Director of Adult Training Programmes

Job overview

We are looking for an 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 freda.mcmanus@gmmh.nhs.uk

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 and to apply, please click on the 'Apply' button above.

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