Assistant Psychologist - Higher level

2x positions hosted by Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, working predominantly within the Preventative Measures/Cultural Change workstream but working closely with your peers within the Psychological Assessment and Therapy Service workstream hosted at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust with the possibility of primary role rotation at 12 months.
2x positions hosted by Bradford District Care Trust, working predominantly within the Psychological Assessment and Therapy Service workstream but working closely with your peers within the Preventative Measures/Cultural Change workstream hosted at Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust with the possibility of primary role rotation at 12 months., The West Yorkshire Staff Wellbeing Hub is committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of healthcare professionals across West Yorkshire. We offer a range of services designed to promote resilience, reduce stress, and enhance the overall wellbeing of our dedicated staff. We are seeking motivated and compassionate Band 5 Assistant Psychologists to join our dynamic team and contribute to our mission of fostering a supportive and healthy work environment for all healthcare workers in the region.
Alongside a specialist 1:1 therapy service we offer a range of preventative interventions including Schwartz rounds, trauma training, coaching and team support.
This is a hybrid role, working remotely and in person across the whole of the West Yorkshire Health & Care Partnership, meaning there will be frequent travel across the area of West Yorkshire.
You can find out more about our service at Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub :: Workforce Transformation (wystaffwellbeinghub.co.uk) and our 2023/2024 Annual Report showcases the work and achievements of the last financial year and can be found here: https://workforce.wypartnership.co.uk/download_file/view/892/486, Working closely with a team of qualified psychologists, psychotherapists and other professionals these roles will support the creation, delivery, evaluation and design of a full range of interventions.
Additionally, the LYPFT roles will:
· Support and enhance the professional psychological care of service users within agreed service areas
· Assist in clinical related administration, conduct of audits, evaluation, and project work
· Assist in delivery of teaching and training of other professionals
· Assist in the preparation of papers for publication
· Undertake psychological assessment, screening and delivery of psychological interventions in the appropriate setting, under the supervision of qualified clinical psychologists.
Additionally, the BDCT roles will:
· Conduct psychological assessments.
· Develop/ Support psychological formulations for individual service users that contribute towards the overall assessment of their care needs, using an appropriate theoretical framework.
· Collaboratively establish individual service user's goals towards recovery.
· Deliver psychological interventions to service users; CBT informed structured interventions, guided self-help, co-facilitated group work.
· Support the audit and research activities of the service.
· Support the psychological therapy services through data collection & analysis as part of audit, service evaluation and research initiatives.

Please note this is a combined advert for 4 positions, 2 positions hosted by Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and 2 positions hosted by Bradford District Care Trust.
Upon successful offer you will be placed within one of these workstreams/host organisations,
where possible we will place within a preferred workstream/host organisation but this can not be guaranteed. Please see attached Job descriptions for each workstream attached., LYPFT is committed to upholding its' statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.
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 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 a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.
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 submitting an application 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 further 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.