We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate clinical/counselling psychologist to join the MDT within a well-established Gender Identity Service. We are committed to robust professional leadership, equality, diversity and inclusion and supporting staff wellbeing and CPD. Our Psychological Professions Strategy outlines our vision.
The service provides a supportive environment and brings together a wide range of experience into a highly specialised MDT which aims to address the needs of patients presenting with difficulties arising from gender dysphoria/incongruence. The team includes consultant clinical psychologists, mental and physical health nurses, speech and language therapists, a consultant psychiatrist, senior psychiatrists, consultant endocrinologists, GPs, gender outreach workers, doctoral level trainee clinical/counselling psychologists and a prescribing pharmacist.
Main duties of the job
The candidate will be providing services to service users in Leeds GIS as a clinical/counselling psychologist. To fulfil this role within the Leeds GIS, there is a requirement from the psychologist to be able to provide independent assessment, formulation and psychological therapy for difficulties arising from gender dysphoria. The role offers the chance to utilise skills in terms of providing supervision to trainees, consultation and facilitating formulation sessions for the multi-disciplinary team (MDT). The successful candidate may be asked to contribute to projects that are in line with service development priorities.
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.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.
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 an incredible 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 for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will be fully supported by Clinical Psychology within the team. Experience of working with a gender diverse population is preferred, in particular those candidates with prior experience of working on placement within a gender identity service, those who have completed specific training in gender identity practice e.g. PGCert or PGDip in Gender Identity Healthcare Practice or those with lived experience. Applicants without gender-identity related experience will be considered and will then be trained with a view to becoming an established psychologist competent in carrying out assessment, formulation and therapeutic support.
The Leeds GIS staff were surveyed in 2024 for a Learning, Culture, and Leadership (LCL) Framework Assessment. Results revealed particularly high ratings from staff of their experience of leadership, communication, teamwork and continuous learning within the team, although all conditions for quality were rated highly. The role would be well-suited to a candidate who values team working highly.
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.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
For informal enquiries please contact:
Dr Adele McGovern, Clinical Psychologist / adele.mcgovern1@nhs.net
or
Jo Taylor, Operational Manager / jo.taylor6@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent prior to 1996) and HCPC registration
Skills
Essential
* To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual.
* To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of Service Users while managing a high clinical caseload with an ability to be flexible and responsive in the face of competing clinical needs and risks.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, and inpatient settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of Service User groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies used to treat the population of service users specified in the job summary.
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Gender Identity Services
Newsam Centre
Leeds
LS14 6WB
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
173-03725-EDRS #J-18808-Ljbffr