Assistant Psychologist | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 28 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum, pro rata |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 27 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Huntingdon, PE29 3AD |
| Cwmni: | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7291465/310-ASMH-7291465 |
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We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and compassionate Assistant Psychologists to support adults with learning disabilities in the Cambridgeshire Learning Disability Partnership (LDP).
This post is full-time, working mainly from an office base in Huntingdon, but also with some work in our Fenland team in March.
The LDP is well-established and comprises five locality-based integrated community specialist health and social care Teams (social workers, care co-ordinators, psychiatrists and therapists including occupational, arts and speech & language) working closely with other local services and partners.
Healthcare practitioners are employed by the local mental health Trust (Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust) but work within the LDP. We have close links with colleagues across CPFT and with clinicians and/or researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge. The service regularly provides placements in learning disabilities for trainee clinical psychologists from UEA.
When applying please include an answer to the following question within the 'supporting information' section :
What are your three main skills/attributes that make you a good candidate for this job?
Any application that does not include a response to this question will not proceed to the interview stage.
To undertake protocol-based psychological assessments of service users with psychological measures, neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the service user’s care and support.
To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans to service users involving risk management and/or psychological treatment, support and/or management of difficulties, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in a variety of settings.
To recognise the skills and expertise of other Team members and work with them on assess and treat service users.
To work with other team members to assess service users and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews.
To assist in the development of a psychologically-based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all service users, regardless of where care takes place.
To attend and contribute to appropriate Team meetings and other multi-disciplinary meetings.
To work in service users’ homes and other community settings where conditions may pose a risk, including lone working.
To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & 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
• To recognise and take into account the impact of service users’ histories and backgrounds and the possible impact of ethnic, sexual orientation, gender, faith, communication needs and other characteristics and conditions on their psychological functioning and support needs.
• Communicate and liaise with other professionals within the team and to work in partnership with parents/carers and other agencies in order to develop good health care for service.
• To liaise and communicate effectively and sensitively with professionals in other Teams, in CPFT (mental health services, older people’s teams, children’s services), other NHS services (acute hospitals, maternity services), and other organisations (such as substance misuse, palliative care), providing specialist LD advice as necessary.
• To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental
• To comply with relevant professional Codes of Conduct and to be aware of any changes. To maintain up to date knowledge of all relevant legislation and local policies and procedures.
• To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with currently quality initiatives within the work
• To comply with all relevant Trust/LDP policies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information and to be aware of any changes.
• To comply at all times with the Trust’s Information Governance related Staff are required to respect the confidentiality of information about staff, service users and Trust business and in particular the confidentiality and security of personal identifiable in information in line with the Data Protection Act. All staff are responsible for ensuring that any data created by them is timely, comprehensive, accurate, and fit for the purposes for which it is intended.
• To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and LDP/Trust policies and procedures.
• To comply with all relevant Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information, and to be aware of any changes.
• To have an understanding of legislation and policy relating to health and social care that is relevant to the service users and professional practice.
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When applying please include an answer to the following question within the 'supporting information' section :
What are your three main skills/attributes that make you a good candidate for this job?
Any application that does not include a response to this question is likely to not proceed to the interview stage.
This advert closes on Monday 11 Aug 2025