Assistant Psychologist - Forensic Assessment and Support Team

The Forensic Advice and Support Team (FAST), as part of the Specialist Service Care Group for GMMH, are looking to recruit a committed and dynamic Assistant psychologist to join the psychology provision of this service. FAST is a recently developed team which has two main aims 1) to support community team to manage service users in the community who would otherwise be at risk of being admitted to a secure hospital, and 2) to support the successful and timely discharge of service users out of secure services.

The team consists of multi-disciplinary professionals providing assessments, formulations and interventions to a range of service users both within community setting, as well as within secure services. The main role of psychology is to develop a collaborative formulation with the referring team as well as with the service user.

We are seeking an assistant psychologist to support the psychology provision, as well as the wider team, in providing a strong psychological and formulation driven understanding of mental health, emotional distress and trauma responses.

The post holder would be expected to work closely with the psychologists, wider multi disciplinary team members, as well as community services, in contributing to developing formulations, providing a range of interventions, as well as data collection and analysis.

• To work with the practitioner psychologist and to complete semi-structured psychological assessments, formulations and to offer interventions, both group and individual, to service-users across a range of settings.
• To contribute to specialist assessments to inform ongoing care.
• To support psychological perspectives and trauma informed understandings to the mental health team and wider establishment.
• To develop strong working relationships with partnership agencies and stakeholders to support safe and effective collaboration and management of risk.
• To contribute to the training of other professionals
• To assist with data collection and operational aspects of running of the team

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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.

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits

• 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