Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT)
Senior Clinical Psychologist
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Senior Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a)
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) to join the Psychological Skills Service (PSS Cambridge) within Adult and Specialist Mental Health Services.
This innovative and specialist service supports adults affected by complex trauma and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD), delivering evidence-based, trauma-informed psychological interventions while promoting a greater understanding of trauma across the wider healthcare system.
The successful post holder will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment for individuals experiencing complex trauma-related difficulties. They will deliver a range of evidence-based interventions including EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT and Compassion Focused approaches, while contributing to service development, supervision, training, consultation and leadership activities.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner who is passionate about trauma-informed care, clinical excellence, workforce development and improving outcomes for people with complex psychological needs.
Clinical Responsibilities
The post holder will provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for adults presenting with complex trauma and Complex PTSD. They will undertake comprehensive assessments and develop individualised, trauma-informed treatment plans that reflect the needs and experiences of service users.
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The Role Involves Delivering Evidence-based Psychological Therapies, Including
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
- Schema-informed approaches
The post holder will maintain clinical responsibility for a specialist caseload, monitor outcomes, adapt interventions in response to clinical need and coordinate psychological care packages. They will work collaboratively with service users, carers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective and holistic care planning.
Leadership, Consultation and Supervision
Post holder will support the development of trauma-informed practice through leadership, training and consultation activities, including:
- Providing formal and informal clinical supervision. Supporting and developing junior psychologists and multidisciplinary staff.
- Offering expert advice regarding complex clinical presentations, risk management and professional boundaries.
- Contributing to recruitment, induction and workforce development activities.
- Supporting service-wide implementation of trauma-informed care principles.
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 under represented 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: Kerry Reeves
Job title: Team Manager
Email address: kerry.reeves@cpft.nhs.uk
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Melanie Staley
Email: Melanie.Staley@cpft.nhs.uk
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