Consultant Clinical Psychologist

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 89,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS mental health service provider is seeking a Consultant Psychologist to lead the cognitive impairment pathway for older people in Leeds. This part-time, permanent role involves providing clinical leadership, supervision, and strategic development within the service. Candidates should possess a doctorate in clinical psychology, relevant experience with dementia, and demonstrate strong teaching and leadership skills. Benefits include extensive annual leave, NHS Pension Scheme, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

27 - 33 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Pension Scheme

Career development support

Qualifications

• Must have experience of taking a lead on projects within the healthcare system.
• Experience in supervising training of clinical and managerial staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to the older people's service.
• Work with other senior staff to contribute to service planning.
• Provide consultation to colleagues and services.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Experience with complex dementia presentations

Teaching and supervision

Education

Doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology

HCPC registration

Job description

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to appoint a Consultant Psychologist who is passionate about the delivery of excellent psychological services to the Older People of Leeds. The successful applicant will be responsible for the cognitive impairment pathway which spans several teams across our Older People's Service, and will provide clinical leadership that helps deliver high quality neuropsychological assessment for people living with dementia, as well as the delivery of dementia related interventions. They will work alongside two OPS Consultant Psychologists to provide the leadership of the overall OPS Psychological Professional Group, representing the group at forums such as the OPS Senior Leadership Team, Clinical and Operational Governance groups as appropriate.

Main Duties

• Work as a senior member of the service to assist in providing clinical leadership, supervision and strategic service development to the older people's service.


• Work closely with other senior clinical and managerial staff within OPS to provide a psychological perspective to service planning and development.


• Be integrated into and hold a clinical case load within one of the MAS locality Teams.


• Provide supervision, teaching and training.


• Provide consultation to colleagues and other services.


• Provide governance/ oversight for assessments including neuro assessments, interventions, referrals, waiting lists and clinical delivery.


• Provide psychological leadership which will be a core part of the job role.

Discussion prior to application encouraged.

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.

Benefits

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Doctorate level training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the BPS (or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996) with HCPC registration.


• Additional post qualification training and experience relevant to the service and job role outlined in the job summary including clinical supervisor training.

Experience

• Experience of working with complex dementia presentations.


• Experience of teaching, training and supervision of other staff: clinical and professional/managerial.


• Experience in taking a lead on projects/services within health care system.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Contact

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification. We welcome applicants contacting us in advance of applying for the post to find out more information or have an informal discussion. Please contact: Caroline Ispan, Professional Lead for Psychological Professions and OPS consultant [e-mail].

Job Details

Date posted: 05 January 2026.

Pay scheme: Agenda for change.

Band: Band 8c.

Salary: £76,965 to £88,682 a year per annum, pro rata.

Contract: Permanent.

Working pattern: Part-time.

Reference number: 173-46425-OPS-A.

Job locations: St Marys Hospital, Leeds, LS12 3QE.

Employer Details

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

St Marys Hospital

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Employer website: https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/.