Job overview
Fixed Term/Secondment - st Oct - th June
We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Applied Psychologist or Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join our Core CAMHS Team.
The ideal candidate will have a strong team and work ethic, sense of accountability, interest in research and service development, accompanied by an ability to work under considerable pressure at times. This post is open to professionals with the right attributes to enhance a team.
In return we will provide the necessary support to ensure your development within your role.
If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a multidisciplinary team striving to make a difference for our community by supporting people with a range of complex mental health disorders within the Core team, then we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide specialist evidence-based assessment and therapy to children and adolescents with mental health difficulties.
2. To be a member of the multi-disciplinary team within CAMHS and to proactively contribute to and participate in the provision, governance and ongoing development of the services provided.
3. To offer advice and consultation on young people’s psychological care to both professional colleagues and staff from other agencies.
4. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of both the trust’s and CAMHS’ policies and procedures.
5. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service
6. To communicate, in a highly skilled and sensitive manner to clients, family carers and others as appropriate, information that may be contentious or highly distressing concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care.
7. To work autonomously with professional guidelines and within the multidisciplinary team.
8. To deliver and complete clinical work across a range of contexts within out-patients and in ways that are flexible and focused on the needs of the young person and their family/carers.
Working for our organisation
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 disabled people 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.