Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

NHS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mental health service as a Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. You'll provide tailored psychological support to students, focusing on their needs and ensuring effective treatment plans. This role is part of a new initiative aimed at enhancing mental health access for students at the University of Cambridge.

Qualifications

• Experience in psychological assessment and treatment across various care settings.
• Ability to manage highly emotive and distressing situations.

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist psychological assessments and therapy to students.
• Formulating and implementing treatment plans for clients’ mental health issues.
• Conducting risk assessments and advising on risk management strategies.

Skills

Assessment

Communication

Clinical Governance

Psychological Interventions

Education

Postgraduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology

Registration with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist

Job description

Go back Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

The closing date is 21 May 2025

We are seeking an experienced, innovative, and enthusiastic Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our exciting new Universities of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin Mental Health Student Service (UCARMHSS) pilot, launching in 2025.

This new service offers multiple pathways: psychiatry, psychology, and care coordination, providing tailored interventions to students. The aims are to improve access to mental health support, inform students about available services, and guide them in managing their mental health.

Key features include:

1. A focus on student needs rather than diagnosis, with thorough triage and formulation assessments.
2. Proactive support to help students succeed academically and socially.
3. Flexible access options: face-to-face, telephone, video, and online services.
4. Comprehensive care coordination, including assessment, case management, self-management support, and liaison with university services.

Main duties of the job

• Providing specialist psychological assessments and therapy to students with moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
• Offering advice and consultation on psychological care to colleagues and external agencies.
• Working autonomously within professional guidelines and organizational policies.
• Utilizing research skills for audit, policy, service development, and research activities.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is dedicated to high-quality, compassionate health and social care, aiming to improve wellbeing and empower individuals to lead fulfilling lives.

Our services span inpatient, community, children’s, adult, older people's mental health, forensic, learning disabilities, primary care, liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research.

We seek high-caliber candidates sharing our vision and values. We are committed to equal opportunities and encourage applications from all community sectors, especially underrepresented groups, including those with long-term conditions, ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ communities.

Note: We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications are received.

We cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If sponsorship is not available, your application will be rejected.

For more information, visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

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

1. Providing specialist psychological assessments based on complex data from various sources.
2. Formulating and implementing treatment plans for clients’ mental health issues.
3. Delivering a range of psychological interventions, adjusting formulations as needed.
4. Managing your caseload independently, ensuring appropriate discharge and follow-up.
5. Conducting risk assessments and advising on risk management strategies.
6. Offering psychological advice and guidance to other professionals.
7. Communicating assessment and treatment information sensitively and effectively.
8. Maintaining effective partnerships with statutory and non-statutory agencies.
9. Dealing with serious mental health issues and trauma cases.
10. Working flexibly to meet service needs.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Postgraduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology, accredited by BPS, or expected within six months.
• Registration with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist, or expected within six months.

Experience

• Experience in psychological assessment, formulation, and treatment across various care settings.
• Experience working with diverse client groups and managing highly emotive and distressing situations.
• Experience applying psychology in different contexts.

Skills & Abilities

• Commitment to high-quality care.
• Excellent assessment, formulation, and evaluation skills.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to support clinical governance through supervision and reflection.
• Knowledge of evidence-based psychological interventions.
• High-level knowledge of at least two psychological therapies.

Other requirements

This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Location

Student Services Centre, University of Cambridge

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 per annum (pro rata)

Contract type

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference

310-CYPF-7144865