Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist (band 7-8a development)
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Leeds,
West yorkshire,
United Kingdom
Health and Care
Job posted on December 25, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Overview
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 to maintain 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 discussion; team formulations; reflective practice; and contribute to staff training.
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.
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 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.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The substantive post in the team is banded at 8a. However this role offers the opportunity to join us in 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)
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
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.
Person specification
Qualifications And Registration
Essential criteria
Knowledge
Essential criteria
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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 to maintain 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 discussion; team formulations; reflective practice; and contribute to staff training.
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.
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 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.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The substantive post in the team is banded at 8a. However this role offers the opportunity to join us in 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)
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
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.
Person specification
Qualifications And Registration
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent) and HCPC registration;
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.