Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist

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Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist 8c Main area Link-ED (Eating Disorder Service) Grade 8c Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 6-EDRS

Site Link-ED (Eating Disorder Service) Town Leeds Salary £79,504 - £91,609 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/10/:59 Interview date 12/10/2026

Job overview This is an exciting opportunity in a newly established Consultant Psychologist / CBT therapist post within the Link-ED team.

Link-ED is an established eating disorder service operating across West Yorkshire, working directly with Community Mental Health Teams, providing consultation, care and treatment to adults with an eating disorder. In conjunction with the CONNECT eating disorder service, our vision is to establish a stepped care model of treatment across West Yorkshire.

This role will be a key enabler in the development of a stepped care approach to psychological therapy for adults with an eating disorder. It supports the NHS 10 Year Health Plan strategy of shifting the health service from treating sickness to prioritising early intervention and prevention; focusing on treating eating disorders earlier, to avoid severe and/or chronic illness.

Main duties of the job You will be required to work across West Yorkshire to provide:

• Strategic, professional and clinical leadership for the Link-ED service.
• Ensure robust clinical governance arrangements are in place for future delivery of psychological therapies and Psychological interventions.
• Work closely with clinical, operational and professional leaders to ensure services are delivered in line with Trust policies, governance frameworks and national guidance.
• Contribute to the development of the Link-ED clinical model and service specification
• A psychological perspective on service priorities, and system-wide developments.
• Support workforce development and capacity building by setting up supervisory structures to provide specialist clinical supervision (including CBT ED) within Link-ED, and where appropriate and agreed, across the wider system. Working alongside West Yorkshire Psychological Professions Workforce Lead on workforce expansion in line with national priorities to improve access to evidence-based psychological therapies for eating disorders.
• Maintain a small specialist clinical caseload, providing assessment, formulation and psychological interventions for individuals with eating disorders, alongside support for families and carers.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities 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
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 and registration

• Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent prior to 1996) and HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist. And Accreditation with BABCP as a CBT therapist 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.

Experience

• Experience of teaching, training and supervision of other staff: clinical and professional/managerial.
• Experience in taking a lead on projects/services within health care system ideally including development of clinical models / services for people presenting with Eating disorders / Disordered eating.

Skills

• Doctoral or equivalent level of knowledge of research methodology, research design and service evaluation as practiced within the fields of psychological professions

Training

• Additional post qualification training and experience relevant to the service and job role outlined in the job summary including clinical supervisor training and CBT for eating disorders.

Values Based

• 1. Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• 2. Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• 3. 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.

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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.
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