Senior Psychologist (Clinical / Counselling / Forensic)

Job overview

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

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 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.

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.