Practitioner Psychologist - Trusted Relationships (GMRH)

NHS

  • Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
  • £55,690-62,682 per year
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 3 hours ago
The Trusted Relationships Service has grown from strength to strength since the original Home Office funding in 2018. We have now secured 3 more year of funding and we are looking for two enthusiastic, independent, clinicians to come and work alongside our other 8 clinicians, for 2 days a week.This is non-case holding post, clinicians do not have any direct patient contact.Instead, you will work with Police and Social care staff to support their work safeguarding children who are at risk of extrafamilial abuse and exploitation. Based within the Complex Safeguarding teams, across Greater Manchester, the Trusted Relationships clinicians work with staff to facilitate psychological awareness, particularly in relation to trauma, by offering case-based consultation, staff support and bespoke-training.The Trusted Relationships Service is a team within the GM Resilience Hub, and consequently clinicians have access to a range of expertise and CPD opportunities.For a conversation about our current, part-time, vacancies in Salford and Tameside, please do get in touch via the contact details below.Please be aware that being based in a Police station means it is a requirement of the post to undergo Police vetting.Main duties of the jobTrusted Relationships clinicians are generally based in Police stations, offering a face to face service to Complex Safeguarding staff.There are three key areas of service delivery:
  • case-based consultation, offering psychological formulations to help staff understand any number of different factors influencing the children and families they are supporting and how this might impact their relationships and approach to safeguarding.
  • bespoke training and workshops to teams and sometimes to staff across the wider complex safeguarding workforce
  • staff support, this can be one-to-one or in a group format but is developed in collaboration with the staff to meet their needs.
There are times when Trusted Relationship's clinicians my need to offer support to teams who have experienced a critical incident, however, this is done in collaboration with Clinical Lead and with the back up of the GM Resilience Hub.Please see the Job Description for more details.About usThe Trusted Relationships service requires highly specialist clinicians to work with a significant degree of autonomy and independence and have good levels of personal organisation. However, given the complex-nature of the work and the potential for regular exposure to traumatic material there are a lot of opportunities for support and CPD. The team has regular face-to-face and online team meetings, individual supervisions and line management, a buddy-system and also monthly Compassion-Focused Staff Support and CAT-informed supervision.DetailsDate posted04 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary£55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rataContractPermanentWorking patternPart-timeReference number311-F833-25-BJob locationsGreater Manchester Resilience HubAshton old BathsAshton-Under-LyneOL6 7FWJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesAll Trusted Relationships clinicians work part-time in to Complex Safeguarding teams and spend two days a week based at the Police station with the CS team. This work has relationships at it's centre and being in the Police station is key to the successful delivery of the work. For this reason all clinicians need to complete the Police vetting process so they can gain access to the Police station.The offer of consultation, staff support and training is developed in collaboration with the Team managers and staff. The majority of Trusted Relationships input tends to be consultation about children and families, with some occasional attendance at other relevant meetings. Regular staff support may also be offered as a group or one-to-one offer. Bespoke training may also be requested from time to time.The role requires consultations to be written up for the staff and all activity is inputted into a spreadsheet for the clinical lead to use for report writing and service evaluation.This work can, understandably, be very challenging at times and there is protected time every Thursday afternoon for the Trusted Relationships team to meet on line or face-to-face for a variety of team meetings and external supervision and staff support. There are multiple other forms of ad-hoc support that are available throughout the week.The Trusted Relationships team is well established, well respected team with passionate, supportive clinicians. The work is always evolving as there is so much everyone continues to learn, both clinically and relationally and also in the process of service delivery.Please see the Job Description for more details. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesAll Trusted Relationships clinicians work part-time in to Complex Safeguarding teams and spend two days a week based at the Police station with the CS team. This work has relationships at it's centre and being in the Police station is key to the successful delivery of the work. For this reason all clinicians need to complete the Police vetting process so they can gain access to the Police station.The offer of consultation, staff support and training is developed in collaboration with the Team managers and staff. The majority of Trusted Relationships input tends to be consultation about children and families, with some occasional attendance at other relevant meetings. Regular staff support may also be offered as a group or one-to-one offer. Bespoke training may also be requested from time to time.The role requires consultations to be written up for the staff and all activity is inputted into a spreadsheet for the clinical lead to use for report writing and service evaluation.This work can, understandably, be very challenging at times and there is protected time every Thursday afternoon for the Trusted Relationships team to meet on line or face-to-face for a variety of team meetings and external supervision and staff support. There are multiple other forms of ad-hoc support that are available throughout the week.The Trusted Relationships team is well established, well respected team with passionate, supportive clinicians. The work is always evolving as there is so much everyone continues to learn, both clinically and relationally and also in the process of service delivery.Please see the Job Description for more details.Person Specificationeducation/qualificationsEssential
  • Registered practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • Registered social worker or mental health nurse with relevant experience working in psychologically informed multi-agency settings
  • HCPC registered professional with additional post graduate qualification in an evidence-based psychological therapy to Masters Level or equivalent
  • Psychological therapy qualification and accreditation recognised by the Professional Standards Authority (e.g UKCP, BABCP, BACP, BPC etc) to Masters Level or equivalen
Desirable
  • Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
  • Post-qualification training in specialist therapeutic work with children, young people and families e.g. DBT, CBT, EMDR, IPT, FT
  • Training and experience in delivering specialist therapeutic group work or support to staff
ExperienceEssential
  • Previous experience working in the NHS or other relevant settings, offering consultation or case-based formulation in a psychologically informed, multiagency setting
  • Experience of multi-agency working to safeguard adults and/or children and young people
  • Experience of working with children and/or adults presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a wide range of settings
  • Experience of exercising full responsibility for clients' care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan, including caseload management
  • Experience of teaching multi-agency professionals including the identification of need and development of training packages
  • Experience of delivering clinical supervision/consultancy with multiagency staff
Desirable
  • Assessed experience of working as a qualified practitioner or psychological therapist for a minimum of four years (with 2 years at a specialist level).
  • Experience of providing staff support following serious incidents.
KnowledgeEssential
  • Highly specialised knowledge of mental health issues, including trauma across the lifespan
  • Knowledge of children and/or adults with complex needs and neurodiversity
  • Knowledge of the systemic, developmental and psychological issues within the context of children at risk of exploitation and/or violence
Skills and abilitiesEssential
  • Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional in one-to-one and group settings.
Person Specificationeducation/qualificationsEssential
  • Registered practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • Registered social worker or mental health nurse with relevant experience working in psychologically informed multi-agency settings
  • HCPC registered professional with additional post graduate qualification in an evidence-based psychological therapy to Masters Level or equivalent
  • Psychological therapy qualification and accreditation recognised by the Professional Standards Authority (e.g UKCP, BABCP, BACP, BPC etc) to Masters Level or equivalen
Desirable
  • Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
  • Post-qualification training in specialist therapeutic work with children, young people and families e.g. DBT, CBT, EMDR, IPT, FT
  • Training and experience in delivering specialist therapeutic group work or support to staff
ExperienceEssential
  • Previous experience working in the NHS or other relevant settings, offering consultation or case-based formulation in a psychologically informed, multiagency setting
  • Experience of multi-agency working to safeguard adults and/or children and young people
  • Experience of working with children and/or adults presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a wide range of settings
  • Experience of exercising full responsibility for clients' care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan, including caseload management
  • Experience of teaching multi-agency professionals including the identification of need and development of training packages
  • Experience of delivering clinical supervision/consultancy with multiagency staff
Desirable
  • Assessed experience of working as a qualified practitioner or psychological therapist for a minimum of four years (with 2 years at a specialist level).
  • Experience of providing staff support following serious incidents.
KnowledgeEssential
  • Highly specialised knowledge of mental health issues, including trauma across the lifespan
  • Knowledge of children and/or adults with complex needs and neurodiversity
  • Knowledge of the systemic, developmental and psychological issues within the context of children at risk of exploitation and/or violence
Skills and abilitiesEssential
  • Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional in one-to-one and group settings.

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