Principal Psychologist

GMMH are seeking a Principal Clinical Psychologist with the passion, expertise, and leadership skills to shape the training experience of our trainee clinical psychologists.

We are recruiting a Principal Clinical Psychologist to work closely with the Chief Psychological Professions Officer and senior GMMH clinical psychologists to ensure high‑quality training, support, and development for GMMH‑employed trainee clinical psychologists.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, supportive team of senior clinical psychologists and administrative colleagues, acting as a practice educator and champion for clinical psychology training within the Trust. We are looking for someone with strong clinical leadership experience, a solid understanding of clinical psychology training, and the confidence to guide and support trainees throughout their training journey. The postholder will play a pivotal role in helping GMMH meet its responsibilities under the NHSE education agreement and in maintaining a safe, inclusive, and effective learning environment.

If you are passionate about developing future clinical psychologists and want to make a meaningful impact on training within a large and diverse mental health Trust, we would love to hear from you.

Main Duties of the Role

The Postholder Will

• Provide line management support to GMMH‑employed trainee clinical psychologists on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Programme.
• Ensure GMMH meets its obligations under the NHSE education agreement.
• Support trainees who require reasonable adjustments, ensuring equitable access to training.
• Promote and maintain a positive, psychologically safe learning culture within GMMH clinical psychology training.
• Work closely with trainees, the University of Manchester Programme team, and GMMH clinical psychologists who offer training placements.
• Contribute to the development and coordination of high‑quality training experiences across the Trust.

Training, ongoing supervision, and support from senior GMMH colleagues will be provided where needed.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Mark Bowers Job title: Director for Psychological Professions Email address: ***email_hidden***

[email protected], can arrange an informal chat about the role.