Principle Clinical Psychologist / Clinical Lead

We are excited to welcome a new Clinical Psychologist to join our small, enthusiastic and dedicated team, committed to doing things differently in Manchester. Living Well is a new service, co-designed by people with lived experience and key partners, designed to bridge the gap between existing primary and secondary care services. Working in partnership with GMMH and VCSE organisations it offers a service which is trauma informed, holistic, person led and community based.We are committed to doing things differently and trying new things. Our values for Living Well in Manchester are:

• Wholeheartedly Working TogetherReally being in the room: welcoming and appreciating one another; sharing our skills, talents, experience, knowledge, networks and providing constructive feedback
• The Desire to UnderstandSeeking to listen, encouraging dialogue, being open to diverse voices and perspectives: deliberately going outside of/away from the status quo in search of insight
• People & PlacesFinding ways to unlock the considerable potential of individuals, communities and organisations across our city to make services and the system better
• Opportunistic BraverySeizing chances as they arise to try things, learn lessons and generate fresh ideas: we will not let this opportunity slip through our fingers, You will be responsible for overall clinical leadership within the LW service, which will include the continued development of clinical pathways, clinical governance, and provision of high-quality clinical supervision. You will be responsible for the systematic development and provision of highly specialist psychological services for people using the LW service, and their families/carers who experience complex psychological problems. You will develop and provide services that meet the agreed service priorities. This will include development and implementation of highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention strategies including clinical casework, training/supervision of other team members and the provision of consultancy work generally for the assurance of quality in the use of psychological methods by the LW team.
Depending on the candidate there is also scope to include the delivery of some individual therapy within the role.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations. 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. Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.