The REDS (Relational Emotional Difficulties Service) is a psychological treatment service which provides a pathway for people with difficulties regulating their emotions and who consequently may struggle in their relationships.
Our client group ranges from those with traits of personality disorder, to those with a diagnosis of personality disorder of moderate severity. This pathway is psychologically led, and staffed with qualified Psychologists, Therapists, and Assistant Psychologists, in addition to Specialist Liaison Nurses and support staff.
The Assistant Psychologists play a key part in co-facilitating both our psycho-educational groups and our webinar series.
Please note that our groups are delivered virtually. Our primary programme is adapted from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
Previous knowledge or experience of DBT would be an advantage, however it is not essential, and training can be provided.
Another key part of your role is conducting initial on-boarding welcome assessments with patients.
This is predominantly a client facing role; therefore, you must be able to demonstrate an ability to show empathy and to handle sometimes highly charged and emotional situations, alongside demonstrating assertiveness and group leadership skills.
A good proportion of your day may be spent with patients, therefore please consider whether you are someone who will be comfortable spending long periods of time in clinical settings.
We are a busy team with a high turnaround of patients, therefore organisational skills are also a must.
Given the demanding nature of the role, this post is offered as a Band 5 (Senior) Assistant Psychologist and is therefore suitable for someone who already has work experience in a mental health setting, ideally as an Assistant Psychologist.
You will be provided with individual supervision from a Clinical Psychologist. This is a supportive team and there are lots of opportunities for learning and development, including formulation and reflective practice sessions, psychology team meetings, therapy break training days, Trust led Schwartz rounds, Assistant Psychologist peer support groups and more.
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.
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 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
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
To assist in the co-ordination and delivery of a dialectical behavioural skills service
To assist in the collection and analysis of data to support the evaluation of the service
To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary (MDT) meetings
To contribute to the provision of advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of other services
To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified clinical psychologists in evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members
To work within local and national policy guidelines pertaining to health and social policy legislation relevant to the service user group.
To comply with all relevant Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information and to be aware of any changes in these
To regularly monitor, review and feedback outcomes to support service improvements under the direction of the supervising Clinical Psychologist.
Communicate and liaise with other professionals within the team and to work in partnership with parents/carers and other agencies in order to develop good health care for service users
To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures
