Job Summary
We are seeking Clinical, Counselling, or Forensic Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary Community Rehabilitation Team on a fixed-term basis. The post will suit an enthusiastic Psychologist with an interest in developing skills across a wide range of therapeutic approaches, risk assessments, formulation and consultation skills. Our Community Rehabilitation Team supports individuals with complex and enduring mental health needs to achieve recovery and independence within the community across the Pennine Care footprint. We are committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological care and fostering a culture of innovation, compassion, and collaboration. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties. The team is a trust wide service covering all five boroughs of Pennine Care and it is essential that you drive and have access to transport to travel across the whole footprint of the trust. We are currently based at Trust HQ in Ashton Under Lyne. Our core hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. We are recruiting to a Band 8a Psychologist post. We also welcome applications from newly qualified psychologists for a Band 7 role. Successful applicants who have not yet obtained professional registration but are soon to meet these requirements are are also welcome to apply.

Main Duties of the Job

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and formulation for service users with complex needs.
• Support and develop collaborative risk assessments.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions tailored to individual recovery goals.
• Offer consultation and psychological input to the wider MDT, including nurses, occupational therapists, and support workers.
• Provide clinical supervision and support assistant psychologists.

About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer. If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Details
Date posted: 02 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: Depending on experience, per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 311-F895-26-E
Job locations: Trust HQ, 225 Old Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 7SR, United Kingdom

Job Responsibilities
Essential Criteria

• Good honours degree in psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology; or Forensic Psychology qualification
• HCPC registered as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Experience of working in a community setting.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering highly specialist psychological assessments and interventions (individual and group) within an NHS mental health environment.
• Experience of working within multidisciplinary services in mental health providing therapy to service users with high levels of complexity
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to other psychological therapists
• Experience in teaching / training of other qualified mental health staff / non psychology staff
• Knowledge of the application of clinical governance and risk management policies
• Skills 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 community rehabilitation services.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment and intervention.
• Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to hold the stress of others.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and / or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS
• Ability to play an active role in service development via evaluation, audit and research.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non professional groups
• Ability to prioritise work, manage waiting lists, meet deadlines and revise work plans accordingly

Desirable Criteria

• Further qualifications and / or training in a range of therapy models / interventions
• Further training and / or qualifications in the delivery of clinical supervision
• Experience of providing line management to other psychological therapists
• Expertise in administration and interpretation of specialist psychological assessment tools
• Knowledge of procedures that maintain and contribute to the improvement of psychological services
• Knowledge of systems theory and organisational change

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential

• Good honours degree in psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology; or Forensic Psychology qualification
• HCPC registered as a Practitioner Psychologist

Desirable

• Further qualifications and / or training in a range of therapy models / interventions
• Further training and / or qualifications in the delivery of clinical supervision

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in a community setting.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering highly specialist psychological assessments and interventions (individual and group) within an NHS mental health environment.
• Experience of working within multidisciplinary services in mental health providing therapy to service users with high levels of complexity
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to other psychological therapists
• Experience in teaching / training of other qualified mental health staff / non psychology staff

Desirable

• Experience of providing line management to other psychological therapists
• Experience of working in an inpatient setting (psychiatric rehabilitation /PICU / adult/secure services)

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of the application of clinical governance and risk management policies

Desirable

• Expertise in administration and interpretation of specialist psychological assessment tools
• Knowledge of procedures that maintain and contribute to the improvement of psychological services Knowledge of systems theory and organisational change

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Skills 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 community rehabilitation services
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment and intervention.
• Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'hold' the stress of others.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and / or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS
• Ability to play an active role in service development via evaluation, audit and research.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non professional groups
• Ability to prioritise work, manage waiting lists, meet deadlines and revise work plans accordingly

Desirable

• A wish to continue to develop expertise in the service area

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. 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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Pennine Care NHS FT
Address: Trust HQ, 225 Old Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 7SR, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
Principal Forensic Psychologist
Dr Sohbia Shoaib
S.shoaib@nhs.net
01617161400