# Principal Clinical Psychologist Older Adult Inpatient, fixed term

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Atherleigh Park
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Psychologist
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 pro rata
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term to finish Dec 2027.)
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 24 hours per week (0.65 wte)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-09T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-18T12:01:29.290Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Leigh/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychology/Psychology-v8286387
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8286387?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are delighted to offer a fixed-term or secondment opportunity for an experienced Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist to join our Older Adult Inpatient Psychology Service.

Based at Atherleigh Park Hospital, Leigh, this exciting role combines clinical leadership within our Older Adult inpatient ward (Golborne Unit) with opportunities to influence and develop psychologically informed care across the wider inpatient pathway. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the continued development of inpatient psychological provision while working collaboratively with colleagues to enhance the experience and outcomes of older adults accessing acute mental health services.

This post has arisen as maternity leave cover and offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician to further develop leadership, service development and quality improvement skills within a supportive and innovative psychology service. Applications are welcomed from candidates seeking either a fixed-term appointment or a secondment opportunity.

### Main duties of the job

You will join a passionate, welcoming and highly skilled Older Adult Inpatient and Urgent Care Psychology team, working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues to embed psychologically informed and formulation-led approaches to care. The role offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of new pathways, identify and respond to areas of unmet need for older adults experiencing mental health crisis, and lead on service improvement initiatives that enhance care across the pathway.

The successful applicant will receive support from the Professional Psychology Lead for Older Adult Inpatient Services and will be part of a wider network of psychologists working across Older Adult Acute Services. You will also work closely with an Assistant Psychologist on the ward and contribute to the supervision, development and growth of psychological practice within the service.

For further information, informal discussion or a visit to the team, please contact: Dr Ruth Watson, Consultant Clinical Psychologist ruth.watson@gmmh.nhs.uk Tel; 0161 357 1260

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working with complexity in Dementia / Older Adult Mental health

**Desirable**

- Leadership experience
- Inpatient experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- HCPC registration as a Clinical Psychologist

**Desirable**

- Additional training in therapeutic modality or neuropsychology

## Documents

- [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10603800)

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