Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in Leeds

Are you looking for mental health jobs in Leeds, York or with one of our regional services operating across the country? We have a range of NHS job opportunities, placements and specialities in our clinical, research, and professional support teams across Leeds and York. At Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT), we strive to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. We can only achieve this by putting our staff and the people using our services at the centre of everything we do. This starts with the people we employ. We recruit based on values and qualifications (where required) and believe lived experience is an advantage. We look for potential, not perfection, and this means that together, we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, we seek out people who care, act with integrity and have the right skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Older People’s Memory Assessment Service in Leeds. The successful applicant will offer specialist neuropsychological assessment and formulation within a Memory Assessment Service (MAS) locality team alongside supervision, team consultation and training. An important part of this role will be to support professional colleagues to develop and use psychological thinking, skills and approaches in their work through contributing to memory MDT meetings and offering advice and consultation to colleagues in the care of service users living with cognitive impairment. The successful applicant will also provide clinical supervision for trainees and other psychological practitioners within OPS, and have the opportunity to line manage some psychological practitioners. Supervision for clinical work will be provided internally by staff with expertise and experience in the above areas of work. The postholder will be expected to work autonomously within their locality, although there is good support available from other psychologists working in the Memory Assessment Service and opportunities for CPD.

Main duties of the job:

• Screen the appropriateness of neuropsychological assessment referrals and provide specialist neuropsychological assessment and formulation within the Memory Assessment Service.
• Contribute to memory MDT meetings to develop the psychological thinking, skills and approaches of multi-disciplinary team members.
• Offer advice and consultation in the care of service users living with cognitive impairment to clinical colleagues and non-professional carers.
• Facilitate team formulation with guidance and support for team members regarding psychological approaches to care plans where cognitive impairment is a significant factor.
• Provide clinical supervision to other psychological practitioners working in OPS.
• Take responsibility for line management of some psychological practitioners within OPS.
• Input into training initiatives to other professionals as required, and through links with the D.Clin Psych programme at the University of Leeds.
• Utilise evaluation, audit and research skills to contribute to continuous service and practice improvement within the service area.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Care Group policies and procedures.

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 welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.