Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
You will undertake a lead role in ensuring the systematic provision of a highly quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients of the CAMEO service, across all sectors of care. To provide clinical leadership in the identification, assessment, treatment and evaluation of first episode psychosis (FEP) and At Risk Mental state (ARMS) cases in the CAMEO South team with particular emphasis on promoting an accessible, safe and effective service. To carry out, supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists/therapists and other members of the team providing psychologically based care and treatment. To develop psychological formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon psychological theory and evidence, and which incorporates interpersonal, societal, cultural, and biological factors. To develop and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client's mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings. To provide a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies and procedures. To evaluate and make decisions about psychological treatment options taking into account theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based care plans. Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential Criteria
Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology or counselling psychology, specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. Registered as Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC. Formal training in clinical supervision. Desirable Criteria
Evidence of post-doctoral training (CBTp, Early Intervention in psychosis, EMDR, psychological interventions for trauma, Family intervention) or other area of specialised areas of psychological practice. Completion of ADOS training skills in assessment of ASD. Experience
Essential Criteria
Experience of working with people experiencing psychotic symptoms and their families/working in an EIP setting. In-depth experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary team setting. Experience of teaching, training, and/or professional and clinical supervision. Experience of application of clinical psychology in different contexts. Desirable Criteria
Previous experience of delivering cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis clinical supervision. Experience of working with complex trauma, ASD, neuropsychological assessment. In-depth experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care including leadership skills. Knowledge and Skills
Essential Criteria
Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision. Knowledge of and ability to deliver CBTp and behavioural family therapy. Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration requiring the use of highly developed analytical and judgement skills. Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance, including regular supervision, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology. Desirable Criteria
Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, comorbid conditions). Knowledge of service improvement models and their application. Personal Qualities
Essential Criteria
Motivated towards personal and professional development with strong CPD record. Able to contain and work with high levels of distress from service users and carers. Ability to exercise appropriate levels of self-care and to monitor own state, recognising when it is necessary to take active steps to maintain fitness to practice. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling formation of networks with professionals within the Trust and from other agencies to promote effective team working with service users. Desirable Criteria
Positive approach to Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) including willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude to embrace new ways of working. Other
Essential Criteria
Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working. Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours. Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude. Desirable Criteria
Ability to travel independently across the county. Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances. If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
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You will undertake a lead role in ensuring the systematic provision of a highly quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients of the CAMEO service, across all sectors of care. To provide clinical leadership in the identification, assessment, treatment and evaluation of first episode psychosis (FEP) and At Risk Mental state (ARMS) cases in the CAMEO South team with particular emphasis on promoting an accessible, safe and effective service. To carry out, supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists/therapists and other members of the team providing psychologically based care and treatment. To develop psychological formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon psychological theory and evidence, and which incorporates interpersonal, societal, cultural, and biological factors. To develop and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client's mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings. To provide a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies and procedures. To evaluate and make decisions about psychological treatment options taking into account theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based care plans. Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential Criteria
Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology or counselling psychology, specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. Registered as Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC. Formal training in clinical supervision. Desirable Criteria
Evidence of post-doctoral training (CBTp, Early Intervention in psychosis, EMDR, psychological interventions for trauma, Family intervention) or other area of specialised areas of psychological practice. Completion of ADOS training skills in assessment of ASD. Experience
Essential Criteria
Experience of working with people experiencing psychotic symptoms and their families/working in an EIP setting. In-depth experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary team setting. Experience of teaching, training, and/or professional and clinical supervision. Experience of application of clinical psychology in different contexts. Desirable Criteria
Previous experience of delivering cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis clinical supervision. Experience of working with complex trauma, ASD, neuropsychological assessment. In-depth experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care including leadership skills. Knowledge and Skills
Essential Criteria
Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision. Knowledge of and ability to deliver CBTp and behavioural family therapy. Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration requiring the use of highly developed analytical and judgement skills. Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance, including regular supervision, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology. Desirable Criteria
Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, comorbid conditions). Knowledge of service improvement models and their application. Personal Qualities
Essential Criteria
Motivated towards personal and professional development with strong CPD record. Able to contain and work with high levels of distress from service users and carers. Ability to exercise appropriate levels of self-care and to monitor own state, recognising when it is necessary to take active steps to maintain fitness to practice. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling formation of networks with professionals within the Trust and from other agencies to promote effective team working with service users. Desirable Criteria
Positive approach to Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) including willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude to embrace new ways of working. Other
Essential Criteria
Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working. Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours. Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude. Desirable Criteria
Ability to travel independently across the county. Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances. If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
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