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    Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in Learning Disabilities - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

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    Band 8A (preceptorship available at Band 7 until two years post qualification).


    We are looking for a creative, forward thinking and motivated Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling/Forensic) to join our friendly and professional multi-disciplinary team based at Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge.

    Recently our commissioners have provided investment into the Psychology pathway for our inpatient services to enable the development and delivery of more psychologically informed services and increase access to psychological assessment, intervention and therapy, in line with national guidance.

    This psychology team works as part of our multidisciplinary adult mental health in-patient pathway.

    You will be working alongside the Principal Clinical Psychologist on three wards (Admission, Treatment and Rehabilitation) and you will be supported by a Band 5 Assistant Psychologist.

    You will have an exciting opportunity to contribute to developing the patient pathway across the adult inpatient service.
    You will receive professional leadership support and line management from within a friendly and innovative multidisciplinary team.

    To work with clients admitted to the AAU, in the community and within their own homes.

    At times there will be lone working in the community environments, where there is an expectation to follow the relevant safety protocols.

    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.


    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.

    To provide specialist psychological assessment including neuropsychology assessment, to provide NICE compliant specialist psychological therapy, to provide advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other non-professional carers leading on aspects of the training and on-going supervision of psychologists and non-psychologist staff in psychological interventions.

    To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.

    To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the teams.


    Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the HCPC.

    Chartered Clinical / Counselling Psychologist.


    Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, and in-patient settings.

    Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different contexts.

    Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.

    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.

    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.

    Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.

    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).
    High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.

    Motivated towards personal and professional development with a strong CPD record.


    Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.

    Skills in individual and group work and in programme planning.
    Willingness to be flexible, adaptable and innovative.
    Planning and organising skills for caseload 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.


    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.).
    Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
    High-level knowledge and skills in specialist neuropsychological assessment of adults.

    Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
    Fulbourn Hospital


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