Specialist Applied Psychologist

To provide a qualified applied specialist (clinical, forensic or counselling) psychological assessment, treatment and outreach service to service users managed on the OPD Pathway but specifically those for whom responsibility belongs with Fens Services.
To work in collaboration with HMPPS operational Fens staff on all aspects of Fens psychological therapies.
To contribute to and supervise (where appropriate) psychological assessments and work alongside other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically-based care and treatment.
To deliver and support other Psychologists/Psychotherapists and clinical team members in the delivery of psychological therapy to service users within the OPDP Fens service.
To provide specialist teaching and consultancy to the clinical and operational teams.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of both the Trust's and OPDP Fens Services policies and procedures.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research, and to propose and implement policy changes within the OPDP Fens Service.

Working for our organisation
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 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., To take an active role in the screening and assessment of prisoners referred as potentially being suitable for OPDP Fens Services based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including neuropsychological and specialist psychological tests, including interviews and communication with other agencies such as probation, healthcare and operational staff.
To communicate the results of this screening and assessment to other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team including non-clinical staff using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills.
To communicate using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills, the results of assessment and formulation to service users within the Fens services and those included in the offender's care and treatment pathway.
To develop psychological formulations, for residents discharged from the main Fens treatment programme but who require aftercare/Outreach services with a view to directing the level of care and intervention needed to assist in management of their psychological distress and risk reduction and to enable them to relocate within another treatment service if appropriate.
To attend Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings and contribute to discussions about the formal psychological individual treatment and/or management of a service user's mental health problems and risk, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of these problems. These meetings may be within or external to the residential service and will include liaison with other professionals.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
+ Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
+ Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
+ Children and young people's mental health services;
+ Children's community services in Peterborough;
+ Social care;
+ Ground-breaking research
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

The Fen's is an innovative and challenging service for individuals with chronic histories of trauma who are located in a male high-risk prison.
Our treatment draws on attachment theory and incorporates sensorimotor psychotherapy and schema focused therapy, along with a range of short-term interventions such as EMDR, CBT, CAT etc. Through a combination of individual and group therapies, patients are given opportunities to heal from trauma and neglect, improve wellbeing and reduce risk.
We will support you in broadening your therapeutic skills, management, and working to achieve organisational change in a complex system. There are opportunities to further your research interests through our links with Universities.
The role is a permanent, full-time position with scope to complete some work from home .
You will join our diverse clinical team with a rich range of clinical and forensic experience.
"I wanted to change, I was crying out to change. You know, it was a trust element.…letting them see me warts and all….and that was the hard thing. Breaking down crying…getting the stuff out I needed to. I grew from that…if I don't like myself, how can anyone else like myself. How can I move on if I don't forgive myself… I've got to give myself a chance." Current service user