Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT)
Assistant Psychologist REDS
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About the Role
The REDS (Relational Emotional Difficulties Service) is a psychological treatment service which provides a pathway for people with difficulties regulating their emotions and who consequently may struggle in their relationships.
Our client group ranges from those with traits of personality disorder, to those with a diagnosis of personality disorder of moderate severity. This pathway is psychologically led, and staffed with qualified Psychologists, Therapists, and Assistant Psychologists, in addition to Specialist Liaison Nurses and support staff.
The Assistant Psychologists play a key part in co-facilitating both our psycho-educational groups and our webinar series.
Please note that our groups are delivered virtually. Our primary programme is adapted from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
Previous knowledge or experience of DBT would be an advantage, however it is not essential, and training can be provided.
Another key part of your role is conducting initial on-boarding welcome assessments with patients.
Key Responsibilities
- Demonstrate ability to show empathy and handle highly charged and emotional situations.
- Demonstrate assertiveness and group leadership skills.
- Conduct initial on-boarding welcome assessments with patients.
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Requirements
- This is predominantly a client facing role.
- A good proportion of your day may be spent with patients.
- Consider comfort in spending long periods of time in clinical settings.
- Organisational skills are a must.
- Previous work experience in a mental health setting, ideally as an Assistant Psychologist.
Benefits
- Individual supervision from a Clinical Psychologist.
- Supportive team environment with lots of opportunities for learning and development.
- Participation in formulation and reflective practice sessions, psychology team meetings, therapy break training days, Trust led Schwartz rounds, Assistant Psychologist peer support groups, and more.
About Us
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.
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.
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Our Values
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 under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Application Process
- All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.
- 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.
Contact Information
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Amanda Barton
- Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address: amanda.barton@cpft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01733 746800
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