Assistant Psychologist - Brainbow | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Rhagfyr 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 16 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Cambridge, CB2 0QQ |
| Cwmni: | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7688406/310-CYPF-7334702-A |
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We would like to recruit an enthusiastic, values led, Assistant Psychologist to our Brainbow team, part of the wider Psychological Medicine Team, based at Addenbrookes Hospital.
Brainbow is a multidisciplinary rehabilitation service in the East of England that supports children with brain tumors. It was established in 2013 as a partnership between three charities and Addenbrooke's Hospital. The service provides a range of therapies and support, including physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, clinical psychology, and education.
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients referred to the Brainbow service (paediatric rehabilitation team for children with brain tumours), providing neuropsychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work within the Brainbow service.
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.
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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying mainly neuropsychological tests and also self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with children who have had a brain tumour and their family members. To work alongside other members of the Brainbow Team including the Speech and language Therapist, Specialist Teacher and Occupational Therapist.
To write reports that are based on a comprehensive assessment, under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist.
To undertake relevant research in the area of paediatric oncology, specifically children with brain tumours.
To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a children’s and families difficulties, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in both community and inpatient/outpatient settings.
To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
To have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and will be able to communicate effectively within the MDT, complex professional systems and wider teams.
This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026