We have an exciting opportunity for a band 7 psychologist to join our forensic psychology team on a 12 month maternity cover contract. The successful candidate will be based within the women's low secure service (Bluebell ward) at our York site. It provides assessment treatment and rehabilitation for women with complex mental health needs linked to their offending behaviours. The service takes a trauma-informed biopsychosocial approach to understanding service user's presentations and risks, formulating behaviours as driven by unmet needs, and informing a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to treatment with a focus on recovery. There is also a forensic outreach team that the successful applicant may input to, supporting transitions from the ward to the community.

We value supporting continued professional development, with a number of our team accessing further accredited training in therapy modalities (including CBT and EMDR) and leadership programmes.

We are committed to robust professional leadership, equality, diversity and inclusion and supporting staff wellbeing and CPD. Our Psychological Professions Strategy outlines our vision.

Informal enquiries and visits are encouraged before the application closing date.Please contact Hayley Lyon (hayley.lyon@nhs.net 0113 85 56450)

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist psychological services to the staff and service users on Bluebell ward, with the clinical leadership support of senior psychologists in the department. The post holder will be responsible for assessing and treating their own specialist caseload of clients and to maintain associated records. There will be opportunity to develop and deliver enhanced group interventions joint working with primary nursing teams and allied health professionals to scaffold and model low level psychological interventions. The post holder may provide clinical supervision to assistant psychologists psychology interns and non-psychologists in accordance with service need. The post holder will conduct psychologically informed risk assessments and formulations alongside the MDT and will support staff through appropriate forums e.g. case discussion team formulations reflective practice and contribute to staff training.

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

Leeds and York Forensic Services are looking for a highly motivated Band 7 psychologist for a 12 months maternity cover contract. The successful candidate would join our Forensic Psychological Services Department working in low secure services at our York site. This post will be based in our womens pathway (Bluebell ward). Please note you may be occasionally required to attend Newsam Centre, Leeds from time to time.

As the successful candidate you will join a respected and valued department. Through a mixture of direct clinical work and indirect interventions, you will have opportunity to promote and help embed the service-wide clinical model of Trauma Informed Care with the support and supervision of the senior clinical psychologist.

We are passionate about supporting teams and services to be psychologically-informed maximising therapeutic potential and proportionate risk management. The successful applicant will be committed to working within an MDT environment and adapting interventions for people with complex, diverse needs, who pose a risk of harm. They will share the teams service-user-centred approach promoting collaborative risk assessment and formulation accounting for links between trauma and offending behaviours.You will join a team with varied theoretical backgrounds. We would particularly welcome applications from those with skills in (or wishing to develop their skills in) NICE recommended trauma interventions. We have close links with local Clinical Psychology doctorate courses and contribute to teaching and training placements.

Person Specification

Qualifications and registration

Essential

• Doctoral level training in Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent) and HCPC registration

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies used to treat the population of service users specified in the job summary.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Forensic Psychology

Clifton House

York

YO30 5RA

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