Clincal Team Interpreter

Job summary

Are you interested in being part of a bilingual (BSL/English) and bicultural York outreach team?

An opportunity has arisen for a clinical team interpreter working with an exciting new 2 year pilot service, the 18-25 Deaf Mental Health Assessment Service (18-25 DMHAS), within the Yorkshire & Humber area. This service will work within the established National Deaf CAMHS (Northern Arm - York) which serves the North of England with outreach teams in York, Newcastle, and Manchester.

As the clinical team interpreter, you will be working within a team of mental health practitioners working with deaf young people and their families. This team will offer specialist assessments, compile reports and provide feedback to young deaf people, their families and referrersand, where possible, offer sign posting to services to support the recommendations /suggested therapeutic intervention(s).

You will have access to both managerial and clinical supervision.

As an employee of LYPFT there is opportunity to access training, conferences and other CPD activities e.g. national service events, away days and special interest groups for our clinical team interpreters. Other benefits include annual leave, sick leave, NHS pension, staff discounts and health assured.

Interviews will be held on: Tuesday 26th March 2024

Main duties of the job

• To interpret between users of English and BSL within a mental health setting
• To provide a specialist level of interpreting skills
• To be willing to travel to other sites if needed
• Contribute and oversee policies and procedures in relation to working with interpreters in the service.
• Sight translation and interpretation of letters/reports and information into BSL and recording these onto video.
• Experience / willingness to edit BSL videos and share with others as required e.g. YouTube/Zoom/WhatsApp.
• To work with other professionals such as; deaf relay-intralinguals.
• To observe all aspects of the NRCDP Code of Conduct (or equivalent) with particular regard to the maintenance of confidentiality (within the boundaries of reasonable organisational responsibility)
• To engage in supervision effectively and continue developing their professional role

We are a very passionate team; innovation and creativity is encouraged to help us continue to offer the best service we can.

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 for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

18-25 Deaf Mental Health Assessment Service

Suite 12, IT Centre, Innovation Way

York

YO10 5NP

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

18-25 Deaf Mental Health Assessment Service

Suite 12, IT Centre, Innovation Way

York

YO10 5NP

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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