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Location

Stockport, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom

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Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Clinical Psychologist to join the Secondary Care Psychological Therapies Service in the Stockport borough. This is a permanent, part time (0.6 WTE) post.

Our team is located in a Psychological Therapies Department based at Stepping Hill Hospital. We are a friendly, connected team comprising of Clinical Psychologists and other Psychological Therapists who value CPD and peer support.

The team provides both individual and group therapies to service users in the Community and offers consultation (case discussion and formulation, teaching, supervision) to the two CMHTs in Stockport. We also work closely with other clinical teams including the Complex Emotional and Relational Needs (CERN) Pathway and the Early Intervention Service. In addition to our community offer, we also have a dedicated Psychologist working onto the two inpatient wards.

The clinicians in the Secondary Care Psychological Therapies team are trained in a range of therapies including CBT, CBT-P, CBT-PD, EMDR, DBT, MBT, CAT and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. In addition to individual therapy we also offer several groups co-facilitated with CMHT/EIT staff. We have also recently trained the team, and professionals across all secondary care services in Stockport, in the CCC Formulation Model (Isabel Clarke) and are beginning to use this as a basis for consultation work.

We offer training placements to trainee Clinical Psychologists and other trainee Psychological Therapists.

The post holder will work 3 days a week offering:
• Assessment, formulation and intervention to service users under the CMHTs
• Outpatient individual and/or group therapy to service users currently under the CMHTs
• Consultation to CMHT staff (case discussion, team formulations, supervision, staff training and contribution to professionals’ meetings)
• Supervision to other psychological therapists, and/or trainee psychological therapists when appropriate

While the above is our current offer, we are continuously reviewing our work and are open to fresh ideas and perspectives, and new initiatives.

Clinical supervision will be offered to the post holder and will be aligned with your preferred therapeutic modality as much as is possible.

The post holder will be accountable to the Principal Clinical Psychologist/Service Manager for Secondary Care Psychological Therapies.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community, across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We are really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

We welcome the unique contributions that applicants can bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

We also encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of mental health problems, either individually or as a carer.

You must have a firm commitment to working with service users with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, and be eligible to work in this country.

Please see the attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

This advert closes on Friday 23 Feb 2024

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