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Job overview
This is an exciting development opportunity to join the Crisis Resolution and Intensive Support Service (CRISS) in Leeds as a psychological professional. The CRISS Service in Leeds and York NHS Partnership Foundation Trust provides urgent assessment and intensive home treatment provision to service users in Leeds experiencing a mental health crisis. CRISS offers a 24-hour service; however, the psychology provision is within regular working hours Mon-Fri with the potential of working condensed hours. The CRISS service has recently undergone a re-structure of the service delivery model, following a recent Core Fidelity assessment.
We are currently expanding the psychological workforce in this service and looking for a highly motivated individual committed to high-quality service user-focused care. This post would link to either the West or South locality and you would work alongside two other psychology colleagues (one of whom leads the CRISS Psychology Team) and you will also be supported by a Consultant Psychological Professional colleague working strategically across the acute pathway. We will also be recruiting Assistant Psychologists to support the psychological work in the teams.
We encourage development opportunities for staff and aim to support staff in developing skills in EMDR and DBT.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide psychological assessment, risk assessment, and formulation with SUs and staff.
2. To support staff to continue to use formulations.
3. To provide high-quality psychological interventions.
4. To attend relevant MDTs to offer a psychological perspective.
5. To research and deliver innovative psychological ways of working.
6. To contribute to relevant service improvement projects.
7. To supervise other psychological professional staff as appropriate within the organisation.
8. To supervise assistant psychologists within the CRISS service.
9. To facilitate adherence to the Core fidelity model within CRISS.
10. To help embed outcomes measures and assist with Trust priorities.
11. To provide training to LYPFT colleagues and on the D Clin Psych course as needed.
12. To provide trainee placements where appropriate.
Working for our organisation
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 a variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker, and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to the bank.
Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is an exciting development opportunity to join the Crisis Resolution and Intensive Support Service (CRISS) in Leeds as a psychological professional. The CRISS Service in Leeds and York NHS Partnership Foundation Trust provides urgent assessment and intensive home treatment provision to service users in Leeds experiencing a mental health crisis. CRISS offers a 24-hour service; however, the psychology provision is within regular working hours Mon-Fri with the potential of working condensed hours. The CRISS service has recently undergone a re-structure of the service delivery model, following a recent Core Fidelity assessment. This role will be based at either St Mary's Hospital or Aire Court.
We are currently expanding the psychological workforce in this service and looking for a highly motivated individual committed to high-quality service user-focused care. This post would link to either the West or South locality and you would work alongside two other psychology colleagues (one of whom leads the CRISS Psychology Team) and you will also be supported by a Consultant Psychological Professional colleague working strategically across the acute pathway. We will also be recruiting Assistant Psychologists to support the psychological work in the teams.
We encourage development opportunities for staff and aim to support staff in developing skills in EMDR and DBT.
The team is made up of many different disciplines, including nurses, OTs, harm reduction workers, health support workers, and medical staff. There is strong leadership and practice development support in the team. There are many opportunities to get involved and lead service improvement projects.
The psychological professions workforce is supported by a Deputy Director of Psychological Professions and Professional Leads. We are committed to robust professional leadership, equality, diversity, and inclusion, and supporting staff wellbeing and CPD. Our previous Psychological Professions Strategy was achieved, and we are in the process of writing a new strategy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent prior to 1996) and HCPC registration.
* OR Doctorate level training in Forensic Psychology with HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist - Training courses may be titled Doctorate or Post Grad Diploma, practitioner must be registered with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist with Forensic modality.
* OR Postgraduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive and/or Behavioural Psychotherapy AND Accreditation with BABCP as a CBT therapist. With either a prior core profession or via KSA route.
* OR Masters or above in a psychotherapy and accredited as a psychotherapist with UKCP or BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council).
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies used to treat the population of service users specified in the job summary.
Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position based on a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement - please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application. Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.
Fixed Term Contracts for existing NHS Employees - temporary contracts for employees of LYPFT, or colleagues joining from another NHS Trust, will be offered on a secondment basis wherever possible. In the event this is not possible, an FTC would be issued and this would require a break in service of two weeks.
The purpose of a temporary role could be for maternity cover, temporary funding, or some other reason. At the end of which the need for the temporary work will cease. Temporary roles can stop, be extended, and/or made permanent at any point during the period of work. Should the role become permanent then the post-holder will be informed of the process to be followed to convert the position to a permanent one.
Please note that from 1st July 2018, all new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service, DBS checks for volunteers remain free of charge.
Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident, and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is committed to upholding its statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.
LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.
We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction, or other health needs.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible. In submitting an application form, you authorise Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.
In applying for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not.
If you have not received any communication from us within four weeks you are asked to assume that your application has been unsuccessful. If you should have any queries regarding progress with your application form please contact us.
Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* Job Description (PDF, 304.4KB)
* Person Specification (PDF, 424.6KB)
* Applicant Information (PDF, 536.5KB)
* Recruitment Brochure (PDF, 345.4KB)
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