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Principal Clinical Psychologist

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Leeds, LS12 3QE £66,582 – £77,368 a year Permanent Posted 27 August 2026 Apply by 21 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds

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Role description

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced Clinical Psychologist with significant knowledge and expertise in working with young people with complex needs, including neurodevelopmental difficulties, to join our team at Red Kite View. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing expert assessment, formulation and treatment to young people and families, supporting psychologically informed interventions of colleagues via the provision of supervision, consultation and training, and to embed psychological formulation and trauma-informed approaches across the service. You will provide clinical leadership and direction in service and policy development in line with new national specifications, ensuring that these are psychologically and trauma informed and that care is formulation led. You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary inpatient team, community CYPMHS services, third sector and social care services across West Yorkshire, bringing a psychological perspective and understanding of young people's distress. This will include formulation driven care planning, risk assessments and contributions within team meetings. You will provide supervision, reflective practice and post-incident support to psychological professionals and non-psychologists, including supervision of trainee clinical psychologists. You will participate in audit, service evaluation and research and have a key role in the psychological aspects of service and practice development.

Main duties of the job

The Children and Young People's Inpatient Service at Red Kite View takes a trauma-informed and systemic approach to understanding the presentations and needs of young people and their families. Our work is underpinned by evidence based psychological models, including Adaptive Mentalisation Based Integrative Treatment (AMBIT) and Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), where psychological formulation informs a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to treatment. This is a time of significant and exciting change for CYP services and the successful applicant will contribute to service developments in line with new national guidance.

We are committed to robust professional leadership, equality, diversity and inclusion and supporting staff wellbeing and CPD. A number of our team are accessing further accredited training in therapy modalities (including Systemic therapies, PBS, RO-DBT, MBT and CBT) and leadership programmes. We have strong links with the local Clinical Psychology Doctoral training course at the University of Leeds. Our Psychological Professions Strategy outlines our vision.

Informal enquiries and visits are encouraged. Please note that the post is advertised for a longer period due to the lead recruiter's annual leave.

Please contact Ruth Sutherland, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (ruthsutherland1@nhs.net; 07977 327263) or Laura Marsh, Art Psychotherapist (lauramarymarsh@nhs.net; 0113 8557150)

About us

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.

Date posted

27 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368 a year Per Annum Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

173-45626-CYP

Job locations

Red Kite View

Leeds

LS12 3QE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of young people presenting with complex needs including neurodevelopmental presentations
Provide supervision, reflective practice and post-incident support to colleagues
Lead on service developments, audits, evaluation and research
Provide training and support for the multidisciplinary team in care planning and risk management for complex cases

We are passionate about supporting teams and services to be psychologically-informed, maximising therapeutic potential and proportionate risk management. The successful applicant will be committed to working within an MDT environment and adapting interventions for young people with complex, diverse needs, who pose a risk of harm to self or others, and who may have additional needs such as Autism or Learning Disability. You will join a team with varied theoretical backgrounds and have opportunities to develop your skills and interests.

The post holder will provide psychology input to the inpatient service and in liaison with community teams across West Yorkshire. The role will include provision of specialist psychological services to the staff, young people and families wards accessing CYPMH Inpatient services. They will be responsible for assessing and treating their own specialist caseload of clients and to maintain associated records. The post holder will provide clinical supervision to other psychologists, assistant psychologists and non-psychologists within the service. They will have the skills and experience to work autonomously and make appropriate decisions without opportunity to consult more widely at times. The post holder will conduct psychologically informed risk assessments and formulations alongside the MDT and will support staff to develop appropriate forums for case discussions, team formulations, and reflective practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent prior to 1996) and HCPC registration.
Formal training in supervision of others.
Additional significant post qualification training in the use of complex and specialist assessments and psychological therapies used with young people and families

Experience

Essential

Significant post qualification experience in working with children, young people and families with complex needs, including assessment of risk.

Values

Desirable

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.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.