Job summary
We are looking to recruit to a Fixed Term Consultant Psychologist/ psychotherapist role to cover the current post holder's maternity leave within our Forensic Psycholological Therapies Team. We would also accept applications from individuals looking for a development opportunity at 8b who could take on reduced aspects of the role.
The successful candidate will provide management and leadership across the psychology team within our site in York. The service takes a trauma-informed biopsychosocial approach to understanding service user's presentations and risks, formulating behaviours as driven by unmet needs, and informing a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to treatment with a focus on recovery. There is also a forensic outreach and liaison service that the successful applicant may input to, supporting transitions from the inpatient service to the community.
You will be responsible for leading and managing the team of psychological therapists based on our York site. You will also be a senior clinical leader using your psychological knowledge to help shape the design and delivery of the service. You will represent the service and contribute towards the provider collaborative in developing the regional partnership. In addition, you will carry a clinical caseload and work collaboratively within the MDT to support our service users through their recovery pathway. You will work closely with our other Consultant Psychologist who leads the team based at our site in Leeds.
Main duties of the job
To work jointly with colleagues, stakeholders all relevant agencies to provide a comprehensive approach to the psychology service leadership, management and governance. Alongside the wider forensic service planning and delivery.
We are committed to supporting continued professional development, with a number of our team accessing further accredited training in therapy modalities (including CBT and EMDR) and leadership programmes.
Please contact Elaine McMullan (elainemcmullan@nhs.net; 07415 627909)
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.
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 (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), 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 organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.
We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net
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Job description
Job responsibilities
What you can expect from us:
- An amazing team who work together to make a difference to the service users
- Your wellbeing, being the top of our People Plan agenda
- Flexible Working
- Developmental opportunities, depending on your next career move
Our Expectations and Needs:
- Working closely with the consultant role based on the York site, you will play a senior role in the overall governance and development of the forensic service, alongside working into the Regional Provider Collaborative.
- As a consultant psychologist within LYPFT you will represent the group of psychological professions at relevant trustwide groups.
- You will continue to develop links with key professional stakeholders regionally and nationally such as Doctoral Training course.
- Clinically, you will continue to embed an innovative service across the West Yorkshire region strengthening the clinical pathway from inpatient to community care.
- You will be well organised, have excellent communication skills and able to form good working relationships with the MDT and service users.
- You will communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, regarding all information relating to patient care including interfacing with the criminal justice system.
- You will provide highly developed specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the service, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological (and neuropsychological) psychometric tests, risk assessments, observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care
- You will assist in the risk assessment/management and care planning for service users collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders such as families and carers, probation, MoJ, social workers and MAPPA.
- You will support the service in improving service delivery by taking a proactive approach to quality improvement and share good practise within the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What you can expect from us:
- An amazing team who work together to make a difference to the service users
- Your wellbeing, being the top of our People Plan agenda
- Flexible Working
- Developmental opportunities, depending on your next career move
Our Expectations and Needs:
- Working closely with the consultant role based on the York site, you will play a senior role in the overall governance and development of the forensic service, alongside working into the Regional Provider Collaborative.
- As a consultant psychologist within LYPFT you will represent the group of psychological professions at relevant trustwide groups.
- You will continue to develop links with key professional stakeholders regionally and nationally such as Doctoral Training course.
- Clinically, you will continue to embed an innovative service across the West Yorkshire region strengthening the clinical pathway from inpatient to community care.
- You will be well organised, have excellent communication skills and able to form good working relationships with the MDT and service users.
- You will communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, regarding all information relating to patient care including interfacing with the criminal justice system.
- You will provide highly developed specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the service, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological (and neuropsychological) psychometric tests, risk assessments, observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care
- You will assist in the risk assessment/management and care planning for service users collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders such as families and carers, probation, MoJ, social workers and MAPPA.
- You will support the service in improving service delivery by taking a proactive approach to quality improvement and share good practise within the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in Clinical*, Counselling or Forensic ** Psychology and HCPC registration; *or equivalent prior to 1996 ** Or BPS Accredited masters
Training
Essential
- Additional significant post qualification training relevant to the service and job role outlined in the job summary.
- Formal training in supervision of others.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience in an area of practice relevant to the service specified in the job summary, to include assessment of risk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in Clinical*, Counselling or Forensic ** Psychology and HCPC registration; *or equivalent prior to 1996 ** Or BPS Accredited masters
Training
Essential
- Additional significant post qualification training relevant to the service and job role outlined in the job summary.
- Formal training in supervision of others.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience in an area of practice relevant to the service specified in the job summary, to include assessment of risk.
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).
Additional information
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).
