# Consultant Clinical Psychologist - Salford Community Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-clinical-psychologist-salford-community-services/630efd66-9a7f-4f33-88b2-b9b3167d17e1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-clinical-psychologist-salford-community-services/630efd66-9a7f-4f33-88b2-b9b3167d17e1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Manchester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £79,504 - £91,609 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 30 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T15:00:56.340Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Salford/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8020375 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8020375?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a great opportunity to join a passionate and supportive group of psychological professionals working in Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust's (GMMH) Salford community services.  You will be an active member of the community psychological professions leadership team and professionally lead the psychological professions in the Salford locality.  The Trust's psychological services are innovative and well respected and you will be able to collaborate on local, regional and national work. The role will bring the opportunity to support the ongoing development of community services as they are strengthened in line with the Community Transformation Framework and the NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England. ### Main duties of the job The post-holder will provide psychological clinical and professional leadership to the adult community mental health services in the Salford locality. This covers services provided by the Referral and Assessment Hub, specialist community mental health teams and the age inclusive neighbourhood mental health team as well as CERN (complex emotional and relational needs) pathways.   Working closely with the adult and older adult community psychological professional leads within the care group and operational staff the post holder will help continue to support the governance and development of a high-quality psychological service in the community and to ensure that current resources are used most effectively. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification Staff benefits - 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 - fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles) ## Job Details This is a great opportunity to join a passionate and supportive group of psychological professionals working in Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust's (GMMH) Salford community services. You will be an active member of the community psychological professions leadership team and professionally lead the psychological professions in the Salford locality. The Trust's psychological services are innovative and well respected and you will be able to collaborate on local, regional and national work. The role will bring the opportunity to support the ongoing development of community services as they are strengthened in line with the Community Transformation Framework and the NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England. ## Job Description The post-holder will provide psychological clinical and professional leadership to the adult community mental health services in the Salford locality. This covers services provided by the Referral and Assessment Hub, specialist community mental health teams and the age inclusive neighbourhood mental health team as well as CERN (complex emotional and relational needs) pathways. Working closely with the adult and older adult community psychological professional leads within the care group and operational staff the post holder will help continue to support the governance and development of a high-quality psychological service in the community and to ensure that current resources are used most effectively. ## Responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification Staff benefits 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 fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles) ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - - Demonstrable experience of one or more areas of specialist psychological assessment and treatment - - Experience of working clinically and evidence of clinical leadership in adult mental health services. - - Experience of providing clinical supervision and professional leadership **Desirable** - - Experience as Consultant Psychological Professional and currently in an active clinical role. - - Experience in a management role ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Current practice registration with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist **Desirable** - - Leadership/ Management qualification with proven ability to lead and build effective teams - - Postgraduate study, or equivalent specialist experience ### Knowledge / skillls **Essential** - - Demonstrable theoretical and practical knowledge of psychological approaches to working within an adult community mental health service - - Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, across boundaries where necessary. - - Ability to formulate and work adaptively within complex organisational systems **Desirable** - - Good understanding of workforce development ## Documents - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) - [salford community psychology consultant - job description (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10306813) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.