Assistant Psychologist in Leeds

Discovery is an Intensive Intervention Risk Management Service (IIRMS) covering West and South Yorkshire. This innovative team is part of the wider Offender Personality Disorder Service; a joint initiative between the NHS and His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), supporting individuals under probation supervision who present with complex personality difficulties, often linked to early trauma and offending behaviour. We are seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to join Discovery's multidisciplinary team of probation staff, NHS professionals and housing support workers, to guide our service users in making the challenging transition from custody to community living.

The Discovery service covers a large region of Yorkshire, and the role involves some travel to various probation offices, probation approved premises and community locations to meet service users for direct work. Whilst being a car driver is not essential, it would be advantageous in this respect. It should be noted that, whilst the named base is St Mary's Hospital, the candidate is not required to travel here as such; the regular (at least once weekly) meeting place for the Discovery team is Leeds Probation Office in the city centre.

Join us in making a meaningful difference to the lives of individuals with complex needs, while developing your career in a dynamic and supportive environment.

• As a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist, you will be responsible for helping the team deliver trauma-informed psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions to high-risk individuals.
• You will work across community settings, including probation offices and Approved Premises, assisting the senior staff in providing psychologically-led case management and psychoeducational interventions.
• You will offer administration support to the team, taking a lead on coordinating clinical review meetings and assembling psychometric data for evaluation and audit.
• You will be expected to complete formulations and engage in direct clinical work with service users, under the supervision of qualified staff.
• The role involves close collaboration with NHS and criminal justice colleagues in respect of contributing to service development, audit, and research across the wider Offender Personality Disorder Service.

• Assistants Psychologist role at Band 4 level with responsibilities for trauma-informed assessments, formulations, and interventions.
• Work across community settings and probation offices; travel to various locations may be required.
• Engage in direct clinical work with service users under supervision and contribute to service development and evaluation.
• Provide administrative support, coordinate clinical review meetings, and prepare data for audits.

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 a 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 individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team. Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Please note that this vacancy may close early if the maximum number of applications is reached, we advise an early application.