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Principal Adult Psychotherapist - North Manchester

Full-time post based at Macartney House Psychotherapy Service, North Manchester (37 ½ hours per week)

Band 8b  £44,258 - £54,714 per annum

This is an excellent opportunity to join our well-established service, to help shape and develop psychotherapy provision in North Manchester. We are looking for an experienced psychotherapist with enthusiasm and an appreciation of the challenges and rewards of working within a culturally diverse urban environment. The post-holder will be an accredited psychotherapist trained in either cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) or psychodynamic psychotherapy. The successful applicant will join a team of therapists which has close links with psychotherapy and clinical psychology services, other local mental health services and primary care services.

The team uses a range of approaches including CAT and psychodynamic individual and group psychotherapy. Much of the team’s work is with service users with personality disorder and other complex presentations. A programme of mentalization based therapy is currently being introduced. The service hosts specialist placements for junior psychiatrists, psychotherapy trainees and clinical psychology trainees.

Macartney House Psychotherapy Service is part of Psychological Services, which, as a city-wide sub-directorate of Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust, comprises a range of specialities and offers a high standard of support and supervision.

The post offers excellent opportunities to further develop specialist assessment, therapy, supervision and consultation skills. Participation in service development initiatives and teaching and training will be strongly encouraged and supported.

Closing date: Monday 3rd August 2009

Interview date: Tuesday 1^st September 2009
For further details or informal visits contact Deborah Pickvance, Service Manager/ Consultant Psychotherapist on 0161 205 7555

Published by Deborah Pickvance on 13th Jul 2009

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