Job Overview
Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist to join our team on a fixed term contract until 30th September 2026 within the Directorate of Adult Mental Health as part of the Acute Inpatient Team.
As an Assistant Psychologist in the Acute Inpatient Team, you will be based at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital, which provides acute inpatient care to male and female working-age adults. The unit consists of 6 acute wards and 2 Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs). Service Users within the acute inpatient mental health service present at times of crisis, often experiencing high levels of emotional distress, and typically have complex, severe and enduring mental health difficulties. Leicester is ethnically diverse, and this good cultural diversity is reflected in our caseloads.
The Inpatient Psychology Team work proactively and creatively to embed psychological thinking and a formulation-driven approach across a busy inpatient unit. The team is warm, forward-thinking, inclusive and supportive, and have fostered good links across the directorate.
It is an exciting time within the service as work is commencing in early 2026 to develop the inpatient therapeutic pathway. As part of this process there will be plenty of opportunities to evaluate progress, and the successful post holders will be given dedicated time to conduct quality improvement projects.
The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.
We also offer:
* A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service
* Free onsite parking
* Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance
* Health and Wellbeing Support
* Various Staff Support Networks
Applicants should have experience of working with service users with mental health problems and graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society. Experience of working with individuals who may present with challenging behaviours is desirable, as is experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team. The inpatient psychology team is very supportive with regular provision of individual and peer supervision.
For informal enquiries contact or Dr Lara Harris (Principal Clinical Psychologist) lara.harris8@nhs.net or Dr Claire Hemming (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) claire.hemming2@nhs.net
Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop clinical skills by facilitating group work and 1:1 work. The successful postholders will also deliver bespoke off ward groups with a clinical psychologist or psychological therapist. You will work closely with your clinical supervisor and ward teams, which will enable you to foster good working relationships. There will be opportunity for you to participate in team formulation sessions and reflective practice. The inpatient psychology team meet regularly, including monthly professional development slots to share learning and develop clinical skills. The inpatient psychology team meet regularly, including bi-weekly professional development slots to share learning and develop clinical skills.
Other duties include:
- Direct clinical work including co-facilitation of groups, 1:1 clinical work or potentially working with the individual’s system e.g. family/carers.
- Attending MDT daily review meetings and departmental meetings and team development slots
- Engaging in reflective practice sessions
- Conducting quality improvement projects
- To work with the inpatient psychology team to support the delivery of a high-quality, responsive and accessible psychological service.
- To engage in regular clinical and managerial supervision
- To provide education and training to clinical staff working within or external to the Trust
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.