Psychologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 20/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working as a Psychologist/Psychotherapist within the Primary Care Mental Health Team in Leeds, supporting individuals with complex and diverse needs. The post holder will provide therapeutic input, including individual and group therapy, and work to address health inequalities, ensuring equitable access to psychological support. The role also includes providing psychological consultation and supervision to primary care staff and collaborating with other stakeholders to develop effective pathways.
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent prior to 1996) and HCPC registration; 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. Or Masters or above in a psychotherapy and accredited as a psychotherapist with UKCP or BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council)
- Skills in working therapeutically with people with complex needs in a range of contexts.
- Skills in working therapeutically with people with complex needs in a range of contexts.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies used to treat the population specified in the job summary.
- Values
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.
- Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent prior to 1996) and HCPC registration; 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. Or Masters or above in a psychotherapy and accredited as a psychotherapist with UKCP or BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council)
- Skills in working therapeutically with people with complex needs in a range of contexts.
- Skills in working therapeutically with people with complex needs in a range of contexts.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies used to treat the population specified in the job summary.
- Values
- 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.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 2d ago · Closes in 13d
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Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Psychologist
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
Do you enjoy working flexibly and creatively with people who have complex and diverse needs? Do you have a passion for equality, diversity and inclusion? We are delighted to advertise two Psychologist/Psychotherapist posts, working with people in the gaps between NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) and community mental health services. We have a 1.0 wte post based in the West of Leeds and a 0.6 wte post based in the East.
The post holder will be part of the Primary Care Mental Health Team which is a multidisciplinary service that works closely with GP practices using a holistic person-centred model of care. The postholder will work alongside psychological therapists and other colleagues from the NHS trusts and a range of third sector partners. The aims of the service are to:
Provide therapeutic input (individual and group) for people presenting with complex needs. Clients may present with co-occurring physical, social and mental health issues and/or neurodiversity-related issues, requiring a flexible, multi-modal approach.
Work proactively to ensure that our services are acceptable and accessible to people from minoritised backgrounds who may not be well served by standard service models.
Provide psychological consultation and supervision to primar
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