Assistant Psychologist - Brainbow

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Hartford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to join their Brainbow team located at Addenbrooke's Hospital. In this role, you will support the professional psychological care of children with brain tumours. Responsibilities include conducting neuropsychological assessments and psychological interventions under supervision. Applicants should be values-led, with strong administration skills and the ability to work independently, contributing to research and projects within the team.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and values-led candidate.
• Ability to work independently under supervision.
• Experience in clinically related administration.

Responsibilities

• Support psychological care of clients referred to the service.
• Provide assessments and interventions under supervision.
• Conduct audits and collect statistics.

Skills

Neuropsychological assessment

Psychological interventions

Administration skills

Research project development

Job description

We would like to recruit an enthusiastic, values led Assistant Psychologist to our Brainbow team, part of the wider Psychological Medicine Team, based at Addenbrookes Hospital.

Role Summary: support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients referred to the Brainbow service – a paediatric rehabilitation team for children with brain tumours. Responsibilities include providing neuropsychological assessment and psychological interventions 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.

Additional responsibilities involve clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work within the Brainbow service.

About Brainbow

Brainbow is a multidisciplinary rehabilitation service in the East of England that supports children with brain tumours. It was established in 2013 as a partnership between three charities and Addenbrooke's Hospital.

• Physiotherapy
• Speech and language therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Clinical psychology
• Education

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 mental health
• Adult mental health
• 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.

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