Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 437-6295672
- Employer
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Harrop House
- Town
- Prestwich
- Salary
- £70,417 - £81,138 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Director of Adult Training Programmes
Band 8c
Job overview
We are looking for a enthusiastic, highly able and tenacious individual to take our Adult Psychological Therapies training portfolio forward to the next stage of development.
This exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly expert and experienced psychological therapist, supervisor and trainer in cognitive behavioural therapy for adult mental health programmes, with a track record of effective leadership, management and strategy.
The GMMH Psychological Therapies Training Centre was established in 2000 to run a Postgraduate Diploma programme in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in partnership with the University of Manchester. We have since expanded our portfolio to include more than 20 programmes/pathways in evidence based psychological therapies across a broad range of therapeutic modalities, mostly at postgraduate level. We have been highly successful in attracting funding from NHS England as part of national projects aimed at Improving Access to Psychological Therapies across Adult and Children & Young Peoples’ services, and now employ over 80 staff, most of them also in current clinical practice, and train in excess of 400 students per year.
We are looking for someone to lead across our portfolio of adult programmes (talking therapies for anxiety and depression, serious mental health problems and long term conditions).
For an informal discussion please contact [email protected]
Main duties of the job
Jointly with the senior management team lead the development, delivery and management of a multi-faceted programme of professional training aimed at transforming participating Adult Mental Health services.
Together with the Senior Management Team, to enable and ensure that participating services deliver the relevant psychological training outcomes specified by the Department of Health (DH) and to participate and lead on aspects of the strategic development of relevant adult programmes (e.g. TTAD, SMHP, LTCs) at both a local and national level.
To develop the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) component in all PTTC programmes as part of a strategic plan to develop the skill of the CBT workforce and ensure high quality provision of CBT training across the Centre.
To lead on the development of the adult programme staff in order to ensure quality and high standards of provision.
For further information on the main duties of the job, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the detailed job description and person specification for full details.
Contact Freda McManus if you would like to discuss the role.
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 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
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Doctoral Degree or equivalent qualification in Adult Mental Health relevant subject area.
- High level post qualification training in CBT
- Appropriate professional registration required for NHS employment (e.g., HCPC, BABCP).
Desirable criteria
- BABCP Accreditation as a Practitioner, Trainer and / or Supervisor
Experience
Essential criteria
- Sufficient years post qualification experience in adult mental health relevant settings to have developed the competencies required for the post.
- Substantial experience of delivering training and supervision of CBT to a range of other professionals
- Track record of successful development and delivery and management of CBT training programmes
Desirable criteria
- Experience of strategic liaison with managers, workforce leads and commissioners, including participation in the development of national curricula.
- Track record of successful development of funding bids for training activity
- Experience of having research published in professional peer-reviewed journals.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Advanced knowledge of the theoretical basis of CBT
- Knowledge and understanding of national policy and strategic context of psychological therapies training relevant to adult populations
- Knowledge of financial, strategic and personnel management and liaison across multiple systems
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate effectively in a range of modalities and to a wide range of audiences
- Ability to evaluate highly complex situations that require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options (e.g. formulation of complex clinical problems) within psychological frameworks and to advise other professionals regarding these.
- Proficiency in common software packages such as Microsoft Office
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Freda McManus
- Job title
- Head of PTTC
- Email address
- [email protected]
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