Job summary The Fen's service are advertising an 8a position, which includes the opportunity for people at a band 7 level to apply for and develop up to an 8a. Those already at the level of 8a are also welcome to apply. The Fen's is an innovative and challenging service for individuals with chronic histories of trauma who are located in a male high-risk prison. Our treatment draws on attachment theory and incorporates schema focused therapy, along with a range of short-term interventions such as EMDR, CBT, CAT etc. Through a combination of individual and group therapies, patients are given opportunities to heal from trauma and neglect, improve wellbeing and reduce risk. We will support you in broadening your therapeutic skills, management, and working to achieve organisational change in a complex system. There are opportunities to further your research interests through our links with Universities. The role is a permanent, full-time position with scope to complete some work from home. "I wanted to change, I was crying out to change. You know, it was a trust elementletting them see me warts and alland that was the hard thing. Breaking down cryinggetting the stuff out I needed to. I grew from thatif I don't like myself, how can anyone else like myself. How can I move on if I don't forgive myself I've got to give myself a chance." Current service user Main duties of the job You will have a managerial role working within the Fens Services. This will require the post holder to have a solid working knowledge of personality disorders, challenging behaviour and trauma, recognising the implications and consequences that can arise for those who struggle to live with personality difficulties arising from adverse childhood trauma. The post holder is required to have good leadership skills and a desire to work collaboratively with both HMPPS and other NHS staff who provide additional core services within the main prison. This post requires experience of working in a challenging environment, with an understanding of risk management to assist in reducing personal distress and improve wellbeing. You will be required to provide a clinical leadership role, that ensures the systematic provision of a high-quality Mental Health intervention accessible across both Fens and the Outreach Services. The post holder will work autonomously within their professional guidelines and the overall framework of both the Trust's and The Fens Service's policies and procedures. To ensure that all policies and protocols are followed by the service, maintaining a consistent approach. About us 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 andempowering 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 12 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year Per annum, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 310-MASMH-6938320 Job locations The Fens Service, HMP Whitemoor Longhill Road March PE15 0PR Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities Work collaboratively with the Preceptee to create a development plan (within first 8 weeks of employment), and identify support required to achieve the competencies. Will ensure the provision of regular supervision (a minimum of 1 hour per week of any format, but no less than1 hour of one-to-one clinical supervision fortnightly) Offer support and supervision to develop the required competencies. Support to problem-solve any organisational barriers to the preceptee achieving development goals. Meet regularly with the preceptee to review progress (minimum of every 3 months) Arrange a formative review meeting where the portfolio is reviewed and to collaboratively agree a suitable timeframe for organising an interview for the 8a post (inviting a senior psychologist from an external CPFT team/service). Provide additional support to psychologists and operational managers where any significant barriers or challenges arise during the process. Sign off Competence Assessment form on completion of all areas of competence and support with process of transition to band 8a. Liaise with the preceptor when an extension is required to the usual preceptorship arrangement. Escalate to directorate lead psychologist and or Director of Psychological Services and to relevant HR colleagues in the event of likely failure to meet the required competencies in the timeframe agreed. Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities Work collaboratively with the Preceptee to create a development plan (within first 8 weeks of employment), and identify support required to achieve the competencies. Will ensure the provision of regular supervision (a minimum of 1 hour per week of any format, but no less than1 hour of one-to-one clinical supervision fortnightly) Offer support and supervision to develop the required competencies. Support to problem-solve any organisational barriers to the preceptee achieving development goals. Meet regularly with the preceptee to review progress (minimum of every 3 months) Arrange a formative review meeting where the portfolio is reviewed and to collaboratively agree a suitable timeframe for organising an interview for the 8a post (inviting a senior psychologist from an external CPFT team/service). Provide additional support to psychologists and operational managers where any significant barriers or challenges arise during the process. Sign off Competence Assessment form on completion of all areas of competence and support with process of transition to band 8a. Liaise with the preceptor when an extension is required to the usual preceptorship arrangement. Escalate to directorate lead psychologist and or Director of Psychological Services and to relevant HR colleagues in the event of likely failure to meet the required competencies in the timeframe agreed. Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence. oOr chartered forensic psychologist Valid HCPC registration Desirable oRecognised training in specialist assessment tools (e.g.PCL-R, HCR-20, WAIS-IV or other clinical assessments) Experience Essential oWorking experience as a trainee/qualified psychologist within a locked/secure environment oExperience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across a range of care settings. oExperience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity Skills at maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. oExperience of teaching, training and/or supervision oExperience of the application of psychological interventions in different contexts Desirable o Lived experience of mental health. oExperience of working within a multicultural framework. oExperience of interagency working. Skills & Abilities Essential oSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention and management. oSkills in developing and/or delivering individual and group work. oSkills in planning and organising caseload management. oSkills in self-management, including time-management. oWell-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information, including contentious and highly distressing information, to clients, other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS/HMPPS. oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Desirable oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc.). oHigh level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies. oKnowledge of the OPDP services, and what working within an OPD service might entail. oKnowledge or experience of using neurofeedback as a wellbeing tool. oKnowledge or experience of using VR as a tool to support wellbeing or psychological interventions. Knowledge & Understanding Essential oGood understanding of other professionals' theoretical perspectives of this client group. oAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance, including regular supervision, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. oKnowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology. Physical Requirements Essential oExcellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling formation of networks with professionals within the Trust and from other agencies (HMPPS) to promote effective team working with clients oAble to contain and work with high levels of distress from clients. oEmotionally robust. oAble to contain and work with organisational stress. oInterpersonally calm and able to defuse difficult, volatile situations. oAbility to exercise appropriate levels of self-care and to monitor own state, recognising when it is necessary to take active steps to maintain fitness to practice. oMotivated towards personal and professional development with a strong CPD record. oAble to tolerate ambiguity and to take decisions in situations of incomplete information. Other Essential oAbility to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. oAble to tolerate prolonged periods of sitting. Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence. oOr chartered forensic psychologist Valid HCPC registration Desirable oRecognised training in specialist assessment tools (e.g.PCL-R, HCR-20, WAIS-IV or other clinical assessments) Experience Essential oWorking experience as a trainee/qualified psychologist within a locked/secure environment oExperience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across a range of care settings. oExperience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity Skills at maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. oExperience of teaching, training and/or supervision oExperience of the application of psychological interventions in different contexts Desirable o Lived experience of mental health. oExperience of working within a multicultural framework. oExperience of interagency working. Skills & Abilities Essential oSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention and management. oSkills in developing and/or delivering individual and group work. oSkills in planning and organising caseload management. oSkills in self-management, including time-management. oWell-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information, including contentious and highly distressing information, to clients, other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS/HMPPS. oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Desirable oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc.). oHigh level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies. oKnowledge of the OPDP services, and what working within an OPD service might entail. oKnowledge or experience of using neurofeedback as a wellbeing tool. oKnowledge or experience of using VR as a tool to support wellbeing or psychological interventions. Knowledge & Understanding Essential oGood understanding of other professionals' theoretical perspectives of this client group. oAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance, including regular supervision, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. oKnowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology. Physical Requirements Essential oExcellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling formation of networks with professionals within the Trust and from other agencies (HMPPS) to promote effective team working with clients oAble to contain and work with high levels of distress from clients. oEmotionally robust. oAble to contain and work with organisational stress. oInterpersonally calm and able to defuse difficult, volatile situations. oAbility to exercise appropriate levels of self-care and to monitor own state, recognising when it is necessary to take active steps to maintain fitness to practice. oMotivated towards personal and professional development with a strong CPD record. oAble to tolerate ambiguity and to take decisions in situations of incomplete information. Other Essential oAbility to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. oAble to tolerate prolonged periods of sitting. Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 (Opens in a new tab). 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 Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 (Opens in a new tab). 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 Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Address The Fens Service, HMP Whitemoor Longhill Road March PE15 0PR Employer's website https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)