Overview
Clare Lodge is a national provider of secure accommodation "welfare" only placements and the only all female unit in England. The home is governed by Peterborough City Council. CPFT provides an in reach health service that includes caring for young people’s physical and emotional wellbeing. The team also uses the integrated framework for secure care and works in a collaborative way with PCC to support a therapeutic environment.
Team Culture
We are a friendly, passionate, and patient‑focussed team who are dedicated to working alongside our local authority partners to improve both health and social outcomes and deliver the best possible care.
Clare Lodge In Reach Health Team Provides
* Trauma informed delivery of health care.
* Comprehensive holistic health assessment and intervention including mental health, neurodevelopmental, speech and language, sexual health, and physical health.
* Direct therapeutic interventions.
* Drug and alcohol advice.
* Outreach service.
* Named health professional role and opportunity to liaise with national professional network.
* Group work.
* Occupational Therapy Input.
* Integrated working alongside Clare Lodge residential and education teams.
Post Holder Responsibilities
1. Provide physical nursing assessment and treatment to young people within a psychology‑led in‑reach health team daily.
2. Complete standardised specialist health assessments for children in secure care including information gathering from health agencies who have previously worked with the young person.
3. Work within own competencies to refer young people to appropriate specialist services, including universal public health services.
4. Provide practical and emotional support to encourage parents and residential staff to take a proactive approach to the physical health needs of the young person.
5. Provide practical and emotional support to encourage young people to take a proactive approach to their own physical health care.
6. Work in partnership with parents and residential staff within the individual psychological formulation for the young person.
7. Lead on sharing holistic health needs to professional meetings centred around the young person.
8. Lead on comprehensive health care plans developed in partnership with the young person which will include mental health, physical health and emotional wellbeing.
9. Maintain accurate and comprehensive clinical records and notes and complete reports to a high standard.
10. Direct work with the young person to promote independence, develop life skills, and support safe transition from Clare Lodge.
11. Identify and refer to appropriate health services as part of the young person’s transition from Clare Lodge into a community setting.
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 a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include 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.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high‑calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long‑term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ + communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk.
This advert closes on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
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