Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist / Psychological Therapist in Salford inSalford PUBLISHED MON 3 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section

Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist / Psychological Therapist Job details Posting date: November 2025 Salary: Not specified Additional salary information: £55,690 - £62,682 per annum Hours: Full time Closing date: December 2025 Location: Salford, M6 5QQ Company: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Job type: Permanent Job reference: 6938465/437-6938465 Apply for this job Summary A Vacancy at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Expected interview date: Friday 12th December Job overview We are excited to invite applications for the role of Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Senior Psychological Therapist to join our dynamic and innovative team at Salford Living Well. As a community mental health service delivered in partnership with GMMH, Mind in Salford, Six Degrees, Wellbeing Matters, and START, we emphasise collaboration with service users and local communities. We are seeking an experienced psychologist or therapist with previous experience of working with moderate to severe mental health challenges within a multidisciplinary team environment. The successful candidate will collaborate with a diverse range of psychological practitioners, including a principal clinical psychologist, psychodynamic therapists, a trainee CAT therapist, CERN practitioner and mental health wellbeing practitioners (MHWPs). Our broader team includes professionals from various backgrounds such as recovery workers, peer support workers (experts by experience), occupational therapists, social workers, nurses, pharmacists, doctors, and psychiatrists. Together, we aim to provide holistic support with a strong focus on both psychological and social wellbeing. At Salford Living Well, co-production and trauma-informed practices are at the core of everything we do. Main duties This role offers a dynamic and rewarding experience, encompassing a variety of responsibilities including clinical work, staff support and supervision, training, and service development. The post holder will play a crucial role in ensuring Salford Living Well fosters a psychologically healthy environment for both service users and staff. Clinical duties will involve conducting psychological assessments, developing formulations, and delivering psychological interventions. Additionally, the post holder will supervise members of the psychology team, provide support to the broader team, and play an active role in shaping our psychological services. The emphasis on continuous innovation makes Living Well an attractive and exciting service to be a part of, rich with opportunity to contribute to service development. Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations. 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. Please see attached job description and person specification Employee 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 • Blue Light Card Discounts • fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles) This advert closes on Monday 17 Nov 2025