Senior Psychologist (Clinical, Forensic, Counselling)

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join a thriving psychologist 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 and Assertive Outreach Team. The post will be allocated to one of the level 1 rehab inpatient wards alongside another Senior Psychologist but will 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 experiences.    The pathway provides treatment, intervention and vocational opportunities for people and their families living with complex needs, associated with psychosis and with significant reductions in quality of life with a strong recovery ethos and a 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.

We are committed to supporting continued professional development and leadership skills. We are committed to robust professional leadership, anti – racist practice and supporting staff wellbeing.

Informal enquiries and visits are encouraged

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist psychological services to the staff and service users within the two level 1 mental health rehab inpatient wards. The post holder will be responsible for assessing and treating their own specialist caseload of clients and to maintain associated records. They will have the skills and experience to work autonomously and make appropriate decisions without opportunity to consult more widely at times. They will have knowledge, understanding and skills to work psychologically with people that have distressing unusual experiences. The post holder will conduct psychologically informed risk assessments and team formulations and will support staff to develop appropriate forums for case discussions, team formulations, and reflective practice. The postholder will provide informal and formal consultation to staff teams. The post holder will undertake audit, research, and service development projects across the whole service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 [email protected]  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.