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Job requirements
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Understanding of a trauma informed approach to distress and the value and purpose of therapeutic relationships as a tool for intervention
- Experience
Demonstrable significant post-qualification experience of specialist psychological work with adults with complex needs within a secondary care setting and MDT
- Experience
Demonstrable experience of providing clinical supervision and consultation to psychologists, psychological therapists, or other core health professions and non-therapists
- Experience
Experience of leadership (e.g. clinical leadership, teaching/training, leading service development, chairing meetings)
- Qualifications
qualification - - clinical or counselling psychologist registered with the HCPC OR a core health professional (nurse, social worker, occupational therapist) with training and accreditation in NICE recommended therapy (CBT,CAT, EMDR)
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Completion of further post qualification training within psychological therapies (e.g., CAT, CBT, EMDR etc.)
Job overview
We are excited to invite applications for the role of 'Principal Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological Therapist' to lead the psychology offer within the Salford Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT; previously Living Well).
Salford NMHT is an integrated partnership between Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), Six Degrees, Mind in Salford, Wellbeing Matters, and START. Guided by the principles of co-production, trauma-informed care, and strengths-based practice, we deliver a humanistic, person-centred community mental health service in collaboration with service users and local communities.
We are seeking an innovative, responsive, and adaptable Principal Psychologist / Psychological Therapist to lead the psychology service, drive service development, support the wider team, and promote collaborative, team-based ways of working that deliver high-quality care and positive outcomes for service users.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be employed by GMMH and will provide clinical and strategic leadership for psychological provision across the NMHT. They will be responsible for the supervision, professional leadership, and line management of psychological therapists from a range of modalities, whilst leading the continued development of psychologically informed practice within the team.
Working in partnership with GMMH and Six Degrees, the post holder will contribute to the ongoing development of an integrated psychological service that meets the needs of both service users and staff. They will provide expert psychological assessment, formulation, consultation, and intervention, and play a key role in the continued development of the Psychological Therapies Hub and the wider transformation of community mental health services.
The successful candidate will be trained/accredited, or willing to undertake training/accreditation, in one of the six core therapeutic modalities: Structured Clinical Management (SCM), Mentalisation-Based Therapy (MBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder (CBT-P&B), Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), or Behavioural Family Therapy (BFT).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
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.
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This advert is for 'Principal Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological Therapist' with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £66,582 - £77,368 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 12 Nov 2026.
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