Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a newly formed service which will provide improved care for veterans in the North of England.
Armed forces veterans who need mental health support will be able to access a new streamlined service from 1 April 2023.
NHS veterans' mental health services are being brought together under one name; Op COURAGE: The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, to make it easier and more accessible to people who need help.
Op COURAGE offers a range of specialist support and treatment for members of the armed forces community. This includes:
- helping to recognise and treat early signs of mental health problems, as well as more advanced mental health conditions and psychological trauma,
- providing support and treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use,
- liaising with charities and local organisations to support wider health and wellbeing, such as help with housing, relationships, finances and employment,
- referring to other NHS services, where needed, and
- recognising that family may also need help and care and supporting them to access this.
LYPFT will operate the core pathway team within the West and South Yorkshire area. The service will be part of a Provider Collaborative with Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust as the Lead Provider. Other delivery partners are Pennine Healthcare NHS Trust, Tees, Esk & Wear Valley NHS Trust, Humber NHS Trust, Combat Stress and Walking with the Wounded.
Main duties of the job
OpCourage operates across the whole of the North of England and is a multi-disciplinary team which includes: Mental Health Practitioners, Psychology, Psychiatry, Liaison & Support Officers. The team provide liaison, advice and a support service for local mental health teams, the Veteran and their family. The model involves ensuring Veterans are empowered to access services for health and social support via the Veteran Liaison & Support Officers (provided by Walking with the Wounded).
The service also provides therapies for veterans experiencing psychological trauma (such as post-traumatic stress disorder) alongside other treatments and advice, including help with substance misuse, physical health, employment, accommodation, relationships and finance.
We need a highly motivated and experienced Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist to join this service, working predominantly in either Leeds, Bury or the North East of England. You will work within a consultation role, providing supervision, support and advice to the clinical team supporting veterans presenting in crisis and/or when admitted to a mental health inpatient setting, as well as providing therapy to armed forces veterans within the pathway.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will support the team with psychological formulation, safety and discharge planning as well as contributing to the training and education of teams across the region. You will also provide assessment, formulation and direct one-to-one psychological interventions to veterans within the pathway. Supporting the team to deliver excellence to meet the unique needs of the veteran population are key aspects of this service and the post involves contributing towards research, evaluation and service development.
This role involves some travel across a large geographical region supporting the implementation of a coherent and clinical model. We view the regional aspect of this role as an opportunity to enhance and broaden your professional development, through an outward facing and responsive service in different communities and to learn and share psychology practice and establish robust networks.
An experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist/CBT Therapist you should have experience of working with complex trauma and with a wide variety of clients across care settings. Experience of working with veterans and veteran services is highly desired.
We strongly recommend an informal conversation, prior to application. For further details, please contact Paul Perry, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, on 07584 035562 or Samantha Hannar-Hughes, Clinical Team Manager, on 07980 969171.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will support the team with psychological formulation, safety and discharge planning as well as contributing to the training and education of teams across the region. You will also provide assessment, formulation and direct one-to-one psychological interventions to veterans within the pathway. Supporting the team to deliver excellence to meet the unique needs of the veteran population are key aspects of this service and the post involves contributing towards research, evaluation and service development.
This role involves some travel across a large geographical region supporting the implementation of a coherent and clinical model. We view the regional aspect of this role as an opportunity to enhance and broaden your professional development, through an outward facing and responsive service in different communities and to learn and share psychology practice and establish robust networks.
An experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist/CBT Therapist you should have experience of working with complex trauma and with a wide variety of clients across care settings. Experience of working with veterans and veteran services is highly desired.
We strongly recommend an informal conversation, prior to application. For further details, please contact Paul Perry, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, on 07584 035562 or Samantha Hannar-Hughes, Clinical Team Manager, on 07980 969171.
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 as accredited by BPS with HCPC registration OR Completed at least masters level psychotherapy training recognised by the BPC and hold accreditation with BPC as Jungian analyst, psychoanalyst or psychoanalytic psychotherapist or hold accreditation with the UKCP with accredited masters level psychotherapy training OR Level 2 BABCP accredited CBT course or equivalent recognised training route with current accreditation with BABCP with prior qualification in relevant core profession plus additional training and experience as demonstrated by eg additional training and experience in offering CBT for Complex cases, EMDR, ACT or DBT training or Mindfulness based approaches in CBT training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a wide range of settings, including working with Veterans.
- High level knowledge of theory and practice of at least 2 specialised Psychological therapies
- Supervision qualification and experience
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 as accredited by BPS with HCPC registration OR Completed at least masters level psychotherapy training recognised by the BPC and hold accreditation with BPC as Jungian analyst, psychoanalyst or psychoanalytic psychotherapist or hold accreditation with the UKCP with accredited masters level psychotherapy training OR Level 2 BABCP accredited CBT course or equivalent recognised training route with current accreditation with BABCP with prior qualification in relevant core profession plus additional training and experience as demonstrated by eg additional training and experience in offering CBT for Complex cases, EMDR, ACT or DBT training or Mindfulness based approaches in CBT training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a wide range of settings, including working with Veterans.
- High level knowledge of theory and practice of at least 2 specialised Psychological therapies
- Supervision qualification and experience
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).
