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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Psychologist to join a dedicated health service in Cambridgeshire. This part-time role involves working with individuals who have received Mental Health Treatment Requirements due to low-level offenses. The successful candidate will oversee Assistant Psychologists, ensuring high-quality assessments and interventions are delivered. This position offers a chance to contribute to the development of mental health services while making a significant impact on the lives of offenders. If you are passionate about mental health and eager to support individuals in their recovery journey, this role is perfect for you.
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within CPFT for a qualified Psychologist to join the Liaison and Diversion Service. The successful candidate will be working with people who have received a Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) by the court as a result of having committed low level offending and experiencing co-occurring mental health conditions across Cambridgeshire.
This is a part time position of 3 days a week which can be flexible within the needs of the service.
The service delivers MHTRs for adults within the demographic area.
The post holder will provide supervision to assistant psychologists completing structured assessments of offenders who the courts are considering placing on a MHTR order.
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.
The post holder would be expected to offer regular clinical supervision to the assistant psychologists delivering the MHTR interventions. They would be expected to provide clinical oversight and guidance around the assessment, formulation, treatment planning and delivery of the intervention.
The post holder would be expected to contribute to the wider service development, considering the local needs and how the implementation of the MHTR service can be achieved across Cambridgeshire.
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.
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
Date posted: 22 April 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 310-MASMH-7058877-A
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer name: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Address: 53 Thorpe Road, Peterborough, PE3 6AN
Employer's website: https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/