Job summary
Due to expansion in our workforce, this is a brand-new exciting opportunity at 8B level to join our dedicated group of psychological professionals working with older people's teams across Leeds. This post is based in the north of the city with CMHT services. You will take a key role in leading developments for older people within the older peoples community transformation model. Working with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and team of psychological practitioners including new roles such as Mental health Well Being practitioners you will contribute to delivering high quality care within secondary care CMHT's in Leeds as we strengthen pathways across primary care and partnership organisations.
This role involves providing specialist therapy within one CMHT locality and closely supporting teams with supervision, management, formulation, training and increasing psychological thinking and a trauma informed approach.
Your role will also focus on leading and developing group work initiatives, service user involvement and ensuring a specialist focus on access in key areas for older people including complex psychosis, complex emotional needs and disordered eating services paying attention to health inequalities.
Main duties of the job
The psychological professions workforce is supported by a Deputy Director of Psychological Professions and professional Leads and there is a dedicated peer support group for 8bs across the organisation facilitated by an experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
We are committed to robust professional leadership, equality, diversity and inclusion and supporting staff wellbeing and CPD. Our previous Psychological Professions Strategy was achieved and we are in the process of writing a new strategy.
Psychological Therapies Strategy for Community Mental Health Transformation.
LYPFT offer relocation incentives if this is appropriate to your situation.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role you will:
- lead developments with our older peoples community transformation model inputting to specific CMHTs across Leeds to strengthen pathways across primary care and partnership organisations with our secondary care provision.
- Provide specialist therapy interventions to clients with a broad range of mental health issues referred into secondary CMHT.
- Provide and coordinate clinical supervision to other staff across the psychological professions.
- Take responsibility for line management of some psychological practitioners in older peoples services.
- Facilitate team formulation with guidance and support for team members regarding psychological approaches to care plans
- Input into training initiatives as required for LYPFT staff and through links with the D.Clin Psych programme at the University of Leeds.
- Support psychological thinking and the development of a trauma informed culture within community services in LYPFT.
- Lead new initiatives and coordinate groupwork development within CMHTs.
- Support the development of new focus areas within community transformation as we coordinate increased access for older people across specialist service areas including complex emotions needs, disordered eating and complex psychosis services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role you will:
- lead developments with our older peoples community transformation model inputting to specific CMHTs across Leeds to strengthen pathways across primary care and partnership organisations with our secondary care provision.
- Provide specialist therapy interventions to clients with a broad range of mental health issues referred into secondary CMHT.
- Provide and coordinate clinical supervision to other staff across the psychological professions.
- Take responsibility for line management of some psychological practitioners in older peoples services.
- Facilitate team formulation with guidance and support for team members regarding psychological approaches to care plans
- Input into training initiatives as required for LYPFT staff and through links with the D.Clin Psych programme at the University of Leeds.
- Support psychological thinking and the development of a trauma informed culture within community services in LYPFT.
- Lead new initiatives and coordinate groupwork development within CMHTs.
- Support the development of new focus areas within community transformation as we coordinate increased access for older people across specialist service areas including complex emotions needs, disordered eating and complex psychosis services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent prior to 1996) and HCPC registration; Or Postgraduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive and/or Behavioural Psychotherapy AND Accreditation with BABCP as a CBT therapist. With either a prior core profession or via KSA route. Or Masters or above in a psychotherapy and accredited as a psychotherapist with UKCP or BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council)
Training
Essential
- Additional significant post qualification training relevant to the service and job role outlined in the job summary.
- Formal training in supervision of others and experience of supervising.
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
- Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent prior to 1996) and HCPC registration; Or Postgraduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive and/or Behavioural Psychotherapy AND Accreditation with BABCP as a CBT therapist. With either a prior core profession or via KSA route. Or Masters or above in a psychotherapy and accredited as a psychotherapist with UKCP or BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council)
Training
Essential
- Additional significant post qualification training relevant to the service and job role outlined in the job summary.
- Formal training in supervision of others and experience of supervising.
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.
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).
