Job summary
Work with operational, clinical lead and professional lead colleagues to lead the strategic direction and delivery of psychological therapy and psychologically informed interventions delivered across Leeds Community & Wellbeing Services.
As a core member of the senior leadership team, work collaboratively and collectively to ensure effective clinical governance of Local, Regional and National programmes relevant to the service user population.
Provide professional leadership and line management to lead (8b) psychology staff within three secondary care mental health localities, Family Therapy service, and the Rough Sleepers Mental health team.
Work alongside professional leads to support and embed Psychological Professions workforce including new roles. Advise on strategy and prioritisation of training and development opportunities for the Psychological Professions, and where appropriate, the wider workforce. With support from professional lead where required, to oversee recruitment of psychological professionals within the service line.
Oversee the governance of Psychological Professionals delivering psychological therapies and psychological interventions, including the development and implementation of recording and reporting systems on activity and outcome data.
Main duties of the job
Using data, to explore and prioritise opportunities for innovation and growth and addressing health inequalities.
Deliver accredited level therapy and clinical supervision in one or more of the Psychological Therapies for Serious Mental Health Problems (PT- SMHP) modalities.
Work in partnership with primary and voluntary care services and other partners including experts by experience to support the delivery of trauma informed community service offer.
The post holder will continue to build on the significant cultural and strategic change delivered through the Transformation of Mental Health Services. LYPFT work in partnership with primary care and voluntary care services to provide a trauma informed, integrated community approach. There are opportunities for innovation, growth and addressing health inequalities in the city through the development of our psychological workforce, embedding new roles, training and development opportunities.
We are committed to robust professional leadership, equality, diversity and inclusion and supporting staff wellbeing and CPD. OurPsychological Professions Strategy outlines our vision and our Psychological Therapies Strategy for Community Mental Health provides further context and information.
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 any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To oversee the delivery of psychological care across the Community & Wellbeing service line.
To oversee the governance of psychological therapies and interventions.
To provide line management to lead psychological professionals across community teams, Family Therapy Team, and Rough Sleepers Mental Health Team.
To oversee the development and running of recording and reporting systems on activity and outcome data for the interventions delivered by Psychological Professionals and utilise this data to inform service planning and development.
To work collectively as a core member of the senior leadership team along with head of operations and clinical lead, and with other senior managers.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To oversee the delivery of psychological care across the Community & Wellbeing service line.
To oversee the governance of psychological therapies and interventions.
To provide line management to lead psychological professionals across community teams, Family Therapy Team, and Rough Sleepers Mental Health Team.
To oversee the development and running of recording and reporting systems on activity and outcome data for the interventions delivered by Psychological Professionals and utilise this data to inform service planning and development.
To work collectively as a core member of the senior leadership team along with head of operations and clinical lead, and with other senior managers.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS (or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996) with HCPC registration OR Doctorate level training in Counselling Psychology with HCPC registration OR Masters or above in a psychotherapy, and accredited as a psychotherapist with UKCP, or BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council) OR Postgraduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive and/or Behavioural Psychotherapy AND Accreditation with BABCP as a CBT therapist AND with either a prior core profession or via KSA route
Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision of other staff: clinical and professional/managerial
- Additional post qualification training and experience relevant to the service and job role outlined in the job summary including clinical supervisor training.
- Experience in taking a lead on projects/services within health care systems
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral or equivalent level of knowledge of research methodology, research design and service evaluation as practiced within the fields of psychological professions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS (or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996) with HCPC registration OR Doctorate level training in Counselling Psychology with HCPC registration OR Masters or above in a psychotherapy, and accredited as a psychotherapist with UKCP, or BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council) OR Postgraduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive and/or Behavioural Psychotherapy AND Accreditation with BABCP as a CBT therapist AND with either a prior core profession or via KSA route
Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision of other staff: clinical and professional/managerial
- Additional post qualification training and experience relevant to the service and job role outlined in the job summary including clinical supervisor training.
- Experience in taking a lead on projects/services within health care systems
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral or equivalent level of knowledge of research methodology, research design and service evaluation as practiced within the fields of psychological professions
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).
