Senior Psychological Practitioner/ CBT Therapist/ Psychotherapist

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Senior Psychological Practitioner (Clinical, Counselling, Forensic)/ CBT Therapist/ Psychotherapist

We are looking for a HCPC registered Psychological Practitioner to contribute to our highly respected service supporting people who are experiencing homelessness and compound complex needs, including substance misuse, mental and physical health difficulties. Working within Forward Leeds and LYPFT, one of the biggest substance use services in the country, the team works to help some of the most marginalised people in the city to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment in their lives. As part of our multi-disciplinary team, you will work flexibly and creatively to establish what's needed to have the most positive impact for people who struggle to access our mainstream services due to their social, economic and psychological circumstances.

Main duties of the job

You will contribute to our trauma-informed service, ensuring that psychological perspectives are central to everyone's thinking. You will support the empowerment of teams and individuals to increase knowledge, skills, and professional confidence around the needs of the people we support. Through direct and indirect clinical work, consultancy, clinical supervision, reflective practice, team formulation, training, and clinical case management, you will support the team to continue to deliver an innovative and effective service that adheres to best practice guidelines and the delivery of high-quality care.

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

Date posted

23 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-77223-RSP

Job locations

Forward Leeds

City Wide

Leeds

LS2 7DJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

As part of the street team, you will work alongside other professionals and agencies in order to consider the multiple needs of the people we serve. You will also play a role in the continued development of the service.

You will be supported and managed by a well-established COMHAD (co-occurring mental health and alcohol and drug) team and their principal clinical psychologist. This multi-disciplinary team will support through training, supervision, peer support and a passion for this area of work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 or Forensic Psychology (or Masters accredited by BPS) 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 Practitioner Accreditation/Full accreditation audit status with BABCP as a CBT therapist AND either a prior core profession or via KSA route.

Skills

Essential

Completion of formal training and experience of clinical supervision of others

Registration

Essential

Accreditation as a practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council or BABCP

Experience

Essential

Significant post qualification experience in an area of practice relevant to the service specified in the job summary, to include assessment of risk.

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 or Forensic Psychology (or Masters accredited by BPS) 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 Practitioner Accreditation/Full accreditation audit status with BABCP as a CBT therapist AND either a prior core profession or via KSA route.

Skills

Essential

Completion of formal training and experience of clinical supervision of others

Registration

Essential

Accreditation as a practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council or BABCP

Experience

Essential

Significant post qualification experience in an area of practice relevant to the service specified in the job summary, to include assessment of risk.

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.