Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist

Believe in People? 

The best people have one thing in common. 

They care. 

 Are you a registered Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist? 

Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to work in an environment where you can use your clinical skills and your creativity to achieve the best for people?

Under the supervision of a senior registered Psychologist, you will ensure that people who access our services receive high quality care that adheres to best practice and evidence-based guidelines, improving the psychological well-being of people in our care.     

Our model emphasises physical, psychological, and emotional safety and helps people to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment in their lives and in their communities. The post holder will work to ensure that psychological perspectives are central to everyone’s thinking. They will support the empowerment of teams and individuals to increase knowledge, skills, and professional confidence around the needs of the people who access our services. Through consultancy, reflective practice, team formulation, training and clinical case management, the post holder will help the wider team create an innovative and effective trauma-informed service. 

You will be part of our national Psychology Team who will provide opportunities for reflective practice, peer support, research, and CPD. 

There may be scope for additional hours above the 3 days per week advertised, for the right candidate, subject to service need and funding.

Cambridgeshire Drug and Alcohol Service, Change Grow Live
Permanent | 22.5 hours per week / 3 days per week | Cambridgeshire CountywideBase: Cambridge, Huntingdon or Wisbech, with travel across Cambridgeshire expected
Category: Clinical / Managerial

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours. 

About you:

• Provide focused support to deliver against the role primary functions as listed above these will lead all delivery and activity and should be considered the primary role specific responsibilities ahead of all others noted.
• As part of the local service team, provide clinical leadership; supporting your own services development to deliver psychology, psychosocial therapy and talking therapies, and linkage to relevant local pathways for support.
• Provide consultation, training and clinical supervision to junior psychologists inclusive of assistant psychologists, multidisciplinary professionals and non-clinical colleagues to support the provision of psychologically-based interventions.
• Provide highly specialist, psychological assessment and formulation for the people who use our services.
• Promote and contribute to multidisciplinary assessments that reflect an understanding of the impact of adverse experiences on a persons mental health and overall well-being.

About the role:

• Experience of working as a psychologist and/or successful completion of a preceptorship.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and treatment of people across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of people, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Experience of the application of Clinical or Counselling Psychology in different contexts.
• Experience of working within a trauma-informed framework.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.

What we will give to you:  

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us. 
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme  
• Contributory pension scheme  
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.  
• A friendly and supportive team  
• Training, career development & progression opportunities  
• Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme  

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Dr Hannah Robertson-Cowley Consultant Clinical Psychologist h.robertsoncowley@cgl.org.uk, 07436 558548

Closing Date

Monday 28^th September

Interviews will be held in person in Cambridge on Tuesday 13th October

The candidate who is successful at interview will be invited for a second interview called a ‘Values Based Interview’, which usually takes place online. This will be organised at a mutually convenient time as soon as possible after.

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.  

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.