Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled, experienced and dynamic consultant clinical psychologist to work in the Leeds Children and Young Peoples Mental Health as the clinical lead for our neurodevelopmental pathway. This exceptional individual will provide clinical leadership alongside operational leaders to continue to develop the service at a local, regional and national level with cross system partners to encourage and embed a needs led approach when working with neuro diverse children and young people. You will also have clinical oversight and leadership of the neurodevelopmental pathway for the entirety of the patient journey. You will be passionate about the supervision and support of members of the team to deliver on the diverse aspects of their role. You must be HCPC registered. The Neurodevelopment team is based across Leeds with dedicated team space at Parkside Health Centre. The post offers flexibility in terms of office and homeworking. The post is fixed term to cover maternity leave. A secondment will be considered.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will provide compassionate leadership across the pathway, which will include: shaping and developing the service offer; embedding high quality training, supervision and consultation for colleagues (both psychologist and non-psychologists); introducing innovative ways of working; and ensuring user feedback and service evaluation shape service development. You will also lead on ensuring clinical governance of the pathway. You will be creative, innovative and decisive, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills; be able to navigate and excel within a complex and challenging context to influence and help drive much needed change. With the ongoing and significant increase in demand for neurodevelopmental assessments and associated wait times, the new role will help us to identify how we offer the best and most efficient service to support neuro diverse children and young people achieve good outcomes.

You will join a service which prioritizes reflective practice, clinical supervision and continuing professional development: you will both contribute to and benefit from this. You will join an enthusiastic group of clinical psychologists which provides professional support, collaborative learning and development opportunities. We have close links with the University of Leeds Doctoral Clinical Psychology Training Programme and contribute routinely to teaching and supervision of trainees.

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About us

Working for Leeds community Healthcare NHS Trust

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.

We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Parkside Community Health Centre

311 Dewsbury Road

Leeds

LS11 5LQ

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Parkside Community Health Centre

311 Dewsbury Road

Leeds

LS11 5LQ

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)

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