Are you looking for mental health jobs in Leeds, York or with one of our regional services operating across the country? We have a range of NHS Job opportunities, placements and specialities in our clinical, research, and professional support teams across Leeds and York.
At Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT), we strive to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. We can only achieve this by putting our staff and the people using our services at the centre of everything we do. This starts with the people we employ. We recruit based on values and qualifications (where required) and believe lived experience is an advantage. We look for potential, not perfection, and this means that together, we are as diverse as the communities we care for.
Simply put, we seek out people who care, act with integrity and have the right skills. We want to add to our incredible colleagues, students and volunteers who share these principles, with people like you, who find empathy comes easily and who treat everyone with respect without thinking. Search our latest jobs to start your journey with us.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative Clinical Psychologist with a passion for working with people with a learning disability to join our West and South Community Learning Disability Team. This is a large multi-disciplinary team committed to improving the health, well-being and lives of adults with a learning disability, and actively involving and advocating for people in their journey through services.
This role would suit a newly qualifying Clinical Psychologist who seeks to develop skills in collaborative multi-disciplinary working, working with complex systems, delivering adapted therapeutic interventions for adults with complex psychological problems, and contributing psychological and trauma-informed thinking into clinical pathways. An interest in developing skills and experience in trauma-informed positive behaviour support, psychological consultation and collaborative formulation would be beneficial.
Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Psychologist in the team, the postholder will lead on the development, delivery and evaluation of psychological and trauma informed assessment, formulation and intervention, including multi-factored assessment, direct therapy, consultation, and training. The postholder will work collaboratively with CLDT colleagues delivering a range of clinical pathways, including positive behaviour support, dementia, offending, risk and vulnerability.
The post holder will primarily be based in the West and South CLDT, but will be required to provide specific work into others parts of the Learning Disability Service depending on clinical demands, which would include undertaking psychological/ neuropsychological assessment of learning disability and working with colleagues in the Intensive Support Team, which works more intensely to reduce the risk of placement breakdown or hospital admission.
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
A key aspect of the role will be supporting others to understand an individual’s presentation by drawing on knowledge of theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors, and robust clinical assessment of historical and developmental processes. The post-holder will undertake a range of clinical, psychological, neuropsychological and psychometric assessments to develop multifactorial clinical formulations that inform the delivery of evidence based and effective interventions. The postholder will attend weekly clinical team meetings and make autonomous clinical decisions about the assessment, treatment and discharge of service users whose problems are managed by psychologically based care plans.
The postholder will be supported to develop supervisory skills and undertake supervision of assistant psychologists within the team.
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.
We are committed to supporting the development and learning of our Clinical Psychologists and this role will afford a range of opportunities for enhancing professional knowledge and skills, working collaboratively with a supportive and psychologically informed team, and with the supervision and support of experienced Clinical Psychologists in this area of practice. We are aiming to create a positive and proactive learning environment for learning disability psychologists with the recruitment of assistant psychologists and the regular provision of trainee placements, thereby encouraging the development of supervisory skills.
The post also offers exciting opportunities for supporting service development and quality initiatives as the psychology team is undergoing some changes under the direction of the new Consultant Clinical Psychologist, who has significant experience leading psychological services for people with a learning disability and a passion for innovative and creative ways of working. This will be an exciting opportunity to help shape the design and delivery of psychology services for adults with a learning disability in Leeds.
As this is a community post, the post holder must hold a UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes. Please reference this in your application
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent prior to 1996) and HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist.
Knowledge
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies and interventions used to treat the population of service users with a learning disability.
Skills
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Values
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- 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.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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At Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT), we strive to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. We can only achieve this by putting our staff and the people using our services at the centre of everything we do. This starts with the people we employ. We recruit based on values and qualifications (where required) and believe lived experience is an advantage. We look for potential, not perfection, and this means that together, we are as diverse as the communities we care for.
Simply put, we seek out people who care, act with integrity and have the right skills. We want to add to our incredible colleagues, students and volunteers who share these principles, with people like you, who find empathy comes easily and who treat everyone with respect without thinking. Search our latest jobs to start your journey with us.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative Clinical Psychologist with a passion for working with people with a learning disability to join our West and South Community Learning Disability Team. This is a large multi-disciplinary team committed to improving the health, well-being and lives of adults with a learning disability, and actively involving and advocating for people in their journey through services.
This role would suit a newly qualifying Clinical Psychologist who seeks to develop skills in collaborative multi-disciplinary working, working with complex systems, delivering adapted therapeutic interventions for adults with complex psychological problems, and contributing psychological and trauma-informed thinking into clinical pathways. An interest in developing skills and experience in trauma-informed positive behaviour support, psychological consultation and collaborative formulation would be beneficial.
Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Psychologist in the team, the postholder will lead on the development, delivery and evaluation of psychological and trauma informed assessment, formulation and intervention, including multi-factored assessment, direct therapy, consultation, and training. The postholder will work collaboratively with CLDT colleagues delivering a range of clinical pathways, including positive behaviour support, dementia, offending, risk and vulnerability.
The post holder will primarily be based in the West and South CLDT, but will be required to provide specific work into others parts of the Learning Disability Service depending on clinical demands, which would include undertaking psychological/ neuropsychological assessment of learning disability and working with colleagues in the Intensive Support Team, which works more intensely to reduce the risk of placement breakdown or hospital admission.
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
A key aspect of the role will be supporting others to understand an individual’s presentation by drawing on knowledge of theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors, and robust clinical assessment of historical and developmental processes. The post-holder will undertake a range of clinical, psychological, neuropsychological and psychometric assessments to develop multifactorial clinical formulations that inform the delivery of evidence based and effective interventions. The postholder will attend weekly clinical team meetings and make autonomous clinical decisions about the assessment, treatment and discharge of service users whose problems are managed by psychologically based care plans.
The postholder will be supported to develop supervisory skills and undertake supervision of assistant psychologists within the team.
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.netAttached 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.
We are committed to supporting the development and learning of our Clinical Psychologists and this role will afford a range of opportunities for enhancing professional knowledge and skills, working collaboratively with a supportive and psychologically informed team, and with the supervision and support of experienced Clinical Psychologists in this area of practice. We are aiming to create a positive and proactive learning environment for learning disability psychologists with the recruitment of assistant psychologists and the regular provision of trainee placements, thereby encouraging the development of supervisory skills.
The post also offers exciting opportunities for supporting service development and quality initiatives as the psychology team is undergoing some changes under the direction of the new Consultant Clinical Psychologist, who has significant experience leading psychological services for people with a learning disability and a passion for innovative and creative ways of working. This will be an exciting opportunity to help shape the design and delivery of psychology services for adults with a learning disability in Leeds.
As this is a community post, the post holder must hold a UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes. Please reference this in your application
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent prior to 1996) and HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist.
Knowledge
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies and interventions used to treat the population of service users with a learning disability.
Skills
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Values
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- 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.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Support for searching and applying for a job in the NHS
Careers in Leeds
Career Compass Leeds details more than 100 different roles within the city’s health and care workforce of around 60,000 people. The range includes key roles such as nurses and care assistants but also the less well-known or ‘hidden’ roles such as pathologist, lawyer, chef, debt advisor, and volunteer coordinator. Build your profile to help find opportunities that match your preferences.
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