Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist (band 7-8a development)
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Due to a promotion for the current post holder, we have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7-8a (development role) psychologist to join our Forensic Psychology Team. The successful candidate will be based within the women's low secure service at our Leeds site, Newsam Centre. It provides assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation for women with complex mental health needs linked to their offending behaviours. The service takes a trauma-informed approach to understanding service user's presentations and risks, formulating behaviours as driven by unmet needs, and informing a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to treatment with a focus on recovery. There is also a forensic outreach and liaison service that the successful applicant will input to, supporting transitions from the ward to the community.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist psychological services to the staff and service users on the low secure women's ward, with the clinical leadership support of senior psychologists in the department. The post holder will be responsible for assessing and treating their own specialist caseload of clients and maintaining associated records. There will be opportunity to develop and deliver enhanced group interventions; joint working with nursing teams and allied health professionals to scaffold and model low-level psychological interventions. The post holder may provide clinical supervision to assistant psychologists, psychology interns, and other professionals in accordance with service need. The post holder will conduct psychologically informed risk assessments and formulations alongside the MDT and will support staff through appropriate forums e.g. case discussions, team formulations, reflective practice, and contribute to staff training.
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.
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 responsibilities
The substantive post in the team is banded at 8a. However, this role offers the opportunity to join us in a band 7 development post, which will offer you a clear pathway to achieving the experience, skills, and knowledge required to secure the higher end role/pay band, within the team, once the agreed competencies have been met. In line with this being a Developmental Role, the post will be offered within a supportive learning environment to acquire the level of clinical and leadership skills necessary to progress to an 8a banding. This will include completion of a post-doctoral supervision training course, moving from supported to independent facilitation of reflective practice and consultation, and taking on leadership roles within the team. The development plan will be for a defined period. On appointment, the post holder will not fully meet the requirements of the 8a role and as such will be recruited to the band 7 job description and person specification.
We are committed to supporting continued professional development, with a number of our team accessing further accredited training in therapy modalities (including CBT and EMDR) and leadership programmes. We are committed to robust professional leadership, equality, diversity, and inclusion, and supporting staff wellbeing and CPD. Our Psychological Professions Strategy outlines our vision. We are proud that 100% of LYPFT psychological professionals recently surveyed reported they felt supported by colleagues. There is opportunity for international applicants to be sponsored.
Informal enquiries and visits are encouraged.Please contact Hayley Lyon (hayley.lyon@nhs.net; 0113 85 56450)
Person Specification
Qualifications and registration
* Doctoral level training in Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent) and HCPC registration;
Knowledge
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies used to treat the population of service users specified in the job summary.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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