Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 8a (or 7-8a Development role) level Clinical Psychologist to join our Children and Young People’s Inpatient Service at Red Kite View. The service takes a trauma-informed and systemic approach to understanding the presentations and needs of young people and their families.  Our work is underpinned by evidence based psychological models, including Adaptive Mentalisation Based Integrative Treatment (AMBIT) and Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), where psychological formulation informs a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to treatment. This is a time of significant and exciting change for CYP services and the successful applicant will be involved in developing new services and models of treatment, including establishing day hospital provision and outreach services, in line with new national guidance. 

We are committed to robust professional leadership, equality, diversity and inclusion and supporting staff wellbeing and CPD. A number of our team are accessing further accredited training in therapy modalities (including Systemic therapies, PBS, RO-DBT, MBT and CBT) and leadership programmes. Our Psychological Professions Strategy outlines our vision. 

Informal enquiries and visits are encouraged.

Please contact Ruth Sutherland ([email protected]; 07977 327263) 

Main duties of the job

Leeds CYPMH Inpatient Services are looking for a highly motivated Band 8a psychologist. The successful candidate would join our enthusiastic and supportive Psychology Team working into the General Adolescent Unit (GAU) and Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Red Kite View, a purpose-built hospital on St Mary’s Hospital site in Armley, Leeds. Through direct clinical work and indirect interventions, including training and supervision, you will use your leadership skills to promote and help embed Psychological and Trauma Informed models of care including AMBIT and PBS.

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 young people with complex, diverse needs, who pose a risk of harm to self or others, and who may have additional needs such as Autism or Learning Disability. You will join a team with varied theoretical backgrounds and will have opportunities to develop your clinical skills. 

Working for our organisation

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.