Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT)
Assistant Psychologist
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Assistant Psychologist
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated part-time Assistant Psychologist to join the Cleft Team within the Psychological Medicine for Children, Young People and Families Service.
This post provides a unique opportunity to work within a large team of Clinical Psychologists (and other related professions). The post holder will have access to a diverse range of CPD and supervision opportunities, including group systemic supervision.
The post holder will:
- Support psychological assessment and intervention under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist.
- Be involved in the development and facilitation of group interventions for children, young people and their families.
- Undertake audits and data collection including input and analysis where appropriate.
- Work creatively to develop resources for use within clinical work with children and young people.
The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under considerable pressure and within highly emotive environments at times. They will need to be able to use their own initiative and work reliably and consistently under supervision.
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.
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- Assist with submission for Q4 SSQD (Specialised Services Quality Dashboard) on figures relating to number of patients born with cleft, lip and palate having been screened for psycho-social issues at least once F2F by a member of the cleft clinical psychology team before their 6th birthday.
- Assist with mandated data collection across the year and the submission for Crane (The Cleft Registry and Audit Network) annual submission.
- Helps complete and coordinates the Cleft Q mandated psychological functioning questionnaire with 10 year olds presenting to multidisciplinary clinics-has to be submitted to CRANE for each birth cohort.
- Facilitates and is the main clinician under supervision in the mandated psychology clinical audit clinic for all 5-year-old children both with a Cleft Lip and palate across the region.
- Helps with the organization of the clinically focussed nursing/psychology led antenatal and postnatal clinics and joins with them alongside a clinical psychologist.
- Collects the Orthognathic protocol pre and post measures and keeps a record of them-this is also collected by all regional teams across the nation.
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 fulfilling lives.
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Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including 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, and research and development.
To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly underrepresented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.
Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Roland Casson
- Job title: Clinical Psychologist
- Email address: roland.casson1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01223216878
Karine Edme - Clinical Psychologist
- Telephone number: 01223216878
- Email address: k.edme@nhs.net
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