Assistant Psychologist

Role Overview

An opportunity has opened for an enthusiastic and capable Assistant Psychologist to join the Orthopaedic Psychological Support Team within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT). This is a secondment or fixed-term appointment supporting children, young people, adults, families, and staff affected by an orthopaedic incident and the continuing clinical review of the surgeon’s practice.

The position is initially based at the Beacon Centre in Fulbourn. You will work alongside managers and clinical leads to help deliver a high-quality psychological therapies service within the Orthopaedic Psychology Service.

The role focuses on strengthening the psychological care offered to people referred into the service, improving awareness and engagement, and providing interventions under the guidance of a qualified psychologist. You will work independently within an agreed plan, while staying within the service’s policies, procedures, and professional framework.

In addition to direct support work, the post includes clinically related administrative tasks, audit activity, statistical data collection, and involvement in audit and research development within the orthopaedic service.

The role is intended to provide psychologically informed support to individuals experiencing distress connected to their healthcare experiences. The service places patients’ and families’ voices at the centre of learning, support, and service improvement.

About the Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality care that improves the health and wellbeing of the communities it serves. The trust supports people to live fulfilling lives through a broad range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care, community, mental health, forensic, specialist, learning disability, substance misuse, social care, research, and liaison psychiatry settings.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of psychological care for people referred to the Orthopaedic Psychological Support Service.
• Help build awareness of the service and encourage early engagement from clients and families.
• Deliver psychological interventions under supervision from a qualified psychologist.
• Work independently in line with an agreed plan and the team’s policies and procedures.
• Provide clinically related administrative support.
• Contribute to audit work and statistical data collection.
• Assist with the development of audit and research projects within the service.
• Offer psychologically informed support to people affected by distressing healthcare experiences.

Requirements

• Strong interest in psychological support work, especially in a healthcare-related setting.
• Ability to work under the supervision and direction of a qualified psychologist.
• Capacity to work independently while following agreed clinical plans and service procedures.
• Good administrative, record-keeping, and data-handling skills.
• Willingness to contribute to audit, service evaluation, and research activities.
• Ability to engage sensitively with children, young people, adults, families, and staff who may be distressed.
• Commitment to compassionate practice, teamwork, and service improvement.

Additional Information

This post is a secondment or fixed-term opportunity. The trust may close the advertisement before the stated closing date if enough suitable applications are received. Sponsorship is not available for all roles; where sponsorship cannot be provided, applications requiring it will not be progressed.

The trust welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates and encourages interest from under-represented groups, including people with long-term conditions and members of ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

For an informal discussion or further details, contact Amanda Redgate, Service Manager, at amanda.redgate@cpft.nhs.uk.