Role Overview
We’re offering an exciting opportunity for a compassionate, motivated Therapeutic Support Worker to join the Psychological Skills Service (PSS) at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. This role involves delivering trauma‑informed, formulation‑driven support work and brief psychological interventions to individuals with significant mental health challenges.
Responsibilities
* Build relationships with clients, promoting compassion and ensuring a sense of safety.
* Support individuals to make their own choices and identify recovery goals that are important to them, using empowerment skills.
* Empower clients to reclaim and rebuild their lives through short‑term, goal‑focused interventions.
* Promote meaningful activity and connection by helping service users identify values, reduce avoidance, and overcome emotional and cognitive barriers.
* Teach and model psychological skills, including emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and problem‑solving.
* Support sensory regulation through sensory‑based strategies and participation in the Coping Through the Senses group.
* Enhance community integration by working within the community, building social connections, and signposting to practical support (e.g., housing, finance, employment).
* Support the facilitation of trauma‑focused group therapy by reinforcing skills and adapting materials for accessibility.
* Support stabilisation and safety to prepare individuals for psychological therapy, in line with the Neurosequential Model of brain development and trauma recovery.
Travel & Qualifications
You will be required to travel independently across the county, meeting strict time deadlines. You must hold a full UK driving licence and have reliable use of a private vehicle; public transport cannot be used for this role. Please confirm in your application that you meet these criteria.
Team & Setting
You will work with a multidisciplinary team that includes Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs), Assistant Psychologists, Therapeutic Support Workers, Social Workers, Mental Health nurses and other professionals.
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal‑opportunity employer and encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups. We do not offer sponsorship for all our roles; if you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, your application will be rejected.
Closing Date
This advert closes on Monday 10 Nov 2025.
Further Information
For further information, please visit www.cpft.nhs.uk.
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