Senior Psychologist (Clinical / Counselling / Forensic)
Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge where you maximise all of your skills as a psychologist, working into a service which prioritises psychologically informed approaches? We are looking for two enthusiastic Registered Psychologists to join a thriving psychological professionals' team in the Complex Psychosis Pathway (CPP).
The pathway provides a whole system approach to Mental Health Rehabilitation and Assertive Community Treatment in Leeds, including level 1 and level 2 inpatient settings, a Community Rehabilitation Team (CRT) and Assertive Outreach Team (AOT).
We currently have 2 roles available: 1 WTE permanent role within AOT 1 WTE 12 months FTC working across CRT and AOT The postholders work closely with the psychological professionals across the CPP, working as a system wide psychological team delivering high quality and specialist psychological provision to people with unusual beliefs and unshared experiences.
The pathway provides treatment, intervention and vocational opportunities for people and their families living with complex needs, associated with psychosis and significant reductions in quality of life. The CPP has a strong recovery ethos and works from a formulation led and trauma informed perspective.
The pathway aims to provide a whole person approach working together with individuals and their families on agreed goals that improve mental and physical health, welfare, social inclusion and psychological wellbeing that maximises independence and quality of life.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist psychological support to the staff and service users within AOT / CRT and maintain associated records. To provide high-quality evidence based psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for service users. To conduct and support psychologically informed risk assessments. To attend MDT discussion spaces and contribute to the psychological understanding of services users' needs and inform rehabilitation goals.
To support professional colleagues and promote psychologically informed approaches, through informal and formal consultation, team formulation, reflective practice and supervision. To contribute to and deliver staff teaching and training as required.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service line policies and procedures, making appropriate decisions without opportunity to consult more widely at times. To undertake audit, research, and service development projects across the whole service as required. To engage in your own supervision and CPD activities.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers) . This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Job responsibilities
As a psychologist working as part of a full MDT, you would share your expertise and commitment to working with people experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties emerging from trauma.
An interest and skills in offering therapeutic interventions for individuals whose needs are often described as complex, as well as in supporting professional colleagues to develop and use psychological thinking in their work with service users will be a key part of these roles. We are committed to robust professional leadership, equality, diversity and inclusion and supporting staff wellbeing and CPD. Informal enquiries are encouraged.
Please use the desirable criteria part of the application to let us know if you are applying for one (and if so which), or both positions.
Further information about the CPP and its respective teams can be found here https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/our-services/complex-psychosis-pathway/ We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for.
Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued. All our information is available in accessible formats.
Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the
