Job overview
An exciting opportunity is being offered within the Liaison and Diversion service for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (Band 8a) to join the team part time (22.5 hrs) .
The role will over see and provide supervision to the assistant psychologists who will be assessing and delivering Primary Level Mental Health Treatment Requirements within the Cambridgeshire area for individuals over the age of 18 years old.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide supervision to the assistant psychologist completing structured assessments of offenders who the courts are considering placing on a MHTR order. Supervision will typically take place over the phone following the assistant completing the assessment.
The post holder will need to consider the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of complex data from a variety of sources to help the assistant determine suitability for the offender to be offered a MHTR and to commence a manualised psycho-educational treatment programme provided by the assistant psychologist.
Also undertake risk assessment and risk management of offenders prior to them commencing manualised treatment programmes with an assistant psychologist.
To exercise full responsibility and autonomy for the treatment of and discharge of offenders receiving manualised treatment under MHTRs, ensuring appropriate assessment, formulation and interventions are communicated with the assistant psychologist providing the treatments.
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.
