Job summary This is an exciting opportunity to join the Crisis Resolution and Intensive Support Service (CRISS) in Leeds as a psychological professional.
The CRISS Service in Leeds and York NHS Partnership Foundation Trust provides urgent assessment and intensive home treatment provision to service users in Leeds experiencing a mental health crisis.
CRISS offers a 24 hour service however, the psychology provision is within regular working hours Mon- Fri with the potential of working condensed hours.
The CRISS service has recently undergone a re-structure of the service delivery model, following a recent Core Fidelity assessment.
We are currently expanding the psychological workforce in this service and looking for a highly motivated individual committed to high quality service user focused care.
This post would link to either the West or South locality and you would work alongside another 8a, an 8b and be supported by a Consultant Psychological Professional colleague working strategically across the acute pathway.
We will also be recruiting Assistant Psychologists to support the psychological work in the teams.
We are encouraging of development opportunities for staff and aim to support staff in developing skills in EMDR and DBT.
Main duties of the job The team is made up of many different disciplines, including, nurses, OTs, harm reduction workers, Health support workers and medical staff.
There is strong leadership and practice development support the team.
There are many opportunities to get involved and lead service improvement projects.
The psychological professions workforce is supported by a Deputy Director of Psychological Professions and Professional Leads.
We are committed to robust professional leadership, equality, diversity and inclusion and supporting staff wellbeing and CPD.
Our previous Psychological Professions Strategy was achieved and we are in the process of writing a new strategy.
Interview date will be in person the week commencing the 3rd of February 2025.
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 To provide psychological assessment, risk assessment and formulation with SUs and staff To support staff to continue to use formulations To provide high quality psychological interventions.
To attend relevant MDTs to offer a psychological perspective To research and deliver innovative psychological ways of working To be a senior psychological professional within a locality, contributing to relevant service improvement projects To supervise other psychological professional staff as appropriate within the organisation To supervise assistant psychologists within the CRISS service To facilitate adherence to the Core fidelity model within CRISS To help embed outcomes measures and assist with Trust priorities To provide training to LYPFT colleagues and on the D Clin Psych course as needed To provide trainee placements where appropriate Person Specification Qualifications Essential 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.
Training Essential Additional significant post qualification training relevant to the service and job role outlined in the job summary.
Formal training in supervision of others.
Experience Essential Significant post qualification experience in an area of practice relevant to the service specified in the job summary, to include assessment of risk.