Job summary
We are delighted to be recruiting Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP trainees) post. The posts will be based in the Huntingdon Older People's Mental Health service's Stepped Care Therapy (SCT) team.
This is an exciting new psychology profession that has been approved as a Degree Apprenticeship. During your training phase of around 18 months you will be undertaking the CAP Masters Programme with the University of East Anglia (UEA) while working to develop the clinical skills and competencies essential to the role.
As an apprentice you will be working and being paid full time and the full fees of the course will be paid. The post will be band 5 for the 18-month duration of the course and will move to a band 6 upon successful completion.
Start date with UEA September 2024
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot usepublic transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
Main duties of the job
The SCT team work with older people who are experiencing the symptoms of moderate to severe functional and organic mental health difficulties. The service is part of a well-established and friendly multi-disciplinary team with a wide range of professionals contributing to the excellent care of the people that we support.
You will work as part of a team of psychologists, occupational therapists, trainee psychologists and psychological therapists working in the locality teams across Huntingdonshire. You will also work with a wider MDT with other parts of the OPMH services. The team place an emphasis on providing formulation-driven, evidence-based interventions. As part of your role you will be involved in team formulation, consultancy and training.
Clinically you will manage a specialised caseload consisting of severe and complex psychological disorders. You will have opportunities to deliver individual interventions and group programmes with support and supervision from applied psychologists.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
Entry requirements:
You must meet the entry requirements to the Clinical Associate in Psychology Degree Apprenticeship as specified by UEA, have the right to work in England and have valid and eligible residency status to meet the criteria for apprenticeship funding in accordance with Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) rules.
You will also need to have experience relevant to working in health, mental health and/or psychological service setting. You must also be able to travel for work purposes.
During the course you will be at your work base for half of the week. The other half of your week will be spent attending the course. The course will involve approximately 50% face to face teaching at UEA in Norwich and 50% remote learning.
Responsibilities:
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- To provide brief psychological interventions (BPIs) and maintain a clinical caseload, under supervision.
- To support the psychology team and wider team in psychological assessment, care planning and the delivery of evidence-based interventions.
- To assist the psychology team in the development of individual or group clinical materials/training materials, such as the development of treatment manuals and group interventions.
- To lead the collection, analyses and presentation of outcome measures to support the case for proving the clinical and cost effectiveness of psychological therapies in the team.
- To support the team in delivering, managing and evaluating other psychological interventions, such as psychology groups.
- To act in a manner that supports a psychologically informed framework for the service
- Develop the ability to professionally deliver psychological assessments, formulations, interventions and research within defined scope of practice.
- Use applied service research and evaluation to inform interventions.
- Work with individuals and groups with complex needs.
- Act as a psychological resource providing support to the wider health or social care teams
- Develop ability to deliver treatment interventions developed with a Clinical Psychologist who will review practice through supervision..
- Develop ability to conduct risk management assessments and evaluations.
- Maintain a compassionate, caring and safe care environment
- Develop a range of psychological treatments working within defined scope of practice, whilst the supervising Clinical Psychologist retains overall clinical responsibility, reporting to a Clinical Psychologist in terms of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
- Develop understanding of how to analyse and appraise the range of cognitive-behavioural and other psychological assessment methods used within applied clinical practice to underpin assessment, drawing on formulations in psychological theory, providing a clinical framework describing an individuals problem and/or needs, whilst providing a rationale for how problems have developed and are maintained.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
Entry requirements:
You must meet the entry requirements to the Clinical Associate in Psychology Degree Apprenticeship as specified by UEA, have the right to work in England and have valid and eligible residency status to meet the criteria for apprenticeship funding in accordance with Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) rules.
You will also need to have experience relevant to working in health, mental health and/or psychological service setting. You must also be able to travel for work purposes.
During the course you will be at your work base for half of the week. The other half of your week will be spent attending the course. The course will involve approximately 50% face to face teaching at UEA in Norwich and 50% remote learning.
Responsibilities:
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- To provide brief psychological interventions (BPIs) and maintain a clinical caseload, under supervision.
- To support the psychology team and wider team in psychological assessment, care planning and the delivery of evidence-based interventions.
- To assist the psychology team in the development of individual or group clinical materials/training materials, such as the development of treatment manuals and group interventions.
- To lead the collection, analyses and presentation of outcome measures to support the case for proving the clinical and cost effectiveness of psychological therapies in the team.
- To support the team in delivering, managing and evaluating other psychological interventions, such as psychology groups.
- To act in a manner that supports a psychologically informed framework for the service
- Develop the ability to professionally deliver psychological assessments, formulations, interventions and research within defined scope of practice.
- Use applied service research and evaluation to inform interventions.
- Work with individuals and groups with complex needs.
- Act as a psychological resource providing support to the wider health or social care teams
- Develop ability to deliver treatment interventions developed with a Clinical Psychologist who will review practice through supervision..
- Develop ability to conduct risk management assessments and evaluations.
- Maintain a compassionate, caring and safe care environment
- Develop a range of psychological treatments working within defined scope of practice, whilst the supervising Clinical Psychologist retains overall clinical responsibility, reporting to a Clinical Psychologist in terms of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
- Develop understanding of how to analyse and appraise the range of cognitive-behavioural and other psychological assessment methods used within applied clinical practice to underpin assessment, drawing on formulations in psychological theory, providing a clinical framework describing an individuals problem and/or needs, whilst providing a rationale for how problems have developed and are maintained.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelors degree in Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as conferring Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBS), or Bachelors degree plus master degree, or PGDip in Psychology accredited by the BPS as conferring GBC (minimum 2:2)
- Level 2 qualification in Mathematics and English (level 2 qualifications include GCSE grades A* to C or 9 to 4 or equivalent qualification set by the Education Skills Funding Agency)
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Demonstrate ability to study at masters level
- Understand British Psychological Society (BPS) Professional Code of Conduct
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate experience of delivering individual therapy and/ or group therapy based on psychological principles
- Demonstrate experience of effective working with others including peers, managers and more junior members of staff
Desirable
- Demonstrate experience of evaluation or audit in a healthcare setting; demonstrate how new ways of working can be communicated in a healthcare setting
- Demonstrate experience of evaluating risk in a healthcare setting; demonstrate how critical incidents or severe adverse events are appropriately identified and assessed
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Communicate effectively, share information and check understanding using clear language and appropriate, written materials, making reasonable adjustments where appropriate in order to optimise people's understanding
- Able assess limits of professional boundaries and capacity and understand when to seek appropriate supervision/advice on practice and whom to refer to ensure best care
- Demonstrate the ability to reflect, review and discuss personal and professional responses to work
- Able to correctly handle confidential information; know how and when to share this information for appropriate professional purposes and only with appropriate individuals, with appropriately gained consent
- Demonstrate commitment to Masters level study and continued professional development
- Understand and recognise professional duty to challenge and report discriminatory behaviour
- Ability to maintain accurate clinical records and why all entries in clinical and practice records are dated, timed and signed
- Understand and utilise learning styles, tools and techniques that can be used to support learning
- High quality record keeping skills
- Accurate computer skills and willingness to embrace new systems
- Proficient in using a variety of software packages
Desirable
- Demonstrate experience of patient care across a broad range of patient needs and including older people
- Demonstrate knowledge of CBT for anxiety and depression
- Demonstrate knowledge of psychological therapy approaches
- Recognise and accommodate sensory impairments during all communications and the use of personal communication aids
- Demonstrate experience of delivering/ contributing to group programmes based on psychological approaches
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Skilled in continuous self-reflection, seeking and responding to support and feedback to develop professional knowledge and skills
- Dedicated in treating patients with dignity, respecting individuals' diversity, beliefs, culture, needs, values, privacy and preferences
- Able to show respect and empathy for patients and colleagues and have the courage to challenge concerns, working to evidence-based best practice
- Adaptable, reliable and consistent, show discretion, resilience and self-awareness and demonstrate professional and clinical competence
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently where required
- Adhere to NHS and employers values and legal & ethical responsibilities as a supervised associate practitioner psychologist including professional (BPS) standards of conduct for patient consent and confidentiality
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelors degree in Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as conferring Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBS), or Bachelors degree plus master degree, or PGDip in Psychology accredited by the BPS as conferring GBC (minimum 2:2)
- Level 2 qualification in Mathematics and English (level 2 qualifications include GCSE grades A* to C or 9 to 4 or equivalent qualification set by the Education Skills Funding Agency)
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Demonstrate ability to study at masters level
- Understand British Psychological Society (BPS) Professional Code of Conduct
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate experience of delivering individual therapy and/ or group therapy based on psychological principles
- Demonstrate experience of effective working with others including peers, managers and more junior members of staff
Desirable
- Demonstrate experience of evaluation or audit in a healthcare setting; demonstrate how new ways of working can be communicated in a healthcare setting
- Demonstrate experience of evaluating risk in a healthcare setting; demonstrate how critical incidents or severe adverse events are appropriately identified and assessed
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Communicate effectively, share information and check understanding using clear language and appropriate, written materials, making reasonable adjustments where appropriate in order to optimise people's understanding
- Able assess limits of professional boundaries and capacity and understand when to seek appropriate supervision/advice on practice and whom to refer to ensure best care
- Demonstrate the ability to reflect, review and discuss personal and professional responses to work
- Able to correctly handle confidential information; know how and when to share this information for appropriate professional purposes and only with appropriate individuals, with appropriately gained consent
- Demonstrate commitment to Masters level study and continued professional development
- Understand and recognise professional duty to challenge and report discriminatory behaviour
- Ability to maintain accurate clinical records and why all entries in clinical and practice records are dated, timed and signed
- Understand and utilise learning styles, tools and techniques that can be used to support learning
- High quality record keeping skills
- Accurate computer skills and willingness to embrace new systems
- Proficient in using a variety of software packages
Desirable
- Demonstrate experience of patient care across a broad range of patient needs and including older people
- Demonstrate knowledge of CBT for anxiety and depression
- Demonstrate knowledge of psychological therapy approaches
- Recognise and accommodate sensory impairments during all communications and the use of personal communication aids
- Demonstrate experience of delivering/ contributing to group programmes based on psychological approaches
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Skilled in continuous self-reflection, seeking and responding to support and feedback to develop professional knowledge and skills
- Dedicated in treating patients with dignity, respecting individuals' diversity, beliefs, culture, needs, values, privacy and preferences
- Able to show respect and empathy for patients and colleagues and have the courage to challenge concerns, working to evidence-based best practice
- Adaptable, reliable and consistent, show discretion, resilience and self-awareness and demonstrate professional and clinical competence
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently where required
- Adhere to NHS and employers values and legal & ethical responsibilities as a supervised associate practitioner psychologist including professional (BPS) standards of conduct for patient consent and confidentiality
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
