Leeds and York CYPMH Inpatient Services are looking for a highly motivated Band 8a psychologist. The successful candidate would join our enthusiastic and supportive Psychology Team working into the General Adolescent Unit (GAU) and the Alternative to Hospital Service at Mill Lodge, a new, York. This post will be based at Mill Lodge, whilst providing input across the inpatient service and liaising with community teams across North Yorkshire.Through direct clinical work and indirect interventions, including training and supervision, you will use your leadership skills to promote and help embed Psychological and Trauma Informed models of care including AMBIT and ARC. 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 will have opportunities to develop your clinical skills. We have close links with local doctorate courses and contribute to teaching and training placements. You will utilise your research skills for audit, service evaluation and research in order to inform service and practice development. You will be required to work autonomously within professional guidelines and within local operational and service policies and procedures. 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 recruitment.lypft@nhs.netAttached 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 youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.