Job summary 16-month Fixed-Term Contract We are looking for a motivated principal psychologist to join the Fenland and Huntingdon Adult Locality Teams (FALT and HALT). This is an adult community mental health leadership post. FALT and HALT are based in the market towns of Wisbech (Agenoria House) and Huntingdon (Newtown Centre) respectively. The successful postholder will be expected to be based at both sites but some flexible working could be considered. There may be a possibility of contract extension subjected to the right conditions. The adult locality teams provide high quality care to people aged 17-65 who are experiencing mental health difficulties in the moderate-to-severe range, with additional concerns about safety or functional impairment. The service consists of supportive and well-established multi-disciplinary teams of healthcare professionals from a range of backgrounds. You will work with a team of 12 psychology colleagues based in the adult locality teams in the north region of the Trust (covering the geographical areas of Peterborough, Fenland and Huntingdon) under the leadership of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Psychologists within the adult locality teams are continually developing a directory of interventions, including brief psychological interventions and therapeutic groups (one of which has been evaluated and published in a peer-reviewed journal). Additionally, we are research active and psychologists have taken on principal investigator roles. Main duties of the job The main duties of the post holder include: The provision of clinical leadership and line management related responsibilities, including strategic thinking and monitoring of service delivery, to the psychology staff in FALT and HALT Providing specialist psychological assessment and direct and/or indirect intervention in accordance to the NICE guidelines Offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to MDT colleagues and carers Liaising with external care providers and statutory agencies to support people and their families on their journey to wellbeing Training and on-going supervision for staff Working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures Utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service Supporting and developing psychologists within the team is of upmost importance to us. CPFT fully supports professional clinical supervision requirements. Supervision will be provided by colleagues with expertise and experience of working with a variety of mental health problems. The North Adult Locality psychology team also meets bimonthly for CPD and networking reasons. Furthermore, we have close links with the University of East Anglia and University of Cambridge ClinPsyD and MPhil in Foundation of Clinical Psychology programmes, respectively. 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 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 18 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8b Salary £62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum, pro rata Contract Fixed term Duration 16 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number 310-MASMH-7042109 Job locations Agenoria House Agenoria House, North Cambs Hospital Site Wisbech PE13 3AB Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. To provide clinical leadership and line management related responsibilities, including strategic thinking and monitoring of service delivery, to the psychology staff in FALT and HALT. To provide psychological assessments of clients referred to the psychology service within North Cambridgeshire Adult Locality Teams based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources. This includes psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care. To develop psychological formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon psychological theory and evidence and which incorporates interpersonal, societal, cultural and biological factors To develop and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. To evaluate and make decisions 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. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients, and manage and maintain a caseload in line with service guidelines and under the overall co-ordination of the Lead Psychologists. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies and procedures To communicate, in a skilled and sensitive manner, to clients, family carers and others as appropriate, information that may be contentious or highly distressing concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care To monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni-and multidisciplinary care, and to provide appropriate reports on this To produce reports on clients, in a timely manner, that convey the key findings of psychological assessment and formulation and treatment outcome in a way that does justice to the complexity of the problems described, but that are understandable to the recipients of the reports, including clients and referrers. To assist the Team and Service Manager in the management of the team caseload. To attend and contribute to relevant Team meetings and case discussion Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. To provide clinical leadership and line management related responsibilities, including strategic thinking and monitoring of service delivery, to the psychology staff in FALT and HALT. To provide psychological assessments of clients referred to the psychology service within North Cambridgeshire Adult Locality Teams based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources. This includes psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care. To develop psychological formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon psychological theory and evidence and which incorporates interpersonal, societal, cultural and biological factors To develop and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. To evaluate and make decisions 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. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients, and manage and maintain a caseload in line with service guidelines and under the overall co-ordination of the Lead Psychologists. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies and procedures To communicate, in a skilled and sensitive manner, to clients, family carers and others as appropriate, information that may be contentious or highly distressing concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care To monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni-and multidisciplinary care, and to provide appropriate reports on this To produce reports on clients, in a timely manner, that convey the key findings of psychological assessment and formulation and treatment outcome in a way that does justice to the complexity of the problems described, but that are understandable to the recipients of the reports, including clients and referrers. To assist the Team and Service Manager in the management of the team caseload. To attend and contribute to relevant Team meetings and case discussion Person Specification Education / Qualifications Essential Doctorate level training in clinical / counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS and HCPC. Undertaken training in the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists. Registered with Health and Care Professions Council as a practitioner psychologist Desirable Chartered Psychologist. Undertaken relevant post-doctoral training in working with clients with complex psychological needs. Undertaken post-qualification further training in a specialised area of psychological practice e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CBTp, CAT, DBT, solution focused therapy, analytical therapy, systemic / family work etc. Experience Essential Substantial experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist at post-qualification and specialist level. Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of adult mental health care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care-plan. Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different contexts. Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Desirable Experience of delivering supervision to non-psychology MDT staff. Experience of line managing psychology staff Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care. Skills and Abilities Essential Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgement skills. Skills in individual and group work and in programme planning. Ability 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. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Skills in self-management, including time-management High standard of report writing for communication with professionals from NHS, Local Authority and other agencies, parents/ carers and clients. 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. Good understanding of other professionals' theoretical perspectives of the adult group. Desirable Formal training in supervision of other psychologists. High-level knowledge and skills in specialist neuropsychological assessment of adults. High-level knowledge and skills in working with carers. Knowledge and Understanding Essential Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, psychological aspects of physical health difficulties, and two or more distinct psychological therapies. Knowledge concerning the management of qualified psychologists, including recruitment and retention, appraisals, and other HR policies and processes. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of psychological medicine. Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the patient group and mental health. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by BPS. An interest in models of service delivery, and an ability to articulate the value added by psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary services Desirable Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies. Understanding of relevant National polices and their implications for service development Physical Requirements Essential Physical effort - ability to exert moderate physical effort during a session. Ability to sit for extended periods Other Essential Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours. Ability to articulate clearly the role of the profession of clinical psychology based upon a good understanding of the framework of government and national professional policy. Demonstrates enthusiasm for service initiatives. Has a commitment to the evaluation of services, enthusiasm for both multi-professional and uni-professional audit, and a wish to continue to develop expertise in the service area Ability to exercise appropriate levels of self care and monitor own state, recognising when it is necessary to take active steps to maintain fitness to practice. Desirable Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books. Person Specification Education / Qualifications Essential Doctorate level training in clinical / counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS and HCPC. Undertaken training in the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists. Registered with Health and Care Professions Council as a practitioner psychologist Desirable Chartered Psychologist. Undertaken relevant post-doctoral training in working with clients with complex psychological needs. Undertaken post-qualification further training in a specialised area of psychological practice e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CBTp, CAT, DBT, solution focused therapy, analytical therapy, systemic / family work etc. Experience Essential Substantial experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist at post-qualification and specialist level. Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of adult mental health care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care-plan. Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different contexts. Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Desirable Experience of delivering supervision to non-psychology MDT staff. Experience of line managing psychology staff Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care. Skills and Abilities Essential Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgement skills. Skills in individual and group work and in programme planning. Ability 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. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Skills in self-management, including time-management High standard of report writing for communication with professionals from NHS, Local Authority and other agencies, parents/ carers and clients. 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. Good understanding of other professionals' theoretical perspectives of the adult group. Desirable Formal training in supervision of other psychologists. High-level knowledge and skills in specialist neuropsychological assessment of adults. High-level knowledge and skills in working with carers. Knowledge and Understanding Essential Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, psychological aspects of physical health difficulties, and two or more distinct psychological therapies. Knowledge concerning the management of qualified psychologists, including recruitment and retention, appraisals, and other HR policies and processes. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of psychological medicine. Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the patient group and mental health. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by BPS. An interest in models of service delivery, and an ability to articulate the value added by psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary services Desirable Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies. Understanding of relevant National polices and their implications for service development Physical Requirements Essential Physical effort - ability to exert moderate physical effort during a session. Ability to sit for extended periods Other Essential Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours. Ability to articulate clearly the role of the profession of clinical psychology based upon a good understanding of the framework of government and national professional policy. Demonstrates enthusiasm for service initiatives. Has a commitment to the evaluation of services, enthusiasm for both multi-professional and uni-professional audit, and a wish to continue to develop expertise in the service area Ability to exercise appropriate levels of self care and monitor own state, recognising when it is necessary to take active steps to maintain fitness to practice. Desirable Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books. 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 Agenoria House Agenoria House, North Cambs Hospital Site Wisbech PE13 3AB Employer's website https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)