Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

Transformation Unit; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 58.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

NHS Pension

Flexible working

CPD opportunities

Zusammenfassung

The CONNECT: West Yorkshire Adult Eating Disorder service in Leeds seeks a Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to lead psychological therapies delivery for inpatients. The role offers supervision and development within the MDT, with opportunities to shape service development and training under Consultant support.

Based on ward 6 at Newsam Centre, Seacroft Hospital, you will provide highly specialist assessments and interventions, while maintaining clinical leadership and contributing to

Qualifikationen

• Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist.
• Significant post qualification experience in an area of practice relevant to the service, including assessment of risk.

Aufgaben

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy for inpatients with eating disorders within CONNECT.
• Provide clinical supervision to Psychological Therapists and MDT members.
• Liaise with other services and work with the wider CONNECT service to enhance care.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and service policies.
• Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development.

Kenntnisse

Clinical psychology

MDT collaboration

Therapy delivery

Ausbildung

Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Jobbeschreibung

Main area CONNECT: The West Yorkshire Adult Eating Disorder Service Grade 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 173-49026-EDRS-A

Employer Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site CONNECT: The West Yorkshire Adult Eating Disorder Service Town Leeds Salary £57,528 - £64,750 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the CONNECT: West Yorkshire Adult Eating Disorder service as an inpatient psychological professional. As a senior psychologist you will be responsible for leading aspects of psychological therapies delivery within the team, support psychological and trauma-informed thinking and enhance psychological safety within the multi-disciplinary team. The role will be fully supported by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and, as such, presents an ideal opportunity for someone hoping to make the transition from a Band 7 role into a more senior position.

The role offers the chance to develop leadership skills by providing supervision, consultation and facilitating formulation sessions for the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), whilst also offering direct clinical work, providing specialist assessment, formulation and intervention to service users. There are various exciting projects within the team, and you will be encouraged to contribute to areas of interest that are in line with service development priorities. The role will offer opportunities for training, and you will be supported to develop within the role.

You should have a highly specialist level of skill and knowledge in models of psychological therapy and ideally be familiar with models recommended for use with people with eating disorders.

Main duties of the job

• Offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, external agencies and to family/ carers.
• Enhance psychological and trauma-informed thinking within the MDT and support the psychological health of the team.
• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy for individuals with eating disorders who are accessing inpatient treatment with CONNECT.
• Offer clinical supervision to psychological therapists and other members of the MDT, including assistant psychologist and Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
• Liaise with other services as appropriate and work closely with the wider CONNECT service to enhance
• Working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the trust and service policies and procedures.
• Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development within the area served by the team/service.
• To provide a key role in psychological aspects of service development.
• To contribute to service improvement projects across the service as 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 a 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 individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(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

You should be able demonstrate the ability to be flexible and adaptable in your approach as well as being innovative, dynamic and enthusiastic in working collaboratively with a skilled and experienced MDT.

This role is based on site at ward 6, Newsam Centre, Seacroft Hospital.

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.

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 [e-mail]
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.

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Person specification

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent prior to 1996) and HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist.

Training

• Additional significant post qualification training relevant to the service and job role outlined in the job summary. Eg training in a specific therapeutic modality
• Formal training in supervision of others.

Experience

• Significant post qualification experience in an area of practice relevant to the service specified in the job summary, to include assessment of risk.

Values Based

• 1. Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• 2. Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• 3. Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position based on a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement. 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 is 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.

All new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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 authorize 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.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.