Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate clinical/counselling psychologist to join the MDT within a well-established Leeds Gender Identity Service (Leeds GIS). We are committed to robust professional leadership, equality, diversity and inclusion and supporting staff wellbeing and CPD. Our Psychological Professions Strategy outlines our vision.

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, specialty doctors, consultant endocrinologists, GPs, gender outreach workers and doctoral level trainee clinical/counselling psychologists.

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 who have completed specific training in gender identity practice e.g. PGCert or PGDip in Gender Identity Healthcare Practice or those with lived experience. Applicants without direct gender-identity related experience will be considered and supported to complete training central to gender identity healthcare practice. 

Main duties of the job

The candidate will be providing services to service users in Leeds GIS as a highly specialist clinical/counselling psychologist.  To fulfil this role within the Leeds GIS, there is a requirement from the highly specialist psychologist to be able to provide independent assessment, diagnosis, formulation and treatment recommendations for gender affirming hormones.

In addition to this, the candidate will be expected to provide extended assessment and short-term therapy. The role offers the chance to utilise leadership skills in terms of providing supervision, 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. 

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 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.