Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT)
Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist - Development post
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Job Opportunity at The Fen’s Service
The Fen’s service is advertising an 8a position, which includes the opportunity for people at a band 7 level to apply for and develop up to an 8a. Those already at the level of 8a are also welcome to apply.
Role Details
If you are appointed as a Band 7, you will be provided with a list of competencies to complete and an agreed timescale in which to complete these, up to a maximum of 12 months. Competencies will be reviewed in your supervisions and appraisals. Only on successful completion of these competencies, you will progress to a Band 8a.
The Fen’s is an innovative and challenging service for individuals with chronic histories of trauma who are located in a male high-risk prison.
Our treatment draws on attachment theory and incorporates schema focused therapy, along with a range of short-term interventions such as EMDR, CBT, CAT etc. Through a combination of individual and group therapies, patients are given opportunities to heal from trauma and neglect, improve wellbeing and reduce risk.
We will support you in broadening your therapeutic skills, management, and working to achieve organisational change in a complex system. There are opportunities to further your research interests through our links with Universities.
Job Responsibilities
- Managerial Role: You will have a managerial role working within the Fens Services.
- Knowledge Requirements: The post holder must have a solid working knowledge of personality disorders, challenging behaviour and trauma, recognising the implications and consequences that can arise for those who struggle to live with personality difficulties arising from adverse childhood trauma.
- Leadership Skills: The post holder is required to have good leadership skills and a desire to work collaboratively with both HMPPS and other NHS staff who provide additional core services within the main prison.
- Risk Management: This post requires experience of working in a challenging environment, with an understanding of risk management to assist in reducing personal distress and improve wellbeing.
- Clinical Leadership: You will be required to provide a clinical leadership role, that ensures the systematic provision of a high-quality Mental Health intervention accessible across both Fens and the Outreach Services.
- Autonomy: The post holder will work autonomously within their professional guidelines and the overall framework of both the Trust’s and The Fens Service’s policies and procedures.
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- Permanent, Full-Time Position: The role is a permanent, full-time position with scope to complete some work from home.
Testimonials
“I wanted to change, I was crying out to change. You know, it was a trust element.…letting them see me warts and all….and that was the hard thing. Breaking down crying…getting the stuff out I needed to. I grew from that…if I don’t like myself, how can anyone else like myself. How can I move on if I don’t forgive myself… I’ve got to give myself a chance.” - Current service user
About Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
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 Services
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
- Research and development
Our Values
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 Victoria Vallentine
- Job title: Clinical Lead
- Email address: karen.pillinger@cpft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01354 602586
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