Assistant Clinical Psychologist | Cambridgeshire and NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Higher Assistant Psychologist to work within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Offender Personality Disorder Pathway Service. This small but established team arises from a joint initiative between Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust and National Probation Service. The current post will be based in the community at the Approved Premises in Peterborough. The Approved Premise is a Psychologically Informed Planned Environment.

The post-holder will be working to develop the PIPE, its residents and staff. Our PIPE offers the opportunity to participate in planning and pre-arrival work with the residents, the co-delivery of brief psycho-education groups and skills-based training to residents, and developing the residents’ engagement, motivation and implementing individualised risk management plans.

The role offers opportunities to gain insight into multi-agency risk management processes (e.g. MAPPA) and a wider perspective of services for this client group through attendance at commissioning meetings and regional/national events. The role will provide opportunities to expand experience with consultation work, conduction of audits, collection and analysis of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, clinically related administration, and other associated project work.

The team is looking for an enthusiastic, robust, committed individual with a keen interest in working with complex forensic clients with identified personality difficulties. Previous experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team with clients with personality difficulties (diagnosed or undiagnosed) and/or complex presentations/challenging behaviours is essential. Furthermore, previous experience of working with clients within forensic settings is desirable.

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 peoples 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.

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

• To support the running of the PIPE, its staff and residents through groups, training and consultation.
• To assist in the development of formulations/case summaries and support PIPE staff in the planning and working with residents. The OPD Pathway is not an intervention service, but a small number of cases may require co-delivery of psychologically-informed work, conducted under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.
• To work within risk assessments undertaken within the service in line with Trust and inter-agency policies/procedures.
• To work with other staff to assess and review the needs/care of offenders across the PIPE and Peterborough and Cambridgeshire region.
• To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place (note: Could include prison environments).
• To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings, including; team meetings, team supervisions, probation based meetings and commissioning meetings (where appropriate).
• To manage data collection, audits and analysis to support the development of the service and monitor quality.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs.

Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

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