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Consultant PsychologistRehabilitation & Recovery Services – Leeds Area

Part-time or Full-time | Single or Dual-Site RoleWe are recruiting a Consultant Psychologist to join established multidisciplinary teams across two Level 2 rehabilitation hospitals in the Leeds / West Yorkshire area.

The role can be structured as:

Part-time at one site (approx. 22.5 hours), or

Full-time across two sites (37.5 hours), with time split between locations

Both services provide high-dependency recovery and rehabilitation for adult male patients with complex mental health needs, including severe and enduring mental illness, neuropsychiatry, physical health comorbidities, and community-focused rehabilitation pathways.

The Services

Site 1: A 19-bed high-dependency rehabilitation and recovery service

Site 2: A dual-ward rehabilitation service supporting individuals with increasing physical and mental health needs

Both services are recovery-focused and aim to support individuals to build confidence, independence, and skills to progress toward community living.

The RoleYou will play a senior clinical and strategic role within the services, contributing directly to patient care, team development, and service improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for patients with complex needs

Developing and delivering behavioural and psychologically informed interventions

Working closely with a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to care planning and risk management

Providing clinical supervision, support, and guidance to psychologists, assistants, and trainees

Contributing to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives

Supporting staff teams with psychologically informed approaches to care

Operating at a strategic level within the service while maintaining strong clinical involvement

What We\’re Looking ForThis is a demanding but highly rewarding role. The successful candidate will demonstrate resilience, leadership, and strong clinical expertise.

Essential criteria:

Qualified Consultant Psychologist

Strong working knowledge of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, plus at least two additional therapeutic modalities

Training in an intervention suitable for working with complex and/or location-specific disorders

Significant experience working with complex users in rehabilitation or similar settings

Experience delivering highly specialist psychological interventions

Training and experience in clinical supervision

Strong leadership, service development, and strategic working experience

Willingness to undertake further training where required

>Why Join

Flexible working options (part-time or full-time)

Opportunity to shape and develop rehabilitation services

Supportive, compassionate multidisciplinary teams

Meaningful work with individuals at critical stages of recovery

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