Swydd wag: Senior Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist/ CBT Therapist, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds

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CONNECT: The West Yorkshire Adult Eating Disorder Service

Gradd

Band 8a

Contract

Cyfnod Penodol: 12 mis (1 year maternity cover)

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37.5 awr yr wythnos

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173-18025-EDRS

Cyflogwr: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Math o gyflogwr: NHS
Gwefan: Newsam Centre
Tref: Leeds
Cyflog: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Cyfnod cyflog: Yn flynyddol
Yn cau: 24/04/2025 23:59

Senior Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist/ CBT Therapist

Band 8a

All references should be directed through the Employers HR Department wherever possible to comply with NHS Check Standards. Please ensure that a HR address/email is provided for each referee named.

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· To provide a psychological therapy service to service users within CONNECT: The West Yorkshire Adult Eating Disorder service.

· To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy for individuals with eating disorders, but also those who present with other physical and mental health difficulties, including trauma presentations.

· To offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, external agencies and to family/ carers.

· To offer clinical supervision to psychological therapists and other members of the MDT, including assistant psychologist and Trainee Psychologists/ therapists.

· To enhance psychological thinking within the MDT and support the psychological health of the service.

· Working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.

· To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

· To provide a key role in psychological aspects of service development.

You should be able demonstrate the ability to be flexible and adaptable in your approach as well as being innovative, dynamic and enthusiastic in working collaboratively with a skilled and experienced MDT.

We are committed to robust professional leadership, equality, diversity and inclusion and supporting staff wellbeing and CPD. Our Psychological Professions Strategy outlines our vision. We are proud that 100% of LYPFT psychological professionals recently surveyed reported they felt supported by colleagues.

Applications are welcome from overseas candidates who have HCPC registration with the modality of clinical/counselling psychologist or who have submitted all paperwork to HCPC but are waiting for a decision. A package of pastoral support and all associated sponsorship/immigration skills costs are offered.

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 [email protected]

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.

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Qualifications

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1. 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.

Skills

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Additional significant post qualification training relevant to the service and job role outlined in the job summary.

Experience

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Formal training in supervision of others.

Knowledge

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Significant post qualification experience in an area of practice relevant to the service specified in the job summary, to include assessment of risk.

Skills

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Car driver essential

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position based on a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application. Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Fixed Term Contracts for existing NHS Employees – temporary contracts for employees of LYPFT, or colleagues joining from another NHS Trust, will be offered on a secondment basis wherever possible. In the event this is not possible, an FTC would be issued and this would require a break in service of two weeks.

The purpose of a temporary is role could be for maternity cover, temporary funding or some other reason. At the end of which the need for the temporary work will cease. Temporary roles can stop, be extended and/or made permanent at any point during the period of work. Should the role become permanent then the post-holder will be informed of the process to be followed to convert the position to a permanent one.

Please note that from 1st July 2018, all new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service, DBS checks for volunteers remain free of charge.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.

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. In submitting an application form, you authorise Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.

In applying for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not.

If you have not received any communication from us within four weeks you are asked to assume that your application has been unsuccessful. If you should have any queries regarding progress with your application form please contact us.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

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Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.

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Enw: Karen Williams
Teitl y swydd: CTM
Cyfeiriad ebost: [email protected]
Rhif ffôn: 0113 855 6400

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Senior Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist/ CBT Therapist

Band 8a

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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