Job summary
This post forms part of the larger paediatric psychological medicine team based at Addenbrooke's Hospital and employed by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
This 0.8 WTE post (0.4 wte Assistant Psychologist, 0.4 wte dietetic assistant/responsibilities) will be based at Addenbrooke's Hospital, but covering patients from across the East of England. The new service called Complications related to Excess Weight service (CEW).
The post will involve working with a multidisciplinary team of Consultants, Nurses, Dietitian, Family therapist and a Family support worker and a Counselling Psychologist. The scope of the service is to take an MDT biopsychosocial approach to improve the care for children and young people (CYP), with comorbid complications related to severe obesity.
The role of the Assistant Psychologist with additional dietetic responsibilities is:
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients referred to the Paediatric Obesity service.
To support with psychological assessment and intervention under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
To support with the development and facilitation of group interventions for children, young people and their families.
Main duties of the job
To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological tests, including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.
To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client's problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in both community and hospital settings.
To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
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.
To support with nutritional and anthropometric assessments and interventions under the supervision of an Advanced Paediatric Dietitian, working independently according to a plan agreed with the dietitian and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
To use frameworks, protocols, guidance and support from the advanced paediatric dietitian to ensure effective implementation of dietetic treatment programmes for patients.
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 people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
1. To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.
2. To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.
3. To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified clinical psychologists and Advanced Dietitian in evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
To assist in the design of computerised databases and to be responsible for their continual updating and ongoing statistical analysis.
To be aware of, and comply to National Regulations and local Trust Policies concerned with Data Protection.
Receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and Trust policy.
To participate in regular supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and Trust policy.
To participate in the Trusts annual Appraisal process.
To attend all relevant mandatory training as and when required to do so.
To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post holder is employed.
To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties
To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
1. To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.
2. To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.
3. To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified clinical psychologists and Advanced Dietitian in evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
To assist in the design of computerised databases and to be responsible for their continual updating and ongoing statistical analysis.
To be aware of, and comply to National Regulations and local Trust Policies concerned with Data Protection.
Receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and Trust policy.
To participate in regular supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and Trust policy.
To participate in the Trusts annual Appraisal process.
To attend all relevant mandatory training as and when required to do so.
To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post holder is employed.
To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties
To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people.
Desirable
- Experience working with children, young people and families specifically in medical settings.
- Experience of conducting audits.
- Experience of co-facilitating groups with service-users and/or teams.
Education and Experience
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Advanced keyboard and technology skills
Knowledge and understanding
Essential
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with physical health conditions.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to this population.
Desirable
- Awareness and application of diversity issues in clinical practice.
Other
Desirable
- An interest in working with children and families.
- An interest in working with children and families with severe obesity and/or complex medical presentations
- A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology.
- An interest in human nutrition and dietetic interventions.
- oAn interest in the role food and food choice plays in severe obesity and related complications.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people.
Desirable
- Experience working with children, young people and families specifically in medical settings.
- Experience of conducting audits.
- Experience of co-facilitating groups with service-users and/or teams.
Education and Experience
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Advanced keyboard and technology skills
Knowledge and understanding
Essential
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with physical health conditions.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to this population.
Desirable
- Awareness and application of diversity issues in clinical practice.
Other
Desirable
- An interest in working with children and families.
- An interest in working with children and families with severe obesity and/or complex medical presentations
- A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology.
- An interest in human nutrition and dietetic interventions.
- oAn interest in the role food and food choice plays in severe obesity and related complications.
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).
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).
