Job summary
We are advertising 6 part-time, Band 8a posts working into different medical specialities - please see the Job Description for further details. Whilst all posts are part time (15 hours a week minimum) there is flexibility with regards to combining to make up to full time hours.
The posts are predominantly based at Addenbrookes hospital in Cambridge as part of a large Multidisciplinary Paediatric Psychological Medicine team providing chiefly outpatient care, accepting referrals from Paediatric specialties within the trust. One post being advertised will be based at Peterborough City Hospital for 2 days a week, while hours will be based in Peterborough governance for this post will sit with the team in Cambridge.
We are seeking warm, dynamic Psychologists to uphold and grow our reputation as a provider of excellent psychological assessment and treatment within the field of Health Psychology.
The posts work alongside the multi-disciplinary teams for each of the specialties - Each represent distinct challenges for our patient groups and the successful applicants will represent the Paediatric Psychological medicine team, enhancing the patient experience, providing seamless packages of care and promoting the integration of physical and mental health. Longer term goals will include working towards the creation of and working in the Cambridge Children's Hospital of the future.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicants will provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy to patients and their families, at the same time as offering advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
The psychologist will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service. As well as being embedded in specialty multi-disciplinary teams you will work as a part of a large and growing Paediatric Psychological Medicine team consisting chiefly of Psychologists but also of Counsellors, Nurses, Psychiatrists and a family Therapist.
The size and growth of the team will create options for learning about new specialisms, formal training opportunities and career progression.
About us
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 andempowering 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 disabled people and members of ourethnic minority andLGBTQ+ communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the psychological medicine service, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care
- To develop psychological formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon psychological theory and evidence and which incorporates interpersonal, societal, cultural and biological factors as well as health needs and impact of health problems on the family.
- To develop and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of hospital and community based settings.
- To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological.interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
- To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, carers or group. To do this in the context of health and surgical interventions.
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, psychological formulation, treatment and discharge of clients and manage and maintain a caseload in line with service guidelines.
- To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other multidisciplinary professionals, both within hospital and community settings, contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
- To supervise qualified, trainee and assistant psychologists; as well as other professionals undertaking psychological work, as appropriate.
- To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across the designated area and agencies serving the client group.
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies and procedures.
- To act as care coordinator, ensuring the provision of a care package appropriate for the patients psychological needs, coordinating the work of others involved with psycho-social care, taking responsibility for arranging reviews as required and communicating effectively with the patient, his/her family and all others involved in the network of care, and to monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions.
- To monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care, and to provide appropriate reports on this.
- To produce reports in a timely manner, that convey the key findings of psychological assessment and formulation and treatment outcome in a way that does justice to the complexity of the problems described, but that are understandable to the recipients of the reports, including clients and referrers. To maintain the required record keeping.
- To assist in the management of the clinical psychology team caseload.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the psychological medicine service, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care
- To develop psychological formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon psychological theory and evidence and which incorporates interpersonal, societal, cultural and biological factors as well as health needs and impact of health problems on the family.
- To develop and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of hospital and community based settings.
- To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological.interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
- To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, carers or group. To do this in the context of health and surgical interventions.
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, psychological formulation, treatment and discharge of clients and manage and maintain a caseload in line with service guidelines.
- To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other multidisciplinary professionals, both within hospital and community settings, contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
- To supervise qualified, trainee and assistant psychologists; as well as other professionals undertaking psychological work, as appropriate.
- To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across the designated area and agencies serving the client group.
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies and procedures.
- To act as care coordinator, ensuring the provision of a care package appropriate for the patients psychological needs, coordinating the work of others involved with psycho-social care, taking responsibility for arranging reviews as required and communicating effectively with the patient, his/her family and all others involved in the network of care, and to monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions.
- To monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care, and to provide appropriate reports on this.
- To produce reports in a timely manner, that convey the key findings of psychological assessment and formulation and treatment outcome in a way that does justice to the complexity of the problems described, but that are understandable to the recipients of the reports, including clients and referrers. To maintain the required record keeping.
- To assist in the management of the clinical psychology team caseload.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence
- Registered with the Health Care Professions Council
Desirable
- Further training in systemic, paediatric neuropsychology and or trauma
- Further training in clinical supervision
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different contexts
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of working within a paediatric medical setting
- Experience of working systemically with children and families
- Experience and interest in applying systemic approaches in relation to working in complex teams and organisations
- Experience and interest in service development
- Experience and genuine interest in working with children and their families in medical settings
- Lived experience of mental health
- Experience of neuropsychological assessments, formulation and intervention with children
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgment skills
- Skills in individual and group work and in programme planning
- Planning and organising skills for caseload management
Desirable
- High Level Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Knowledge of the impact of physical health on children, young people and their families
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to tolerate prolonged periods of sitting
Other
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling formation of networks with professionals within the Trust and from other agencies to promote effective team working with clients
- Able to contain and work with high levels of distress from clients
- Interpersonally calm and able to defuse difficult, volatile situations
- Able to tolerate ambiguity and to take decisions in situations of incomplete information
- Motivated towards personal and professional development with a strong CPD record
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence
- Registered with the Health Care Professions Council
Desirable
- Further training in systemic, paediatric neuropsychology and or trauma
- Further training in clinical supervision
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different contexts
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of working within a paediatric medical setting
- Experience of working systemically with children and families
- Experience and interest in applying systemic approaches in relation to working in complex teams and organisations
- Experience and interest in service development
- Experience and genuine interest in working with children and their families in medical settings
- Lived experience of mental health
- Experience of neuropsychological assessments, formulation and intervention with children
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgment skills
- Skills in individual and group work and in programme planning
- Planning and organising skills for caseload management
Desirable
- High Level Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Knowledge of the impact of physical health on children, young people and their families
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to tolerate prolonged periods of sitting
Other
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling formation of networks with professionals within the Trust and from other agencies to promote effective team working with clients
- Able to contain and work with high levels of distress from clients
- Interpersonally calm and able to defuse difficult, volatile situations
- Able to tolerate ambiguity and to take decisions in situations of incomplete information
- Motivated towards personal and professional development with a strong CPD record
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
