Job summary
Come and join our expanding psychological therapies team within a passionate and friendly service.

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen to develop services by offering a 12-month fixed-term opportunity for a Band 7 CBT therapist or Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (up to 0.77 wte). We are keen to consider applications from individuals with direct perinatal experience or those seeking to develop their skills in a new and innovative role. Applications from trainee psychologists soon to qualify are welcome.

The Specialist Perinatal service is a well-established multidisciplinary community team providing a range of tailored approaches to meet the mental health needs of women, birthing people, and their families in the perinatal period.

Our core purpose is to work with women, birthing people to address their mental health needs and mitigate any impact on the unborn baby and infant. We aim to provide a timely, integrated, high quality, and effective service.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake initial assessments and direct therapeutic work with women/birthing people experiencing a wide range of mental health problems, often relating to complex trauma or attachment difficulties. This may take the form of individual or dyadic therapy (with baby present), or group therapy.

There are also opportunities for indirect working, including consultation and training to both colleagues within the Specialist Perinatal Team and wider systems, including PETALS (the maternal mental health service), maternity services, perinatal IAPT, specialist psychotherapy services and parent-infant mental health services.

The post offers an incredibly supportive team working environment. The successful post holder will receive regular and consistent line management, clinical and professional supervision, and develop relationships with established psychologists and psychological therapists (family therapy, CBT, IPT) working within the service who regularly meet for ongoing CPD, discussion of clinical / professional issues and invaluable peer support. There are also opportunities for professional development and additional internal training is actively encouraged and supported.

Requirements to Travel
There is a regular requirement to travel across the footprint of the Trust.

About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 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.

Job responsibilities
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuel Genie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Professional qualification in Clinical / Counselling Psychology at doctoral level (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
• Registration as a Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist with the HCPCA qualification in health care at graduate level in nursing, social work or allied health profession PLUS professional registration (e.g HCPC, NMC)
• A post graduate diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy and accreditation (or working towards accreditation) with the British Association of Cognitive Behavioural Therapies

Desirable

• Post qualification training in a specialised area of psychological practice (e.g, EMDR, DBT)
• Training in recognised Perinatal & Parent Infant Mental Health courses

Experience
Essential

• Experience in offering appropriate assessment of clients, to use judgement in the planning of care, and to implement specific evidence-based therapies.
• Experience of applying cognitive behavioural therapy/other psychological approaches.
• Experience of using trauma focused interventions.
• Experience of using psychometric measures.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment.
• Experience of conducting high quality risk assessments and implementing risk management plans.
• Experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience of providing supervision to other professionals.
• Experience of teaching and training to other professionals.

Knowledge
Essential

• Be able to provide effective liaison with colleagues in the wider maternity system, as well as other statutory / non statutory services relevant to the client and their ongoing needs.
• Contribute when required, to team research and development activities.
• Evidence of CPD as recommended by a professional registration body.

Desirable

• Knowledge of policy and legislation in relation to service specialism and of relevant mental health legislation.

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Communicate directly with clients, partners and families and other healthcare professionals, complex and potentially emotive information
• Demonstrate skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Demonstrate 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.
• Ability to use own initiative and to work under supervision where appropriate.
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals.

Desirable

• Skills in organising and facilitating groups for the provision of psychological interventions.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Specialist Perinatal Service – Cluster 3, 2nd floor, Central Park, Northampton Rd, Manchester, M40 5BP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Principal Clinical Psychologist
Ray Manning
ray.manning@gmmh.nhs.uk
01612710188

Details
Date posted: 21 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 437-8112892-A
Job locations: Specialist Perinatal Service – Cluster 3, 2nd floor, Central Park, Northampton Rd, Manchester, M40 5BP, United Kingdom