We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate clinical/counselling psychologist to join the MDT within a well-established Gender Identity Service. We are committed to robust professional leadership, equality, diversity and inclusion and supporting staff wellbeing and CPD. The service provides a supportive environment and brings together a wide range of experience into a highly specialised MDT which aims to address the needs of patients presenting with difficulties arising from gender dysphoria/incongruence. The team includes consultant clinical psychologists, mental and physical health nurses, speech and language therapists, a consultant psychiatrist, senior psychiatrists, consultant endocrinologists, GPs, gender outreach workers, doctoral level trainee clinical/counselling psychologists and a prescribing pharmacist. Main duties of the job
The candidate will be providing services to service users in Leeds GIS as a clinical/counselling psychologist. To fulfil this role within the Leeds GIS, there is a requirement from the psychologist to be able to provide independent assessment, formulation and psychological therapy for difficulties arising from gender dysphoria. The role offers the chance to utilise skills in terms of providing supervision to trainees, consultation and facilitating formulation sessions for the multi-disciplinary team (MDT). The successful candidate may be asked to contribute to projects that are in line with service development priorities. 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. 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. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role will be fully supported by Clinical Psychology within the team. Experience of working with a gender diverse population is preferred, in particular those candidates with prior experience of working on placement within a gender identity service, those who have completed specific training in gender identity practice or those with lived experience. Applicants without gender-identity related experience will be considered and will then be trained with a view to becoming an established psychologist competent in carrying out assessment, formulation and therapeutic support. All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net Person specification
Qualifications
Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent prior to 1996) and HCPC registration; Skills
To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of service users while managing a high clinical caseload. Experience
Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and delivery of evidence based psychological interventions across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, and inpatient settings. Knowledge
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies used to treat the population of service users specified in the job summary. LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. 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.
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