Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen within CPFT for either a qualified Psychologist or High Intensity CBT therapist to join the Liaison and Diversion Service. The successful candidate will be working with people who have received a Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) by the court as a result of having committed low level offending and experiencing co-occurring mental health conditions across Cambridgeshire. This is a part time position of 3 days a week which can be flexible within the needs of the service. Main duties of the job The service delivers MHTRs for adults within the demographic area. The post holder will provide supervision to assistant psychologists completing structured assessments of offenders who the courts are considering placing on a MHTR order. The post holder will need to consider the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of complex data from a variety of sources to help the assistant determine suitability for the offender to be offered a MHTR and to commence a manualised psycho-educational treatment programme provided by the assistant psychologist. Also undertake risk assessment and risk management of offenders prior to them commencing manualised treatment programmes with an assistant psychologist. To exercise full responsibility and autonomy for the treatment of and discharge of offenders receiving manualised treatment under MHTRs, ensuring appropriate assessment, formulation and interventions are communicated with the assistant psychologist providing the treatments. The post holder would be expected to offer regular clinical supervision to the assistant psychologists delivering the MHTR interventions. They would be expected to provide clinical oversight and guidance around the assessment, formulation, treatment planning and delivery of the intervention. The post holder would be expected to contribute to the wider service development, considering the local needs and how the implementation of the MHTR service can be achieved across Cambridgeshire. 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 20 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 Part-time Reference number 310-MASMH-7058877 Job locations 53 Thorpe Road Peterborough PE3 6AN Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities To provide clinical oversight and guidance of Assistant Psychologists work relating to assessments, formulations, treatment planning and delivery of care to service users. To offer regular clinical supervision to Assistant Psychologists who will be carrying out suitability assessment and delivering low intensity psychological interventions. To hold their own small caseload of direct clinical therapeutic work with the service users. To formulate risk and clinical need in collaboration with team members. To formulate plans for the psychological treatment and/or management of offenders based upon appropriate conceptual frameworks of risk management, mental health, family systems and individual psychological functioning. To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about risk management and treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical, developmental, and systemic processes that have shaped the offender. To provide expertise and specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to offenders formulation, diagnosis, and treatment plan. To provide clinical expertise to the Liaison and Diversion Service, providing a high quality, specialist applied psychology service to offenders. To manage risk and improve outcomes for offenders by providing weekly supervision to an assistant psychologist who will be working with offenders to offer them a manualised treatment under Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTRs) ordered by the courts as a part of a Community Order. To support the clinical lead in providing consultation and clinical expertise to colleagues in the Liaison and Diversion service to encourage a psychological approach in their work and to facilitate their professional development, reflective capacity and the effective and safe delivery of Liaison and Diversion Services. To utilise research skills for audit, service development and research, particularly with respect to evaluating the MHTRs and monitoring outcome for the interventions provided by the assistant psychologist. Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities To provide clinical oversight and guidance of Assistant Psychologists work relating to assessments, formulations, treatment planning and delivery of care to service users. To offer regular clinical supervision to Assistant Psychologists who will be carrying out suitability assessment and delivering low intensity psychological interventions. To hold their own small caseload of direct clinical therapeutic work with the service users. To formulate risk and clinical need in collaboration with team members. To formulate plans for the psychological treatment and/or management of offenders based upon appropriate conceptual frameworks of risk management, mental health, family systems and individual psychological functioning. To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about risk management and treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical, developmental, and systemic processes that have shaped the offender. To provide expertise and specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to offenders formulation, diagnosis, and treatment plan. To provide clinical expertise to the Liaison and Diversion Service, providing a high quality, specialist applied psychology service to offenders. To manage risk and improve outcomes for offenders by providing weekly supervision to an assistant psychologist who will be working with offenders to offer them a manualised treatment under Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTRs) ordered by the courts as a part of a Community Order. To support the clinical lead in providing consultation and clinical expertise to colleagues in the Liaison and Diversion service to encourage a psychological approach in their work and to facilitate their professional development, reflective capacity and the effective and safe delivery of Liaison and Diversion Services. To utilise research skills for audit, service development and research, particularly with respect to evaluating the MHTRs and monitoring outcome for the interventions provided by the assistant psychologist. Person Specification Physical Requirements Essential Sustained periods of sitting Advanced keyboard skills Ability to travel and work flexibly across different locations in Cambridgeshire. Car owner and able to travel independently across the country as required. Education/Qualifications Essential Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or counselling psychology including specifically, models of psychopathology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence. Registered with the HCPC Post graduate diploma or equivalent qualification in therapy modality (High Intensity Therapy/ CBT) Desirable Chartered Clinical Psychologist BABCP Accreditation Undertaken relevant post-doctoral/ post qualification training Undertaken post-qualification further training in a specialised area of psychology or therapy Undertaken training in the supervision of trainee or assistant psychologists. Education/Qualifications Essential Experience of providing psychological assessment, formulation, treatment planning and delivery of interventions to clients with mental health difficulties in a community setting. Experience of carrying out psychological assessments, formulations and delivering treatment using a cognitive behavioural model. Experience of delivering psychological interventions to adult service users Ability to maintain 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 clients' psychological care and treatment as a qualified clinician. Experience of supervising non-qualified members of psychology staff e.g. Assistant Psychologists or Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners Desirable Experience of working in a primary care mental health service. Experience delivering psychological therapists using a range of models such as third wave approaches e.g. CFT, ACT, DBT Experience of delivering psychologically informed training to staff Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Experience working with adults with mental health issues and complex trauma Experience of working with offenders within the clinical justice system Experience of working with adults who have complex and serious mental health problems Skills & Abilities Essential Positive problem-solving approach Ability to critically evaluate and review developments made by others to determine if and how they could be applied within own area of work. Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships and boundaries with clients from diverse backgrounds. Ability to apply psychological practice in different cultural contexts Desirable Knowledge of the theory and practice of different specialised psychological therapies. Knowledge & Understanding Essential Can deliver high intensity, evidence-based interventions in line with NICE guidelines Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group within a criminal justice context and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group. Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships and boundaries with clients from diverse backgrounds. Ability to apply psychological practice in different cultural contexts Personal experience of coping with work and life stressors. Desirable Knowledge 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.). Knowledge of legislation in relation to the adults and mental health. Knowledge or experience working with relationships, attachment issues or complex trauma. Other Essential Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling formation of networks with professionals within the Trust and from other agencies to promote effective team working Able to contain and work with distress from clients Ability to work within a team fostering good working relationships Good organisational skills An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines Person Specification Physical Requirements Essential Sustained periods of sitting Advanced keyboard skills Ability to travel and work flexibly across different locations in Cambridgeshire. Car owner and able to travel independently across the country as required. Education/Qualifications Essential Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or counselling psychology including specifically, models of psychopathology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence. Registered with the HCPC Post graduate diploma or equivalent qualification in therapy modality (High Intensity Therapy/ CBT) Desirable Chartered Clinical Psychologist BABCP Accreditation Undertaken relevant post-doctoral/ post qualification training Undertaken post-qualification further training in a specialised area of psychology or therapy Undertaken training in the supervision of trainee or assistant psychologists. Education/Qualifications Essential Experience of providing psychological assessment, formulation, treatment planning and delivery of interventions to clients with mental health difficulties in a community setting. Experience of carrying out psychological assessments, formulations and delivering treatment using a cognitive behavioural model. Experience of delivering psychological interventions to adult service users Ability to maintain 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 clients' psychological care and treatment as a qualified clinician. Experience of supervising non-qualified members of psychology staff e.g. Assistant Psychologists or Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners Desirable Experience of working in a primary care mental health service. Experience delivering psychological therapists using a range of models such as third wave approaches e.g. CFT, ACT, DBT Experience of delivering psychologically informed training to staff Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Experience working with adults with mental health issues and complex trauma Experience of working with offenders within the clinical justice system Experience of working with adults who have complex and serious mental health problems Skills & Abilities Essential Positive problem-solving approach Ability to critically evaluate and review developments made by others to determine if and how they could be applied within own area of work. Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships and boundaries with clients from diverse backgrounds. Ability to apply psychological practice in different cultural contexts Desirable Knowledge of the theory and practice of different specialised psychological therapies. Knowledge & Understanding Essential Can deliver high intensity, evidence-based interventions in line with NICE guidelines Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group within a criminal justice context and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group. Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships and boundaries with clients from diverse backgrounds. Ability to apply psychological practice in different cultural contexts Personal experience of coping with work and life stressors. Desirable Knowledge 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.). Knowledge of legislation in relation to the adults and mental health. Knowledge or experience working with relationships, attachment issues or complex trauma. Other Essential Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling formation of networks with professionals within the Trust and from other agencies to promote effective team working Able to contain and work with distress from clients Ability to work within a team fostering good working relationships Good organisational skills An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines 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 53 Thorpe Road Peterborough PE3 6AN Employer's website https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)