Clinical Psychologist | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Huntingdon, PE29 3RJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	4 Nov 2026

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Summary

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Band 7 Clinical Psychologist to join the Psychological Skills Service (PSS) Central within the Adult and Specialist Mental Health Directorate.

The role involves providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and evidence-based interventions for adults affected by complex trauma, attachment difficulties, developmental trauma, and adverse life experiences. The post holder will manage an autonomous caseload, delivering individual and group interventions using approaches such as TF-CBT, CFT, EMDR, and Schema-informed therapies.

In addition, the successful candidate will provide consultation, supervision, and training to multidisciplinary colleagues, promote trauma-informed practice, and contribute to service development, quality improvement, research, and evaluation activities. Working collaboratively with internal and external partners, they will support the delivery and ongoing development of effective psychological services.

This is an exciting opportunity for a psychologist passionate about trauma-informed care to further develop their clinical, leadership, and service development skills within a specialist and expanding service.

The Band 7 Clinical Psychologist will provide specialist assessment, formulation, and evidence-based interventions for adults with complex mental health needs related to developmental trauma, attachment difficulties, and adverse life experiences.

The role includes undertaking comprehensive assessments, developing trauma-informed formulations and treatment plans, and delivering therapies such as TF-CBT, EMDR, Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), and Schema-informed approaches. The post holder will manage an autonomous caseload, including assessment, treatment, risk management, discharge planning, and psychological care coordination within multidisciplinary teams.

Key responsibilities include providing consultation, supervision, training, and advice to colleagues, promoting trauma-informed practice, and working collaboratively with partner agencies to deliver person-centred care. The post holder will also contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit, research, evaluation, clinical governance, and the development of psychological pathways and training resources.

The successful candidate will maintain high-quality clinical records, engage in continuing professional development, and support the delivery of effective, evidence-based trauma services within the Psychological Skills Service Central.

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 for new employees to CPFT 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.

• Undertake specialist psychological assessments, including risk assessment, formulation, diagnosis, and treatment planning for individuals presenting with complex trauma-related difficulties.

• Develop collaborative, trauma-informed formulations that support service users in understanding the impact of developmental trauma and adverse experiences on their current difficulties.

• Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions using approaches such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Schema-informed interventions.

• Provide treatment in both individual and group formats and contribute to the co-facilitation of specialist group programmes where appropriate.

• Monitor and evaluate treatment outcomes, adapting interventions in response to service user needs and progress.

• Maintain responsibility for the assessment, treatment, review, and discharge of a specialist caseload.

• Act as psychological care coordinator where appropriate, ensuring effective communication and coordination of care across agencies and professionals.

This advert closes on Monday 19 Oct 2026

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