Assistant Psychologist | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 July 2025 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB2 8AH |
| Company: | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7248222/310-CYPF-7248222 |
Summary
We are currently looking to expand our Cambridge CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team, with a particular focus on our diagnostic and treatment pathway for Autism.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Psychologist to join our Team. The teams work with young people with a diagnosed moderate to severe Learning Disability and provide assessment and treatment for Autism and ADHD. The team provides mental health assessments of young people with a neurodevelopmental disorder and also psychological therapies for co-morbid mental health disorders.
The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under considerable pressure at times. This post is open to professionals with the right attributes to enhance a team.
In return we will provide the necessary support to ensure your development within your role. We are keen to support and develop our staff through a clear career pathway and encourage promotional opportunities within the Trust.
If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference for our community by supporting people with neurodevelopmental disorders and co-morbid mental health issues then we want to hear from you.
This post is for an Assistant Psychologist to be part of a multi-disciplinary Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service team (CAMHS), with a particular remit to contribute to the clinical work and service development within the Neurodevelopmental Team (Autism Spectrum Disorder pathway).
The CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team works with young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or a learning disability.
The post-holder will be closely supervised by a qualified applied psychologist and the post will have varied responsibilities.
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
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
1. To be part of the CAMHS team with a specific remit to work alongside colleagues to support the assessment of ASD and interventions with young people who have been diagnosed with ASD.
2. Assist in the gathering of information and analysis of information from clinical records.
3. Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
4. Support CAMHS colleagues with internal and external training and group work.
5. Assist in clinically related administration, conducting audits, collecting data and statistics, development of audit and/or research projects.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Jun 2025