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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

About

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from 122 locations.

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.

Contact

Address: Bury New Road; Prestwich; Manchester; M25 3BL
Contact Number: 0161 938 5253

Find out more

Jobs Website

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Ref: 437-8033768 Vacancy ID: 8033768

Director of Psychological Professions

Accepting applications until: 19-Jun-2026 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 19-Jun-2026 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Harrop House
Cyfeiriad: Prestwich
Tref: Manchester
Cod post: M25 3BL
Major / Minor Region: Manchester

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £112,782 - £129,783 per annum
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (NHS AfC: Band 9)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Mental Health

Dyddiad y cyfweliad: 14/07/2026

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For more details about this role and the responsibilities please see attached full Job Description and Person Specification.

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing job application. The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and most times AI-generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies for thus producing inaccurate and misleading information, especially in the supporting statement section of an application that can lack real life examples of one’s achievements, success and challenges.

We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click here.

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

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

Education/Qualification

Meini prawf hanfodol

Doctoral level training in psychological practice, including models of psychopathology, lifespan developmental psychology, clinical psychometrics, neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological interventions.
Registered with HCPC (or equivalent) as a practitioner psychologist.
Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
A recognised Management/Leadership Qualification.

Meini prawf dymunol

Eligibility to be a chartered clinical psychologist with British Psychological Society

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Experience within Mental Health Services at a Senior Psychological Professional Level.
Experience of continuing professional development.
Experience of effective partnership working with a range of agencies and stakeholders.
Ability to manage complex and sensitive situations.
Ability to work within and meet clear performance targets and indicators Knowledge of working experience of service redesign.
Financial and budgetary management experience.
Ability to work in a complex environment.
Display strong collective leadership qualities.
Ability to communicate highly complex and/or sensitive information in challenging environments.
Influencing, persuasion and negotiating skills.
Experience of user and carer involvement in the evaluation of services.
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a full range of care settings.
Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment.
Experience of teaching, training, and professional and clinical supervision. Experience of professional management of qualified and pre qualified psychological professionals.

Meini prawf dymunol

Experience of professional management, selection and recruitment of qualified psychologists and other healthcare professionals.
Experience of having sole responsibility for a key area of service provision within psychology services.
Proven ability to plan, implement, develop and evaluate new service initiatives.
Experience of representing the profession or service in local policy forums. Experience of managing a Psychological Service Budget.
Experience of the application of psychological principles in different cultural contexts

Knowledge and Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol

Doctoral level knowledge of psychological theory.
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Ability to organise time effectively.
Skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non professional groups.
Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals.
Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological interventions, including CBT.
Ability to provide thorough risk assessments.
Knowledge of legislation in relation to clients with complex, severe and enduring mental health problems and of mental health legislation.
Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies interventions.
Evidence of CPD as recommended by BPS, HCPC and accrediting bodies.
Formal training in supervision of other psychological professionals.
Ability to demonstrate critical reasoning skills, to question received wisdom and arrive at sound judgements where information is not available and expert opinion may differ.
Ability to think strategically, to retain the wider picture and create a viable vision and to demonstrate critical reasoning.
High level analytical and judgmental skills.
High level planning and organisation skills.
Familiarity with computer use including word processing, spread sheets, database programmes and PowerPoint.
Ability to demonstrate leadership and management skills.
Ability to contain, manage and work with organisational stress and ability to contain the stress of others.
Ability to identify provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
Ability to clearly articulate the role of the psychological professions based upon a good understanding of the framework of government and national professional policy.

Meini prawf dymunol

Ability to interpret financial and performance data in order to create strategic plans.
Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions in specific difficult to treat groups. Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological interventions. Knowledge of models and/or strategies of management and leadership.
A commitment to the evaluation of services, enthusiasm for both multi professional and uni-professional audit, and a wish to continue to develop expertise in the service area.
Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books.

Personal

Meini prawf hanfodol

Have credible and personal integrity, open, honest and inclusive.
Ability to work in a complex environment.
Flexible in style and approach Displays strong collaborative leadership qualities.
Ability to lead, motivate, inspire and empower others to achieve objectives and aspirations.
Ability to assimilate, interpret, and analyse complex information and present to others.
The resilience necessary to overcome obstacles and resistance Results driven / outcome focused System and process orientate.
Ability to sustain intense periods of concentration.
Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, an interest in models of service delivery, and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary mental health services.