leadership Qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant managerial experience at a senior level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSC Psychological (or equivalent recognized by the BPS) and Post Graduate Doctorate (or equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) in Applied Psychology and registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Additional post graduate specialist training in an area of evidence based psychotherapeutic/applied clinical practice.
- A Management/Leadership Qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant managerial experience at a senior level
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
