Job Description

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is looking for a number of candidates for Assistant Psychologist roles, working part-time (3 days a week) for a fixed term of 6 months. This is part of the Health Education England provision for Paid Opportunities for Aspiring Clinical Psychologists.



Heath Education England (HEE) plans to improve equity of access and inclusion for entrants to Clinical Psychology training for groups who are currently under-represented. Part of the NHS Long Term Plan is to improve diversity in the workforce to better represent the users that it supports. These posts, funded by Health Education England, are intended to give opportunities to develop initial clinical experience for aspiring clinical psychologists who would otherwise be excluded from entering the profession through unpaid work experience (e.g. from voluntary or honorary Assistant Psychologist roles).



Successful applicants will work under the supervision of a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered Clinical Psychologist to gain experience to support future career development within clinical psychology. There will be opportunities to meet as a cohort of staff, to engage with the Trust's existing Assistant Psychologists' group, and to meet with current Trainee Clinical Psychologists on placement in the Trust.



Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines.



Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.



Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.



To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.



Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.



Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.



For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk



Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities



1. To support the psychology team and wider team in psychological assessment, care provision, planning, and delivery of evidence-based interventions, under the supervision of a Practitioner Psychologist.



2. To provide psychological interventions and maintain a clinical caseload under supervision.



3. To assist the psychology team in the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials, such as the development of treatment manuals and group interventions.



4. As required, to support the team in delivering, managing, and evaluating other psychological interventions, such as psychology groups.



5. To act in a manner that supports a psychologically informed framework for the service.



6. To assess and manage risk within an appropriate psychological framework.



7. To work with other staff to assess and review service users' care in preparation for multidisciplinary treatment reviews.



8. To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary and psychology meetings.



9. To participate in the service's delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.



10. To ensure that service users are appropriately consulted about relevant aspects of their care and are empowered to express their views in a responsive environment.