Job description

We are looking for two dynamic and enthusiastic people to join us as a Psychology Assistants. You must have graduate level registration with the BPS.

The 30-hour post is to work alongside clinical psychologists and other professionals in the Community Learning Disability Team supporting the gathering of information to establish the service user’s eligibility for specialist services. The post holder will be responsible for input into initial assessments for service users and reporting information gathered to the bi-weekly multidisciplinary team meetings

Other clinical roles for both posts may include co-facilitating of groups to develop the emotional literacy and emotional regulation skills of service users; contributing to risk assessment and risk management planning and supporting service users via deliver of specific interventions as specified by the clinical supervisor/qualified clinical psychologist.

The postholder will also be expected to undertake or contribute to specialist assessments, including assessments for the diagnosis of learning disability and dementia. There will also be expectations in terms of data collection, analysis and reporting eg to evaluate the impact of specific interventions and to audit adherence to clinical pathways.

We are committed to supervision, Continuing Professional Development and Evidence Based Practice.

Informal enquiries are welcomed.

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 (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), 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 organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and 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. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the [email protected]

In CLDT the main duties of this position will be to work alongside the clinicians in the team gathering further information relating to people referred into the Community learning disability teams. This information will be to establish the individual has a health need that requires input from a specialist learning disability service and that the individual has a diagnosis of learning disability or there is clear evidence of a learning disability in their developmental history.

This information will be gathered from referrers, person referred, families, carers, other professionals and will require skill in interviewing techniques.

There may be occasions where a formal assessment to establish learning disability is required (WAIS) and the successful candidate will be trained to deliver this under supervision of Clinical psychologist.

Please see attached Job descriptions and employee specification