Clinical/Counselling Psychologist | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Peterborough is seeking a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join their Stepped Care Therapy Team for Older People’s Mental Health Services. The role involves delivering psychological assessments, interventions, and supervision while collaborating with non-psychology colleagues. This position supports professional development and is ideal for those passionate about enhancing older adults' mental wellbeing. Join a team dedicated to high quality care and clinical excellence.

Benefits

Robust CPD programme

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering comprehensive psychological assessments.
• Ability to work with older adults with mental health needs.
• Willingness to engage in professional development and training.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological assessments and interventions.
• Provide consultation to non-psychologist colleagues.
• Support and supervise trainees in the team.

Skills

Evidence-based psychological assessments

Consultation and guidance

Collaboration within multidisciplinary teams

Supervision and support of trainees

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent

Tools

Assessment tools for neuropsychology

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our Stepped Care Therapy Team within Older People’s Mental Health Services in Peterborough. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with older adults in a secondary mental health setting, supporting their psychological wellbeing while developing a diverse range of clinical skills.

Our team includes Clinical Psychologists, a CBT Therapist, Occupational Therapists, and an Occupational Therapy Assistant. We host placements for Trainee Clinical Psychologists, primarily from the University of East Anglia.

The team works closely with integrated community services, mental health practitioners, the Memory Assessment Service, and the Social Care Team. This varied role is well-suited to both newly qualified and experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologists.

Please ensure you review the essential criteria for the role and clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements in your application.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering comprehensive psychological assessments, formulations, and evidence-based interventions, including specialist neuropsychological assessments where appropriate. The role also involves providing consultation and guidance to non-psychology colleagues and working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams across both mental and physical health services.

There are opportunities to contribute to broader directorate initiatives, and we offer a robust CPD programme within both the Stepped Care Therapy Team and the wider mental health service. We actively support professional development, with team members undertaking additional training in areas such as CBT for personality disorders and psychosis, EMDR, and DBT skills. There is also a growing focus on enhancing the neuropsychological aspects of our service, particularly in support of memory assessments.

If you're seeking a new challenge, enjoy a varied caseload, and are passionate about making a meaningful impact in the lives of older adults with functional and organic mental health needs, we would be delighted to hear from you.

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.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

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

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• To provide evidence based psychological assessments (including neuropsychological assessments), formulations and interventions to clients of the Stepped Care Therapy Service and community Older People’s Mental Health Teams; providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working under supervision within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
• To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other practitioners and other clinical members of teams who provide psychologically based care and treatment (including Trainee Clinical Psychologists).
• To ensure accurate record keeping for the referral process and interventions for all practitioners under the post holder’s supervision using the agreed information systems.
• To work with the other senior clinicians to provide relevant information and data to the team and service managers and professional leads as required.
• To work within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service.
• To work with senior colleagues within the service to develop and maintain psychosocial models of care relevant to the client group.
• To provide relevant teaching, training and supervision within the service and where appropriate across the Trust.
• To attend the agreed meetings, liaising with the Professional Lead, supervisor and team manager on matters of service development.
• To suggest and implement where agreed policy changes within the Older Peoples Stepped Care Therapies Service and the mental health services relevant to the psychological needs of the client group, as agreed by other senior clinical colleagues.
• To work with senior colleagues to utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by Stepped Care Therapies Service and the mental health service, and to disseminate this information widely.

This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026