Specialist Practitioner - Gender Service
The closing date is 15 August 2025
Job summary
Leeds Gender Identity Service is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced clinician to work in our supportive multidisciplinary team. We offer assessment and support to people aged 17 and above with Gender Incongruence from an out-patient setting.
The service brings together a wide range of experience into a highly specialised team which aims to address the needs of patients presenting with difficulties arising from gender dysphoria/incongruence. The team includes clinical psychology, nursing, speech and language therapy, psychiatry, endocrinology and general practitioners (GP) and gender outreach workers. We have regular trainees and students across the professional groups.
The Specialist Practitioner will provide a high level of clinical assessment and intervention across the gender pathway, including advanced / expert practice where appropriate directly to service users.
They will lead on the development and delivery of the satellite clinics / outreach work across the catchment area, developing relationships with local providers.
They will provide managerial and clinical supervision to other clinical staff and to the Gender Outreach Workers employed by the Trust, linking to the host partner organisations.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team e.g. psychiatrists, GPs, psychologists, nurses and speech and language therapists to provide a quality and supportive service to those people experiencing gender incongruence.
They will provide clinical intervention, holding a clinical caseload of service users within both the assessment stage and the care pathway utilising their specialist knowledge of the physical health, mental health and societal challenges service user may experience. They will utilise their experience and knowledge to support service users to move through the care pathway.
They will support the development of the gender outreach service, using their high-level communication skills to provide direction, support staff development and develop excellent working relationships with our stakeholders.
They will support and lead developments within the wider service and providing clinical and managerial supervision where required.
Although most of the hours will be in standard working times, there will be a requirement to support with out-of-hours meetings/events as and when required in conjunction with the Gender Outreach element of this role. There is also a requirement to travel to our partner organisations within Yorkshire and Lancashire when indicated.
Although the base for the post is Leeds, the service does currently offer a proportion of the appointments on-line.
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.
Details
Date posted
01 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
173-36925-EDRS
Job locations
Gender Identity Service
Newsam Centre
Leeds
LS14 6WB
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Gender Identity Service
Newsam Centre
Leeds
LS14 6WB
Employer's website
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