Job summary
Adult Cystic Fibrosis Care

Band 8A Practitioner Psychologist
12-month fixed term contract - 0.4 WTE

Role will suit candidates commencing in highly specialist roles (Band 8A). Post will be embedded within Adult Cystic Fibrosis care team, working alongside a wide range of professionals (including practitioner psychology colleagues) in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Some sessions may be delivered working from home.

Main duties of the job
Provision of high quality, evidence-based psychological care to patients and their families and carers of respective medical speciality.

Support the ongoing improvement of psychological pathways in speciality.

Provision of consultation, training and supervision to MDT colleagues around issues pertaining to psychological models of working such as stepped care and trauma informed practice.

Working autonomously with an appropriate clinical caseload.

Research, service development and project work.

Opportunities to develop additional competencies/undertake CPD and professional training in keeping with yearly appraisal/service needs as well as objectives of the wider physical health psychological services across Greater Manchester.

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.

Details
Date posted: 10 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
per annum, pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 437-8184275
Job locations: Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester, M23 9LT, United Kingdom

Job 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
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Professional qualification in relevant Practitioner Psychology Doctoral Degree (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
• Registration as a clinical/counselling/health practitioner psychologist with the HCPC.

Desirable

• Training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological relevance (e.g. staff training, research methodology, and / or other fields of applied psychology)

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with client groups in a physical health setting, presenting with the full range of clinical severity. This includes maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the possible threat of physical abuse.
• Experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling/health psychologist
• Experience in the application of cognitive-behavioural approaches to clinical settings
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience of working within acute medical/surgical trauma environments, delivering evidenced trauma focused psychological interventions.
• Experience of providing supervision and training

Knowledge
Essential

• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.

Desirable

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to clients of the CF service, and of relevant mental health legislation.

Skills
Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• 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 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).