Practitioner Psychologist/Cognitive Behaviour Therapist

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join the Stepped Care Therapy Team within Older People’s Mental Health Services in Fenland.

The role involves assessment, formulation and evidence-based intervention, including neuropsychological assessment where appropriate, with supervision and consultation for mental health colleagues. A passion for working with older people and strong teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified specialist clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist or psychological therapist.
• Experience in Older People’s mental health and stepped care approaches is desirable.
• Ability to provide supervision and consultation to colleagues and trainees.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assessment and formulation with adults in Older People’s services.
• Provide evidence-based interventions including neuropsychological assessment where appropriate.
• Offer supervision and guidance to junior staff and trainees; collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Job description

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical /Counselling Psychologist or Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join our Stepped Care Therapy Team within Older Peoples' Mental Health Secondary Care Services in Fenland.

The friendly and supportive team comprises of Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and an OT Assistant. We regularly host trainees from all disciplines. We are a proactive team who use a broad range of therapeutic approaches and work in a person-centred way.

The role will include assessment, formulation and evidence-based intervention including, where appropriate, specialist neuropsychological assessment.

The post holder will also provide supervision and consultation for mental health colleagues and work closely with both mental and physical health staff. The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, an ability to work under considerable pressure, and have a passion for working with older people.

We aim to support staff to develop specialist knowledge and expertise, for the benefit of our service and patients. Creativity and innovation are encouraged.

To provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology, counselling psychology or psychological therapy service to clients referred to Older People's Stepped Care Therapies Service in the Fenland locality.

This is across all sectors of care (in outpatient day service, inpatient, residential care and domestic settings) working with people with functional and organically based mental health problems.

This will involve providing specialist assessment and therapy, including where it is appropriate to professional competence providing neuropsychological assessment.

To offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other non-professional carers, taking responsibility for psychological input to one of the OPMH teams.

To provide supervision and guidance for more junior staff including Trainee Clinical Psychologists, Trainee Cognitive Behaviour Therapists and Mental Health Practitioners where appropriate

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 fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including 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, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Neil Watson Job title: Locality Lead Psychologist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07534 294931