Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 14 months (This is a schools based trial, so some flexibility working around the school day will be required and some annual leave may need to be taken during school holidays or outwith key therapy delivery periods.)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 311-M243-25
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Research and Innovation, Trust HQ, PCFT
- Town
- Ashton-Under-Lyne
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 Per Annu,m, Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/10/2025
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist/Senior CBT Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values
Job overview
We are delighted to be able to advertise for a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist or Senior CBT Therapist post working on an exciting new NIHR funded research trial of a therapy for young people with paranoia. "Treating Unhelpful Suspicious Thoughts in Teenagers" funded by the National Institute for Health Research - Research for Patient Benefit Programme. This is a 22-month feasibility randomised controlled trial, led by Dr Christopher Taylor and Dr Jessica Kingston (Joint Chief Investigators) and a highly experienced co-applicant team. It will test a new imagery and values based therapy for young people experiencing paranoia in a schools based setting
The role is to work as a clinical psychologist/trial therapist delivering therapy on a schools based paranoia research trial.
Are you due to qualify or newly qualified from the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme?
Are you due to qualify or newly qualified from the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme?
If so, then we would welcome an enquiry and/or an application from you to join us as a Band 7. As a Band 7 you will paid under NHS AfC Band 7 £47,1810 per annum, pro rata. We would seek to support you to develop knowledge, skills and behaviour framework to support your development and future career progression.
Main duties of the job
The main duties will involve delivering therapy to young people identified in schools. The therapy being delivered on the trial is TRUST therapy. The post will also involve training and supervision of the research assistants, supporting recruitment. Experience of delivering cognitive behavioural therapy and/or working with young people is essential.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main purpose of this post is to provide psychological therapy to young people in schools who are experiencing elevated paranoia. A course of therapy will be delivered weekly. The therapy is based on a detailed manual, and you will receive training prior to offering therapy to participants in the trial and close supervision during the trial.
The post holder will be expected to treat participants to an exceptionally high standard and to contribute to intervention development work necessary to adapt the therapy manual for the contextual and clinical presentations of young people with paranoia in schools. The role will involve working in both education and healthcare settings to support young people, parents/carers and education community with mental health and wellbeing related to paranoia.
Whilst it should be possible to treat most of the patients within regular hours, it may on occasion be necessary to see patients at other times. The post holder will need to be able to travel to different sites within the Trust and further afield to attend meetings, seminars, and supervision.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and registration with the HCPC OR Relevant Professional qualificaiton (e.g. RMN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker) plus CBT Diploma and BABCP accreditation as a CBT Therapist
Desirable criteria
- Specialist CBT Training
- Specialist Training in CBT for Psychosis
- Further qualifications and/or training in a range of therapy models/interventions i.e. EMDR
- Further Training and/or qualifications in the delivery of clinical supervision
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of delivering highly specialist psychological assessments and interventions
- Experience of working within multidisciplinary services in mental health
- Previous experience of offering clinical supervision
- Conducted a clinical research study
- Knowledge of clinical trials methodology and experimental psychology
- Experience of working within a multi-cultural framework
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing psychological interventions in Schools
- Experience of working with high levels of complexity with young people with social, emotional and or behavioural difficulties in education or health settings
- Experience of providing cognitive behavioural therapies to clients with severe mental health problems (e.g. Psychosis/Paranoia/At Risk Mental State.
- Experience of working on a clinical trial
- Specialist Knowledge about adolescent paranoia
- Experience of working with children with complex needs, including additional educational needs, learning disabilities and neurodiversity.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent cognitive therapy skills including the ability to deliver a protocol intervention adherently and to a high standard of competence
- Knowledge of the education system in England
- Knowledge of the application of clinical governance and risk management policies
- Knowledge of contemporary legislation relevant to the delivery of mental health and psychological services
Desirable criteria
- Experience of research
- Expertise in administration and interpretation of specialist psychological assessment tools
- Knowledge of capacity and consent issues
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally, and in writing
- Ability to communicate knowledge about paranoia in easily understood language to both young people and professionals
- Evidence of high level of general clinical skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently both as an independent practitioner and in an multi-disciplinary team and research team
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment and intervention, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- 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
- High-level group facilitation
- Delivering psychological therapy in a group format (e.g. DBT, CBT, Schema Therapy, CFT)
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
- Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
- Ability to move equipment (including case files, self help material, audio-visual equipment) between office base and other work settings
Desirable criteria
- Commitment to supporting service user involvement in research
- Willing to work flexibly to meet the needs of service users
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr. Christopher Taylor
- Job title
- Senior Lecturer, Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07517 581 430
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