Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist post to work within the Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service (EHWS), Fenland Mental Health Support Team (MHST) within Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
The Assistant Psychologist role does not require professional registration, (just an undergraduate psychology degree).
The EHWS support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, within the 'Getting Advice' and 'Getting Help' quadrants of the Thrive Framework, working closely with schools and colleges.
This post will be based within the The New Horsefair Clinic in Wisbech, but the service covers the Fenland area in Cambridgeshire.
Why not click on the link to the Job Description and find out more about the role.
Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 23.05.2025
Main duties of the job
To work closely with the Psychologists and other clinicians within the service, in order to support the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people across Fenland.
The post holder will support with audits, research, data analysis and evaluations. Furthermore, they will lead on small projects to support service development.
The post holder will also work clinically with children and young people and their families, as well as school staff.
The post holder will gain experience in delivering cognitive behaviour therapy informed guided self help, as well as other group based interventions.
Please note, the post holder must be able to travel long distances across the 2 counties, often at short notice.
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Under supervision, to plan, organise and teach on a variety topics across the service.2. To conduct audits.3. To monitor and evaluate the work of the service, including clinical interventions.4. To offer brief interventions for children and young people and their parents and carers under the supervision of a Psychologist.5. To work independently according to a plan agreed with a Psychologist and within the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. 6. To gain knowledge of local services in order to support signposting and system navigation.7. To gain experience of psychological assessments, applying psychological tests, self-report measures, and rating scales with children, young people, family members and others involved in the service users care.8. To assess and manage risk within an appropriate psychological framework.9. To plan and prioritise workload, exercising autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of patients.
Communication
1. Communicate skilfully, tactfully and sensitively highly complex and highly sensitive information with the service, education staff, children, young people and their families and other professionals.2. Contributing to reports received by senior management and commissioners, as well as communicating their findings in meetings and presentations.
Budgetary Responsibility
None
People Management
Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process.
Research & Development Activity
1. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.2. To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist Psychologists in evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
Clinical and Practice Governance
1. Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.2. Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies. 3. The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.4. The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures.5. Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.6. The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required.7. Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis.8. The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
General
Safeguarding people responsibility1. Safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a collective responsibility.2. There is an expectation that all staff develop and maintain their role relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice. Alongside this employees who are registrants are reminded of their professional duty of care.3. Safeguarding means protecting a citizens health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care.4. Those most in need of protection include: Children and young people Adults at risk, such as those receiving care in their own home, people with physical, sensory, and mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities.
The post holder must at all times carry out their duties with regard to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
The post holder must be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
The post holder must adhere to the code of conduct on confidentiality and be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
This job description is intended only as a guide to the range of duties involved. The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable in order to respond to other duties that may be required from time to time and the changes and developments within the Trust.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure of Barring Service to be made to check for any previous criminal convictions. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff, or users in line with its equal opportunities policy and policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Under supervision, to plan, organise and teach on a variety topics across the service.2. To conduct audits.3. To monitor and evaluate the work of the service, including clinical interventions.4. To offer brief interventions for children and young people and their parents and carers under the supervision of a Psychologist.5. To work independently according to a plan agreed with a Psychologist and within the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. 6. To gain knowledge of local services in order to support signposting and system navigation.7. To gain experience of psychological assessments, applying psychological tests, self-report measures, and rating scales with children, young people, family members and others involved in the service users care.8. To assess and manage risk within an appropriate psychological framework.9. To plan and prioritise workload, exercising autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of patients.
Communication
1. Communicate skilfully, tactfully and sensitively highly complex and highly sensitive information with the service, education staff, children, young people and their families and other professionals.2. Contributing to reports received by senior management and commissioners, as well as communicating their findings in meetings and presentations.
Budgetary Responsibility
None
People Management
Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process.
Research & Development Activity
1. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.2. To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist Psychologists in evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
Clinical and Practice Governance
1. Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.2. Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies. 3. The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.4. The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures.5. Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.6. The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required.7. Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis.8. The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
General
Safeguarding people responsibility1. Safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a collective responsibility.2. There is an expectation that all staff develop and maintain their role relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice. Alongside this employees who are registrants are reminded of their professional duty of care.3. Safeguarding means protecting a citizens health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care.4. Those most in need of protection include: Children and young people Adults at risk, such as those receiving care in their own home, people with physical, sensory, and mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities.
The post holder must at all times carry out their duties with regard to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
The post holder must be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
The post holder must adhere to the code of conduct on confidentiality and be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
This job description is intended only as a guide to the range of duties involved. The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable in order to respond to other duties that may be required from time to time and the changes and developments within the Trust.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure of Barring Service to be made to check for any previous criminal convictions. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff, or users in line with its equal opportunities policy and policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Upper second class honours degree or higher in Psychology
- Entitlement to GBR of the BPS
Desirable
- Further post graduate qualifications or training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a team or group environment
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems (clinical and/or research settings)
- Experience working with children, young people and families
Desirable
- Prior Assistant Psychology post
- Experience of assisting in the production of audits or service evaluation projects
- Experience in delivering training and/or public speaking
- Experience communicating with non-health professionals about mental health related needs
- Experience working in education establishments
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work following protocols, good practice and established precedents, with supervision provided to guide work
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
- Able to contain and work with high levels of distress from service users
- Capable of working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience using software systems for databases or data-analysis
- Clinical research skills including literature review, audit or service evaluation
- Ability to present psychological information to a wide spectrum of non-health professionals
- An understanding of psychological theory applied to the mental health needs of children and young people.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Upper second class honours degree or higher in Psychology
- Entitlement to GBR of the BPS
Desirable
- Further post graduate qualifications or training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a team or group environment
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems (clinical and/or research settings)
- Experience working with children, young people and families
Desirable
- Prior Assistant Psychology post
- Experience of assisting in the production of audits or service evaluation projects
- Experience in delivering training and/or public speaking
- Experience communicating with non-health professionals about mental health related needs
- Experience working in education establishments
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work following protocols, good practice and established precedents, with supervision provided to guide work
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
- Able to contain and work with high levels of distress from service users
- Capable of working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience using software systems for databases or data-analysis
- Clinical research skills including literature review, audit or service evaluation
- Ability to present psychological information to a wide spectrum of non-health professionals
- An understanding of psychological theory applied to the mental health needs of children and young people.
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.
