Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Psychologist

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Job summary

Are you an innovative and creative aspiring psychologist is passionate about supporting young people within an inpatient setting? We want you to work with us!

Red Kite View is a purpose-built young people's mental health hospital, providing inpatient care and support to families and young people from across West Yorkshire. Red Kite View provides a spacious, therapeutic environment where we support young people experiencing significant psychiatric, psychological or emotional problems that are causing them difficulties with their interpersonal, educational and social functioning.

The service is staffed by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team including nurses, psychiatrists, teachers, clinical psychologists and a wide range of allied health professionals and non-clinical support staff. You will receive weekly clinical supervision from a qualified clinical psychologist.

You will contribute to the delivery of high-quality psychological assessment, formulation and intervention within the service. This will include supporting the implementation of PBS and AMBIT, the clinical models for the wards. Key parts of the role also include audit, evaluation and research, group and individual interventions, implementation and analysis of outcomes data, and project work.

Please note that this vacancy may close early if the maximum number of applications is reached - we advise an early application.

Interview date is Monday 10th March

Main duties of the job

About the role: Working as part of a multi-skilled, experienced, motivated and creative service, you will be responsible for:

Providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist to both young people and their families/carers.
Participating in the evaluation of young people's care and treatment.
Assisting in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
Working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified Psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
Working within a Multi-Disciplinary Team.

About you: The role will involve working within a multidisciplinary team in direct clinical contact with young people and families. You will have:

Excellent communication skills
The ability to apply psychological knowledge and skills to working with young people with mental health difficulties
A reflective, compassionate and empathic approach to working with young people with mental health difficulties and their families
The ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary team

Your values are essential to this role; we are looking for someone who genuinely wants to make a lasting impact on young people, who insists on doing things with care and diligence and is able to think on their feet.

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, 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 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.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Date posted

29 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-07225-CYP

Job locations

Red Kite View

St Mary's Hospital, Armley

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Job description

Job responsibilities

The CYPMHS inpatient unit structure has been designed specifically to enable and encourage progression; your development is vital to the service.

Applicants are required to have:

A 2:1 in Psychology (or higher) conferring eligibility for Chartered Membership (GMC) with the British Psychological Society
Graduate level knowledge and skills in research design and methodology
Relevant experience of working with children / young people would be an advantage, or evidence of transferrable skills from working with other groups

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.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Informal enquiries to:

Dr Alex Howat & Dr Hannah Potter, Senior Clinical Psychologists

alexandra.howat@nhs.nethannah.potter4@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

The CYPMHS inpatient unit structure has been designed specifically to enable and encourage progression; your development is vital to the service.

Applicants are required to have:

A 2:1 in Psychology (or higher) conferring eligibility for Chartered Membership (GMC) with the British Psychological Society
Graduate level knowledge and skills in research design and methodology
Relevant experience of working with children / young people would be an advantage, or evidence of transferrable skills from working with other groups

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

Informal enquiries to:

Dr Alex Howat & Dr Hannah Potter, Senior Clinical Psychologists

alexandra.howat@nhs.nethannah.potter4@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A 2:1 in Psychology (or higher) conferring eligibility for Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society

Skills

Essential

The ability to apply psychological theory and principles to understanding the problems experienced by those with mental health difficulties

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of evidence-based psychological interventions with young people and their families/carers
Experience of delivering psychologically-informed individual or group sessions with people with mental health difficulties / learning disabilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A 2:1 in Psychology (or higher) conferring eligibility for Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society

Skills

Essential

The ability to apply psychological theory and principles to understanding the problems experienced by those with mental health difficulties

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of evidence-based psychological interventions with young people and their families/carers
Experience of delivering psychologically-informed individual or group sessions with people with mental health difficulties / learning disabilities

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Red Kite View

St Mary's Hospital, Armley

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Red Kite View

St Mary's Hospital, Armley

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)