Job overview
The Community Forensic Psychiatry Service has an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Assistant Psychologist to join the multidisciplinary team.
Full-time, 12 month Fixed Term Contract
The post-holder will be supervised to support the development of psychological case formulations, having the opportunity to gain experience in using different psychological models (e.g., CBT, DBT, Motivational interviewing, Relapse Prevention) and enhanced risk assessment tools (e.g., HCR20-v 3, SAPROF).
There will also be the opportunity to provide psycho-education sessions for service users and provide supportive activities for staff team (e.g. training, supervision).
This role offers further opportunities to gain insight into multi-agency risk management processes (e.g. MAPPA), as well as gaining a wider perspective of services for this client group; through attendance at CPA reviews and ward rounds in open, low and medium secure hospitals.
Main duties of the job
To assist the Senior Psychologists with assessments, the development of formulations and the planning and delivery of psychological interventions.
To provide direct psychological interventions to service users under the supervision of the Senior Psychologists.
To review and audit notes, summarising essential information.
To contribute to gathering information, as part of risk assessments undertaken within the service in line with Trust and inter-agency policies/procedures
To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings, CPA reviews and ward rounds, including team meetings, team supervisions.
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.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
