Job summary We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Community Paediatric Service the Children's Community Specialist Nursing Teams (CCSNT) across Cambridgeshire. This is an exciting new post working across both teams providing assessments and therapeutic support to children, young people of their families. The Community Paediatric Service offers neurodevelopmental assessments to children across Cambridgeshire up to the age of 11 years old, and also sees children with complex physical health conditions (e.g. cerebral palsy). The successful postholder will join the multi-disciplinary neurodevelopmental assessment clinics contributing to diagnostic decision making and/or formulation, as appropriate. The postholder will also be involved in the development of psycho-educational and therapeutic group interventions offered by the service. This is a new and exciting role within the team and the post holder will have the chance to help develop this role as we move forward as a service. Main duties of the job The CCSNT provide support to young people and their families with their healthcare needs. The team aims to prevent hospital admission and facilitate early hospital discharge wherever possible. Support is offered to children with a range of complex and chronic health conditions including those requiring palliative and end of life care. The postholder will undertake assessments, develop formulations and deliver short term psychosocial and psychological interventions to these families as part of their role, as well as providing forums for staff support. About us Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. Date posted 03 March 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 Full-time, Flexible working Reference number 448-CCYP-7025223 Job locations Oak Tree Centre Huntingdon / Peacock Centre Cambridge Huntingdon PE29 7HN Job description Job responsibilities 1.To provide and be responsible for implementing a range of psychological assessments and interventions (e.g. CBT) for children, young people, and their families within both the Community Paediatric Service and CCSNT. adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining several provisional hypotheses. 2. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan and enhancing staff confidence and competence in their own roles. 3. To work together with relevant professionals to provide a co-ordinated service that meets the identified needs of the child and family. This includes post diagnostic support, and pre and post bereavement counselling to families and children with a variety of medical conditions (ranging from those with complex healthcare needs, those needing acute short term interventions and those requiring palliative and end of life care). The role will also involve supporting the CCSNT with clinics. 4. To evaluate, analyse and make decisions/recommendations about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, carers or group. 5. To undertake risk formulations and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk formulation and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies, procedures and NICE guidelines. 6. To lead on service evaluations relating to efficacy of interventions. 7. To participate in audits. 8. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings, representing psychology within both the Community Paediatric Service and the CCSNT and provide a psychological lens for case discussions. 9. Providing supervision and support to colleagues within the CCSNT including palliative care supervision, and leading team debriefs following child bereavement. 10. To participate in the development of the evolving service, including group work delivering teaching and training and creating resources for families. 11. To be aware of health inequalities, ensuring that any additional vulnerability or inequality suffered by children and young people (e.g., learning disability, victim of child sexual exploitation, children looked after) is properly considered when identifying appropriate interventions with other professionals. Job description Job responsibilities 1.To provide and be responsible for implementing a range of psychological assessments and interventions (e.g. CBT) for children, young people, and their families within both the Community Paediatric Service and CCSNT. adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining several provisional hypotheses. 2. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan and enhancing staff confidence and competence in their own roles. 3. To work together with relevant professionals to provide a co-ordinated service that meets the identified needs of the child and family. This includes post diagnostic support, and pre and post bereavement counselling to families and children with a variety of medical conditions (ranging from those with complex healthcare needs, those needing acute short term interventions and those requiring palliative and end of life care). The role will also involve supporting the CCSNT with clinics. 4. To evaluate, analyse and make decisions/recommendations about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, carers or group. 5. To undertake risk formulations and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk formulation and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies, procedures and NICE guidelines. 6. To lead on service evaluations relating to efficacy of interventions. 7. To participate in audits. 8. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings, representing psychology within both the Community Paediatric Service and the CCSNT and provide a psychological lens for case discussions. 9. Providing supervision and support to colleagues within the CCSNT including palliative care supervision, and leading team debriefs following child bereavement. 10. To participate in the development of the evolving service, including group work delivering teaching and training and creating resources for families. 11. To be aware of health inequalities, ensuring that any additional vulnerability or inequality suffered by children and young people (e.g., learning disability, victim of child sexual exploitation, children looked after) is properly considered when identifying appropriate interventions with other professionals. Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology and be registered with the HCPC Desirable Further model specific training Supervision qualification Experience Essential Experience of working in children and young people's mental health services Experience of specialist assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings Experience of supervising other staff members, both on an individual and group basis. Desirable Experience of working with neurodiversity Experience of delivering teaching and training Skills Essential Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, interventions (e.g. CBT) and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgement skills Well-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, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in self-management, caseload management and time-management. Skilled in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Desirable High level knowledge about attachment theory and the impact of trauma Knowledge and experience of the Coventry Grid/Coventry Grid Interview High level knowledge of the impact of complex long term health conditions on young people and families Safeguarding Essential Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues. Has a good understanding of the Safeguarding agenda Working withing Professional Boundaries Essential Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others. Ability 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. Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology and be registered with the HCPC Desirable Further model specific training Supervision qualification Experience Essential Experience of working in children and young people's mental health services Experience of specialist assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings Experience of supervising other staff members, both on an individual and group basis. Desirable Experience of working with neurodiversity Experience of delivering teaching and training Skills Essential Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, interventions (e.g. CBT) and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgement skills Well-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, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in self-management, caseload management and time-management. Skilled in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Desirable High level knowledge about attachment theory and the impact of trauma Knowledge and experience of the Coventry Grid/Coventry Grid Interview High level knowledge of the impact of complex long term health conditions on young people and families Safeguarding Essential Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues. Has a good understanding of the Safeguarding agenda Working withing Professional Boundaries Essential Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others. Ability 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. 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 Community Services NHS Trust Address Oak Tree Centre Huntingdon / Peacock Centre Cambridge Huntingdon PE29 7HN Employer's website https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)