Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or Preceptorship

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The Trafford Inpatient Psychology Team Opportunity
The Trafford Inpatient Psychology Team has a new and exciting opportunity for a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist. This will be at preceptorship or senior level, dependent upon experience.
Working within two acute mental health wards and a psychiatric intensive care unit for adults of working age, the post holder will be an integral part of the inpatient multidisciplinary team.
We are looking for a person who is enthusiastic about working with patients when they are at their greatest need.
The post holder will support the delivery of psychologically focussed, compassionate and trauma-informed care.
The role will involve direct and indirect work. This will include assessments, formulations and brief psychological interventions with patients, whilst also working with ward teams to develop team formulations and reflective practice.
If working at 8a, the role will involve supervising assistant psychology staff, trainee psychologists and other non-psychology staff in delivering psychosocial interventions.
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- Work as an integral part of the inpatient multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of psychological and psychologically informed ways of working.
- Develop team formulations to inform care planning on the ward.
- Using a range of assessment tools and sources of information complete complex assessments to inform care and support discharge. Link with other services across the care pathways as needed.
- Carry a small caseload deliver short, evidence-based psychological intervention, group or individual.
- Support the wellbeing of staff by running reflective practice sessions and supporting local debriefs after incidents.
- Line manage and supervise assistant psychologist to deliver structured psychological groups, wellbeing groups and structured one to ones.
- Work with ward managers and psychology staff to support psychologically-informed inpatient services.
About Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust
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.


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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Elizabeth Rawlinson
- Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Email address: Elizabeth.Rawlinson@gmmh.nhs.uk
Informal enquiries or visits are welcomed and should be directed to Elizabeth Rawlinson.
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