Job vacancy: Assistant Psychologist, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds

Job summary

Main area: Connect – Newsam Centre
Grade: 5
Contract: 24 months (fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 173-26926-EDRS

Employer: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Eating Disorders Connect
Town: Leeds
Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/07/2026 23:59

Assistant Psychologist

5 Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The main duties of the job will be supporting the psychological work in both the inpatient and community eating disorder teams. The post-holder will support the delivery of group and individual psychological interventions. They will support formulation, both at an individual and team level and will work directly with service users and families, and indirectly with colleagues. They will also have a role in helping to collect feedback and outcome measures from service users and families about their experience with our service. The post holder will be supervised closely by psychological professionals.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology, or a post-graduate qualification e.g. Masters or Doctorate. Eligibility for GMC.

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working as an assistant in mental health or learning disability care settings.
Demonstrates a positive attitude towards service users with complex needs.

Skills

Essential criteria

An ability to deliver protocol driven interventions, either 1 to 1 or group.
Demonstrates involvement in and understanding of psychologically informed formulation.

Values Based

Desirable criteria

Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position based on a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Fixed Term Contracts for existing NHS Employees – temporary contracts for employees of LYPFT, or colleagues joining from another NHS Trust, will be offered on a secondment basis wherever possible. In the event this is not possible, an FTC would be issued and this would require a break in service of two weeks.

The purpose of a temporary is role could be for maternity cover, temporary funding or some other reason. At the end of which the need for the temporary work will cease. Temporary roles can stop, be extended and/or made permanent at any point during the period of work. Should the role become permanent then the post-holder will be informed of the process to be followed to convert the position to a permanent one.

All new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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 committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.

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 enough applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. In submitting an application form, you authorize 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 applying 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.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date if the maximum number of applications is received, so we strongly advise to not delay submitting your application to avoid disappointment.

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Email address: [email protected]

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