Total 12 job vacancies by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

I’m Caroline, the service manager, for our Adult ADHD clinic, we are looking for a dynamic and innovative team lead to transform service delivery. We have a fantastic clinical team and are looking for a visionary Team Lead to support us in managing the increasing demand and shaping our service to enable us to provide outstanding patient care.

This position has a dual responsibility, serving as both the Operational Team Lead and a key clinical contributor. The ideal candidate should hold Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) qualification for the clinical aspect of the role; however, we are open to considering individuals without NMP training if they can showcase strong leadership qualities, dynamism, and substantial experience in leading teams.

Our service provides assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for adults with ADHD. Across the country demand for ADHD services are increasing. Therefore, we are seeking a candidate with proven expertise in managing and delivering services amidst substantial demand and ensuring a seamless and effective operational flow to support high-quality, and efficient, patient care.

Our team is based on our beautiful Fulbourn site in Cambridge with free parking and all the resources offered by our new Resource Centre, including our onsite café.

As the Team Lead for the Adult ADHD clinic, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the service. We feel it is important that our senior leaders are visible and accessible so we would expect you to work flexibly to support your team and drive innovation and development.

In this role you would also be supporting the clinical function of the service, completing initial assessments, medication initiations, reviews, and annual reviews. We would expect you to work with the consultants and multidisciplinary team to ensure that patients are receiving the highest quality clinical care possible. As team manager we would expect you to work with patients, carers, and staff to provide assistance, support and advice when required in a professional and timely manner.

We encourage our team leaders to review service process and delivery and develop innovative and creative solutions to challenges and ultimately improve the patient care we deliver. We are looking for a candidate who can develop strong relationships with internal and external partners to streamline our service delivery

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.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
• To triage/screen new referrals alongside the Clinical Lead
• To undertake ADHD Diagnostic assessment for people referred to the Adult ADHD Service.
• To practice as a supplementary/independent non-medical prescriber initiating and reviewing medication.
• To review with service users their response to prescribed medication in accordance with the local Adult ADHD Shared Care Agreement
• To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of service users, their families, and carers as appropriate.
• Provide a high level of clinical expertise in the assessment, management, and care of people with ADHD
• To actively participate in clinical supervision
• Ensure good communication with other members of the team
• To work in partnership with other Trust Services and agencies to gain the best person-centred outcomes for the service user
• Utilise recent research findings in the advancement of best practice and in the delivery of an evidenced based service.
• Identify and be responsive to the diverse cultural, social, and spiritual needs of all patients.
• Promote general health education and specifically mental health education to the client group.
• Identify and intervene proactively in situations that contribute to an unsafe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Ensure the effective and efficient use of all resources.
• Be aware of the responsibility to maintain a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
• Perform any other duties that may be required from time to time
• To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard and within current quality initiatives within the area of work.
• Ensuring the identification, recording and use of relevant performance data
• The post holder will work collaboratively with all disciplines as part of a multidisciplinary team to assure a high standard of care, working collaboratively to resolve issues.
• Uses knowledge of business and management principles and strategies for the promotion of quality developments and efficient use of resources.
• Promotes accountability for practice and strives to attain the highest standards.
• Promotes and uses evidence-based approaches to practice management
• To ensure that services are delivered within an appropriate clinical governance framework, monitoring, and evaluating standards of care, and to raise concerns with Service Manager as necessary including through active use of the Risk Register.
• To undertake investigations of complaints, clinical reviews, and Serious Incidents
• To chair meetings and provide cover for the Service Manager
• Adopt an appropriate style with staff for achieving group objectives monitoring and evaluating workloads. Providing vision and inspiration through effective clinical leadership to ensure that the skills and competencies of staff are actively developed as appropriate
• Be conversant and proactive with Government legislation such as the Mental Health Act, Clinical Governance and NHS Long Term Plan, NICE Guidelines and Quality Standards, Mental Capacity Act and the Care Act.
• Encourage, promote and maintain effective communication with other CPFT teams and services and external or statutory agencies to promote continuity of clinical care for service users.
• To liaise with other disciplines involved in the provision of therapeutic interventions on a regular basis to ensure seamless care for service users.
• Ensure patient care is delivered within the least restrictive environment.
• Ensure effective and appropriate deployment of staff, monitoring retention, sickness, absenteeism, working performance and taking appropriate action at the earliest opportunity.
• Manage human and budget resources to an optimum effect, reporting to the Service Manager as appropriate.
• Motivate, train and develop staff (appropriate to banding and roles) through Personal Development Plans and Individual Performance Reviews to enable staff to work to their full potential.


This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024

A Vacancy at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.


We are looking for an experienced clinician who is passionate about the development of others, as well as curious about use of technology in training and development, to join our Learning and Organisational Development team. This role does not require a background in digital education and technologies as you will be working with an established team who would benefit from your experiences and understanding of learning in the clinical workplace.

A good candidate will have a strong clinical background that includes experience assessing competence in clinical settings as well as development of clinical training programmes and learning materials. They will demonstrate the ability to engage, support, motivate and lead others to give high quality care.

An excellent candidate will be able to demonstrate their professionalism and innovative attitude to challenges in the workplace, and a commitment to empowering others.

Not sure if this is the right next step for you? Please do contact us if you would like to discuss before submitting your application.
• To provide managerial and clinical leadership and to ensure that there are effective arrangements in place to co-ordinate the team to meet service demand
• To ensure review of implementation and effectiveness of development programmes in addressing specific identified learning or clinical needs
• To promote meaningful staff engagement in work based learning opportunities including fit for purpose technological tools
• To support analysis of training needs and quality assurance measures for competency based blended learning programmes
• In collaboration with Learning and Development Consultant - Technology Enhanced Learning to manage the overall CPFT technologies in learning strategy.

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.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
• In collaboration with Learning and Development Consultant - Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) to manage the overall CPFT technologies in learning strategy.
• Lead on implementation of national and organisational clinical competencies to ensure that both modern design and delivery models are used, and that impact on practice post-delivery can be evidenced
• Support review and update of existing training programmes to ensure that they continue to meet service delivery needs and offer proactive support where integration of technology may better meet identified training needs.
• To effectively and efficiently manage resources within the team in liaison with the Learning and Development Manager
• To ensure close effective working relationships with Learning and Development Team Leader - Essential Skills, Compliance Manager and Training Administration Manager for logistics that support effective training design, delivery, reporting and evaluation
• To ensure the team maintain strong links and working relationships with key stakeholders within the organisation such as clinical, practice development and Directorate leads to ensure that development provision is consistent with operational needs.
• Provide consultation, advice and implementation guidance to trainers and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) regarding the training needs analysis, design, delivery and review of training programmes including development and maintenance of course online and digital content in an NHS/healthcare context.
• Provide consultation and guidance to managers, clinical leads and other stakeholders in relation to the meeting the training needs of staff in the context of evolving service delivery.
• Develop close links between Learning and Development, clinical services and Research and Development.
• Working with Learning and Development Consultant - Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL )support the development, maintenance and update of digital content.
• Monitor and support evaluation and follow up of technology enhanced training and development activities.
• Maintain an overview of the use of technology enhanced learning tools in development programmes.
• Maintain appropriate records to enable monitoring and evaluation of professional development activity.
• Maintain an overview of national and regional developments in TEL policy, practice and professional development through formal and informal activity.
• Identify the specific requirements and resources needed for the delivery of TEL training programmes.
• Undertake ad hoc TEL project work as required, including research, scoping and evaluation and reporting to support the project.
• Prepare reports and presentations for strategic management groups and other stakeholders as required.


This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Oct 2024

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced Head of Contracts and Commissioning who will be responsible for contractual management, directly supporting the portfolio of contracts held by the organisation as a provider and commissioner of a range of clinical services.

The delivery of a strong contract management function within the Trust is central to the Trust’s future success and help to assure the best possible care for our patients. The post holder will assist the Associate Director in delivering the Trust’s contracting and commissioning requirements. The main function of this role is to lead and manage the Trust’s contracting team to ensure all of its objectives are successfully met. This will include leading on the delivery of contracts and support end-to-end processes for provider management and specific contracting responsibilities in support of transformation, as well as securing best value.

Knowledge of commissioning, contracting and performance management either within the NHS or a sector of comparable complexity is key, along with a clear understanding of national priorities/objectives aligned to mental health, learning disabilities and community services.

The delivery of a strong contract management function within the Trust is central to the Trust’s future success and help to assure the best possible care for our patients.

The post holder will assist the Associate Director in delivering the Trust’s contracting and commissioning requirements. The main function of this role is to lead and manage the Trust’s contracting team to ensure all of its objectives are successfully met.

The post holder is required to work closely with the Trust Commissioners, Providers and internal operational teams.



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 a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include 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, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
• Ensure the Trust has in place appropriate contracts with commissioners, clients and business partners.
• In collaboration with the Associate Director establish, manage and develop arrangements for formulating, agreeing and documenting contracts, agreements and schedules in respect of the Trust’s health and social care services and other business activities.
• Lead and implement effective performance management arrangements for all contracts and business activities, producing regular reports for the Associate Director or Director as appropriate.
• Ensure that all procurement and contracting activities are carried out in accordance with legislation, health policies and procedures and principles of good practice including ethics and probity.
• To support the partnership working approach with statutory, voluntary and independent sector agencies in relation to contracting issues.
• Ensure that the relationship between activity, cost and performance is made explicit within all contracting activity.
• To support the Directorates in reviewing the performance of contracted services so that they are regularly monitored and reviewed to ensure services are effective, meet statutory requirements and deliver desired outcomes.
• To support the Associate Director in ensuring that effective contract documentation is prepared updated (and version controlled) and is appropriately accessible for operational and corporate directorates.
• Ensure actions from the Trusts various performance meetings are logged and followed through to completion with the operational and management teams.


This advert closes on Monday 30 Sep 2024

Fixed-Term Contract - 12 months

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, confident, organised and experienced Risk and Datix Manager to join an energetic vibrant organisation that puts its people at the heart of what they do.

We are seeking a dynamic, motivated individual with excellent communication, data analysis, and system development skills to contribute to our patient safety team within the field of incident and risk management.

We are looking for someone with expertise in the use of DATIX and incident management, to act as the in-house expert for The Trust’s electronic Risk Management System – DATIX. To lead on the technical development of the system to support the Organisation’s Risk Management strategy, and be responsible for the maintenance and security of both. Manage the upload, circulation and monitoring of CAS alert responses through the Risk management system.

Develop, deliver and evaluate Datix training for all levels of staff and provide support as required to Trust staff, to ensure there are high levels of awareness around incident management/investigation processes.
Responsible for the design and provision of information reports and statistical data.

Responsible for ensuring that all internal and external reporting requirements and timescales are adhered to for the management of reported incidents through the DATIX system.

Responsible for ensuring accurate data entry to produce accurate statistical reports and to ensure accurate external reporting to Learn from Patient Safety Events

To support the Trust’s risk register process in conjunction with Service Leads

To directly manage, maintain and develop all modules of DATIX to support the delivery of key objectives.


Ensure there are effective and strong risk management processes within the Trust that monitor, assess and mitigate risk

Monitor the Datix system for potential Never Events and escalate these appropriately to ensure the incident is dealt with efficiently and in a timely manner.

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.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities


• Work collaboratively with the EPRR & Business Continuity Manager and Health and Safety Manager to ensure a joined-up and effective risk management process is in place.
• To liaise with external organisations as necessary e.g., Auditors, HSE
• Ensure incidents are entered on to the Trust’s central risk reporting database (DATIX) and analyse information regarding incidents, taking further action as and when necessary.
• Attend the weekly Rapid Review (RR) meeting and provide support to the meeting chair, including the provision of data and reports and updating agreed actions within Datix.
• Line manages the Datix Administration team including conducting 1:1 meeting, appraisals, managing absences and carrying out in house training on the Datix system, escalating any concerns to the Head of Patient Safety Incident Investigations and Clinical Incidents.
• The post holder will work with Directorate colleagues to ensure that sharing and learning occurs regarding reportable events – particularly where there are themes which can be shared which will improve safety across the organisation.
• Maintain the security of the Datix system including setting up new users, user logs, access rights, unlocking user accounts and closing expired dormant accounts and regularly review the Users of the access groups for leavers from the Trust.
• Create and deliver a program of training and access to new users of Datix incident reporting, creating any report builders they may need to run regularly.
• Monitor compliance on Datix with Duty of Candour in line with both Trust and national policy requirements, escalating any exceptions to the Head of Patient Safety Incident Investigations and Clinical Incidents.
• Ensure the development of relevant SOPs and an overarching Trust policy in relation to the management of the Datix system.
• Working with the Head of Patient Safety Incident Investigations and Clinical Incidents, the post holder will be responsible for progressing the Trust wide Datix improvement plan, including designing and implementing system changes and rolling these out across the Trust
• Active involvement in the introduction and development of plans and work streams relating to both the Trust and National changes to the Patient Safety Strategy
• Attend relevant meetings as required, providing high quality reports containing complex facts requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison relating to incident data, duty of candour compliance and external reporting, including attending meetings in place of the Head of Patient Safety Incident Investigations and Clinical Incidents
• To provide support to services and teams regarding risk management, adverse incident reporting, risk assessment and risk register processes, ensuring staff follow the principles of the Risk Management Strategy.
• Ensure that all updates from the software supplier DATIX are analysed in correlation with the release notes and any changes put into effect on the designed report forms and the training manuals


This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Aug 2024

A Vacancy at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.


We are pleased to be able to offer an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician to join our Technology Enhanced Learning team. We are looking for a someone who is passionate about the development of others and interested in the use of technology in training and development. This role does not require a background in digital education and technologies as you will be working with an established team who would benefit from your experiences and understanding of learning in the clinical workplace.

A good candidate will have a strong clinical background that includes experience assessing competence in clinical/simulated settings and development of clinical training programmes and learning materials. They will demonstrate the ability to engage, support, motivate and lead others to give high quality care.

An excellent candidate will be able to demonstrate their professionalism and innovative attitude to challenges in the workplace, and a commitment to empowering others.

Not sure if this is the right next step for you? Please do contact us if you would like to discuss before submitting your application
• To provide managerial and clinical leadership and to ensure that there are effective arrangements in place to co-ordinate the team to meet service demand
• To ensure review of implementation and effectiveness of development programmes in addressing specific identified learning or clinical needs
• To promote meaningful staff engagement in work based learning opportunities including fit for purpose technological tools
• To support analysis of training needs and quality assurance measures for competency based blended learning programmes
• In collaboration with Learning and Development Consultant - Technology Enhanced Learning to manage the overall CPFT technologies in learning strategy.

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.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
• In collaboration with Learning and Development Consultant - Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) to manage the overall CPFT technologies in learning strategy.
• Lead on implementation of national and organisational clinical competencies to ensure that both modern design and delivery models are used, and that impact on practice post-delivery can be evidenced
• Support review and update of existing training programmes to ensure that they continue to meet service delivery needs and offer proactive support where integration of technology may better meet identified training needs.
• To effectively and efficiently manage resources within the team in liaison with the Learning and Development Manager
• To ensure close effective working relationships with Learning and Development Team Leader - Essential Skills, Compliance Manager and Training Administration Manager for logistics that support effective training design, delivery, reporting and evaluation
• To ensure the team maintain strong links and working relationships with key stakeholders within the organisation such as clinical, practice development and Directorate leads to ensure that development provision is consistent with operational needs.
• Provide consultation, advice and implementation guidance to trainers and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) regarding the training needs analysis, design, delivery and review of training programmes including development and maintenance of course online and digital content in an NHS/healthcare context.
• Provide consultation and guidance to managers, clinical leads and other stakeholders in relation to the meeting the training needs of staff in the context of evolving service delivery.
• Develop close links between Learning and Development, clinical services and Research and Development.
• Working with Learning and Development Consultant - Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL )support the development, maintenance and update of digital content.
• Monitor and support evaluation and follow up of technology enhanced training and development activities.
• Maintain an overview of the use of technology enhanced learning tools in development programmes.
• Maintain appropriate records to enable monitoring and evaluation of professional development activity.
• Maintain an overview of national and regional developments in TEL policy, practice and professional development through formal and informal activity.
• Identify the specific requirements and resources needed for the delivery of TEL training programmes.
• Undertake ad hoc TEL project work as required, including research, scoping and evaluation and reporting to support the project.
• Prepare reports and presentations for strategic management groups and other stakeholders as required.


This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Jul 2024

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS POST IS CURRENTLY ONLY OPEN TO EMPLOYEES OF CPFT

We are excited to advertise our Deputy Ward Manager position for our 16-bed mixed Adult Inpatient Recovery Ward (Mulberry 3) on our Fulbourn site in Cambridge with good transport links and free parking.

Our Recovery Ward is part of our innovative and ambitious model of care, known as the 3-3-3 model. Our three wards work collaboratively to enable patients to access the right care at the right time. We have our Acute Assessment Unit (Mulberry 1), where patients stay up to 3 days, our Treatment ward (Mulberry 2), where patients stay up to 3 weeks and our Recovery Unit (Mulberry 3), where patients stay up to 3 months.

Our Mulberry 3 ward provides care for our local population experiencing serious mental illness. We are looking for someone with a commitment to teamwork, a sense of accountability, and an ability to work under pressure.

At CPFT we understand the need for our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and our aim is to provide you with a supportive and inclusive environment in which you can thrive. We are committed to providing high-quality, safe, and effective care within services where staff wellbeing is a priority.



As a Deputy Ward Manager you will be responsible for the provision of quality evidence-based nursing advice, support, and care for service users with mental and physical health needs and to their carers within a multidisciplinary setting. You will be responsible for leading on the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care.

You will also be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training needs of junior registered and unregistered staff and ensure that issues of equality, diversity and rights are dealt with in accordance with good practice and legislation. You will ensure that effective communication pathways exist, and that they act within their sphere of responsibility, leading the night shift in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ward Manager or the designated deputy.

We offer desirable staff benefits, like our staff benefits app, which is available to download on iPhone and Android, giving our staff easy access to everything from electronic payslips to a wide range of NHS discounts on the High Street. We also have an outstanding Staff Wellbeing Service offering 1:1 and/or group support. Finally, our new specialist mental health service for staff provides rapid assessment, diagnosis and treatment for moderate to severe mental health conditions, with specialist occupational support.

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.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities


1. To be responsible for supervising & participating in the role of named nurse in relation to care planning within the clinical area.
2. To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group ensuring it meets Trust
3. To participate in the setting of quality standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy. Utilising the data available such as learning from incidences and
4. To ensure the post holder understands and meets their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme
5. To ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 2007 are observed, adhered to and
6. To be responsible for the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision. To encourage recovery, discovery and independence, taking into account risk assessment and
7. To be responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct.
8. To ensure that they comply and support the team to comply with current good practice in informing/updating all members of the multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others of changes involving current nursing care plans, progress, mental state and psychosocial factors in line with best
9. To ensure that they communicate effectively with service users and carers, actively listening to establish an understanding of their
10. To provide written reports as requested


This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Jul 2024

The Adult and Specialist Directorate are looking for a dynamic, high performing Service Manager to lead and manage community mental health services in the south of Cambridgeshire, including Cambridge city and surrounding villages.

We are looking for someone who has experience of management, is proficient in collating and analysing data, and who demonstrates excellent leadership skills, including a track record of delivering high quality, evidence-based services for Service Users and their families.

The successful post holder will have a coaching style, encouraging staff to make decisions and be innovative in their practice. You will need to have a focus upon the wellbeing of staff within your line of responsibility as well as ensuring the teams are meeting their Key Performance Indicators.

You will need to be able to develop the arguments for change and articulate these to others with an openness and honesty that breeds trust and shows that you are an exemplar of the Trust’s values.

Responsible for the service management and delivery of excellent, high quality, patient focused, and effective clinical services within your area of responsibility ensuring service targets and objectives are delivered as set out in the business plan. Evidence of budget management and able to deliver financial balance and value for money.

Ensure that all aspects of service delivery, service development and quality improvement are focused on patient and carer experience, patient safety and clinical effectiveness. Establish excellent relationships with clinical staff, leaders and external stakeholders successfully developing high quality clinical services in response to evidence-based practice and commissioner requirements.

Ensure that all care pathway services within the area of responsibility meet their quality objectives and comply with the governance requirements of CQC, NHS England, and the Mental Health Act.

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 a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include 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, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

To provide the highest quality services within the resources allocated.

To promote an ongoing process of service improvement within the team.

To ensure robust cross-organisational governance frameworks.

To Participate in an on-call rota as required.

To provide senior leadership across the service, ensuring that all staff are supported in the delivery of their role.

To investigate and respond to comments/complaints/incidents in line with the Trust policy.

To develop a robust interface and maintain effective working relationships with other teams and services across CPFT.

To work with clinical leaders and senior managers to ensure appropriate multidisciplinary staffing and skill mix, taking account of the skill requirements of the team and service.

To establish and maintain effective working relationships with primary care services, acute Trusts and other stakeholders and commissioners.

To represent the service and its sub-teams in developing the work of the service with other agencies, leading as required.


This advert closes on Monday 22 Jul 2024

We are looking for a senior experienced technician to lead and develop our pharmacy technician services at CPFT.

Working as part of the pharmacy senior leadership team, you will be working across the Trust to ensure we deliver safe, high quality and effective care.

If you are looking to develop your skills in leadership, are passionate about improving patient care and technician development then this role could be for you.



The main duties of the role include:

Provide leadership and management for the team of technicians within the Trust ensuring a high quality technical pharmacy and medicines optimisation service.

Lead on the management of medicines procurement and administration across the pharmacy team.

Have overall responsibility for the pharmacy technician involvement in the Clozapine service, education and training and the Domiciliary Medicines Management service.

Membership of the pharmacy senior leadership team to ensure an equitable pharmacy service across CPFT.

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 a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health and physical health community services, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

Lead the technical pharmacy team to ensure the highest standards are achieved and maintained. This will involve:
• Co-ordinating, planning and developing the provision of patient and service user centred technical pharmacy services across the county.
• Working closely with the Chief Pharmacist and Pharmacist Team Managers to provide an integrated pharmacy service.
• Optimising the impact of the technical pharmacy service within the available resources.
• Anticipating and responding to changing requirements for the technical pharmacy service.
• The development and implementation of pharmacy policies and standard operating procedures ensuring that all aspects comply with relevant medicines and pharmacy legislation.
• Take overall responsibility for the management and development of the pharmacy technician involvement in the Clozapine service and the Domiciliary Medicines Management Technician Service.
• Liaise with the dispensary managers and other Band 6 pharmacy technicians (not line managed directly) to ensure a comprehensive service.
• Oversight of the Band 6 pharmacy technician clinical lead roles


This advert closes on Thursday 25 Jul 2024

**Secondment Opportunity**

*Previous applicants need not apply*

I’m Siobhan, Ward Manager at Springbank, and I am really excited to advertise this post. I have loved being the Ward Manager for this exceptional ward. I am leaving the role for a Service Manager position and, if you are successful, I will be your new manager.

Springbank is a 12-bed inpatient recovery unit for women with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) who are struggling to cope with the demands of life outside the hospital, despite input from community psychiatric services. I have worked as Springbank Ward Manager for 5 years, before which, I worked on the ward as a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager. I have loved my time on Springbank because it has given me the opportunity to develop my skills within specialist services, both clinically and operationally and I have been a part of many successful recovery journeys for our patients.

We run an award-winning service with an engaged and innovative multidisciplinary team. We are always looking to develop and improve service delivery. I would encourage you to apply for this role if you have an interest in working with service users with a diagnosis of BPD and if you are looking for an opportunity to support the development of a team and clinical practice. We would encourage you to make this role your own to lead this fantastic team.

As Ward Manager, clear communication and relationship building are key skills. We will need you to work in partnership with the Ward Consultant and MDT in managing patient referrals and assessments from CPFT and out of area patients, ensuring suitability for admission to the ward and most importantly, to lead and develop your new team.

You will work in partnership with the consultant and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that expert leadership is demonstrated which meets the holistic health needs of adults within a Specialist Personality Disorder Unit. It will be essential to provide high visibility leadership, driving forward team developments by demonstrating an exemplar of expert practice, thereby energising and motivating staff to continually deliver person centred care of the highest quality.

You are the centre of the team and will need to be the glue holding the MDT together. Your team will expect you to provide expert advice, ensure high-quality student placements, manage the roster effectively and enhance the service to support the delivery of outstanding care.

Finally, you will be responsible for the provision of high-quality care on the ward. We will look to you to ensure the correct support is provided for patients and their families/carers, the ward is running safely and smoothly, research and innovation is encouraged and supported, and the ward is governed appropriately.

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.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

To provide expert nursing and clinical care in the delivery of holistic person centred care for people living with mental health needs.

Work closely with the Clinical Lead in sustaining and improving high
levels/standards of patient care and experience.

To promote and sustain the development of fully collaborative care planning relationships with patients, their families / carers (as appropriate) and the multidisciplinary team.

To promote general health education and facilitate physical recovery,
maintenance of skills and abilities that support care on discharge.

To assist in the organisation and design of programmes which provide
therapeutic opportunities for the service user population.

To promote and facilitate family and carer involvement with regard to discharge planning in agreement with patient.

To achieve and maintain 100% compliance with the trusts care planning audit requirements.

To support and coach staff in delivering care which is planned and balanced
against the choices of patients to take risks and make informed choices and or planned care in the best interest of the person receiving our care.

To maintain an overview of standard as well as complex discharges which require detailed planning and at times may conflict with the opinion of other agencies, families and carers.


This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Jul 2024

Cambridge Rehab Unit are looking to recruit a Ward Manager on a twelve month Secondment.

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract team members who can help us deliver our vision. We want people to achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at CPFT

This is a full-time position overseeing and in collaboration with another Ward Leader, a 36 bedded unit. Working with a team of passionate and dedicated Health Care professionals, you will be responsible for leading a team in delivering a high level of care and support to the patients in our community unit. This post is open to professionals with the right attributes to enhance a team”.

FREE CAR PARKING at CRU

To provide leadership and have operational oversight of the inpatient services within Cambridgeshire, delivering safe and effective high quality services, within the available resources, to achieve the patient’s outcomes.

The post holder will deliver services within an agreed service model, working with patients and carers, and other stakeholders, maintaining effective working relationships.

The post holder will deliver and establish effective multi-disciplinary working within the bedded unit , this will include overseeing the smooth running of the MDT, admission and discharge procedures, delayed transfers of care, length of stay, clinical audit, standards and outcomes for patients and other quality aspects of ward environments which includes PLACE, and other forms of quality checking.

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.

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.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
• Provides expert clinical knowledge and advice in the field of Intermediate Care In-patient services to professionals across health and social services and the patients/and carers.
• To take the Lead Professional role in the service, with clinical and practice development of the staff and service.
• To be responsible for the effective delivery of care within the service by ensuring there are robust service frameworks and operating mechanisms in place to facilitate admission, treatment planning, discharge planning and onward referral.

Any potential candidate is invited to contact myself to be provided with an overview of the role




This advert closes on Thursday 2 May 2024

Cambridge Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team for Older Adults (CRHTTOP) is a well established, dynamic, friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team based in Cambridge. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced mental health nurse, social worker or OT to lead the Team.

CRHTTOP is a 7 day a week service providing assessment and short-term treatment in the community for people who might otherwise need admission to an acute psychiatric unit. You will have a passion for working with older adults with mental health needs (both functional need and memory loss), with a strong focus on delivering high quality care to service users, carers, their friends and family.

The post offers the unique opportunity to work in a leadership role, participating in the development of the service, staff supervision and line managing the mental health staff in the team. But you will also retain clinical duties such as participating in complex assessments, diagnosis and treatment process. You will work closely with colleagues from the multi-disciplinary team.

The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, team work ethics and a sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under considerable pressure at times. This post is open to qualified mental health practitioners with the right attributes to enhance and lead the service.

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 use public 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.

To undertake a range of management responsibilities, including but not limited to; recruitment and selection processes, performance management, appraisal and sickness absence management and staff development.

To work in partnership with the consultant and dementia clinical lead and ensure that expert leadership is demonstrated which meets the holistic needs of older adults within an acute mental health division.

To provide high visibility leadership, diving forward team developments by demonstrating as exemplar of expert practice, thereby, energising and motivating staff to continually deliver person centred care of the highest quality.

To ensure that the voice of patients and their families/carers is listened to and suggestions for changes to practice are respected and where necessary, escalated to senior decision makers within the organisation. Thereby embedding a you said, we did, ethos within the team.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website



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.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
• Work within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team for Older People (CRHTTOP), providing clinical leadership on the matters relating to mental health interventions and line manage the mental health staff.
• Clinically supervise mental health practitioners within the CRHTTOP to ensure that there is excellent communication and planning for mental health interventions across the team.
• Ensure systems are in place to receive and prioritise mental health referrals to the team and delegation to staff members with the level of skill and competence required to meet patient need.
• Lead on the assessment and care planning/ interventions for patients whose needs may frequently be complex and multi-factorial in nature, collaborating with the integrated team, Advanced Practitioners/ medical colleagues, social services and other stakeholders involved in the transfer of care.
• Engage proactively with key stakeholders (including for example General Practitioners, Advanced Practitioners, the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, specialist services, Social Services, independent/ private sector providers, from within and beyond the organisation) to identify patients who require supportive intervention and case management to prevent avoidable hospital admission and enable those individuals to remain in their own home environment.
• Negotiate the timely transfer home for those patients whose presentation does not require them to remain within or transfer to the acute/community hospital environment.
• Work in collaboration with the integrated neighbourhood team to provide information, prepare patients and their families/ carers for changes in the patients’ condition and actively encourage and support decision making and choice for end of life care including the use of fast track and CHC processes.
• Prioritise and manage own workload to ensure responsive care/interventions by staff with the level of skill and competence to meet patient need and provide advice and support to team members regarding the care/ management plan.
• Undertake assessments and reviews for appropriate patients; being responsible for ensuring case management plans are in place; have been delivered; and complete relevant documentation.
• Ensure own leadership style facilitates effective communication, collaboration and motivation of staff and partners to achieve effective transfer of care.
• To assess, receive and review data regarding patients who regularly attend/ are admitted to acute care, liaise with the patients; and relatives/ carers as appropriate; and utilise tools such as Risk Stratification to enable the identification of appropriate patients
• It is a condition of employment that you are currently a registered professional and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.
• To work with the area mental health lead and peer group to develop and maintain countywide management systems to demonstrate effective delivery of integrated care


This advert closes on Thursday 2 May 2024

£3000 - New Hire Bonus

The permanent posts are eligible for a £3000 New Hire Bonus. An initial payment of £1000 will be paid in the first 1 month and a final payment of £2000 will be paid 1 year after your start date. This will be pro-rata for part-time posts. Internal applicants are not eligible to receive this bonus. Please see attached New Hire Bonus Terms & Conditions

Cambridge Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team for Older Adults (CRHTTOP) is a well established, dynamic, friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team based in Cambridge. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced mental health nurse, social worker or OT to lead the Team.

CRHTTOP is a 7 day a week service providing assessment and short-term treatment in the community for people who might otherwise need admission to an acute psychiatric unit. You will have a passion for working with older adults with mental health needs.

The post offers the unique opportunity to work in a leadership role, participating in the development of the service, staff supervision and line managing the mental health staff in the team. But you will also retain clinical duties such as participating in complex assessments, diagnosis and treatment process. You will work closely with colleagues from the multi-disciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, team work ethics and a sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under considerable pressure at times.

To undertake a range of management responsibilities, including but not limited to; recruitment and selection processes, performance management, appraisal and sickness absence management and staff development.

To work in partnership with the consultant and dementia clinical lead and ensure that expert leadership is demonstrated which meets the holistic needs of older adults within an acute mental health division.

To provide high visibility leadership, diving forward team developments by demonstrating as exemplar of expert practice, thereby, energising and motivating staff to continually deliver person centred care of the highest quality.

To ensure that the voice of patients and their families/carers is listened to and suggestions for changes to practice are respected and where necessary, escalated to senior decision makers within the organisation. Thereby embedding a you said, we did, ethos within the team.



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.

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 use public 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.


Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
• Work within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team for Older People (CRHTTOP), providing clinical leadership on the matters relating to mental health interventions and line manage the mental health staff.
• Clinically supervise mental health practitioners within the CRHTTOP to ensure that there is excellent communication and planning for mental health interventions across the team.
• Ensure systems are in place to receive and prioritise mental health referrals to the team and delegation to staff members with the level of skill and competence required to meet patient need.
• Lead on the assessment and care planning/ interventions for patients whose needs may frequently be complex and multi-factorial in nature, collaborating with the integrated team, Advanced Practitioners/ medical colleagues, social services and other stakeholders involved in the transfer of care.
• Engage proactively with key stakeholders (including for example General Practitioners, Advanced Practitioners, the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, specialist services, Social Services, independent/ private sector providers, from within and beyond the organisation) to identify patients who require supportive intervention and case management to prevent avoidable hospital admission and enable those individuals to remain in their own home environment.
• Negotiate the timely transfer home for those patients whose presentation does not require them to remain within or transfer to the acute/community hospital environment.
• Work in collaboration with the integrated neighbourhood team to provide information, prepare patients and their families/ carers for changes in the patients’ condition and actively encourage and support decision making and choice for end of life care including the use of fast track and CHC processes.
• Prioritise and manage own workload to ensure responsive care/interventions by staff with the level of skill and competence to meet patient need and provide advice and support to team members regarding the care/ management plan.
• Undertake assessments and reviews for appropriate patients; being responsible for ensuring case management plans are in place; have been delivered; and complete relevant documentation.
• Ensure own leadership style facilitates effective communication, collaboration and motivation of staff and partners to achieve effective transfer of care.
• To assess, receive and review data regarding patients who regularly attend/ are admitted to acute care, liaise with the patients; and relatives/ carers as appropriate; and utilise tools such as Risk Stratification to enable the identification of appropriate patients
• It is a condition of employment that you are currently a registered professional and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.
• To work with the area mental health lead and peer group to develop and maintain countywide management systems to demonstrate effective delivery of integrated care

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website


This advert closes on Monday 4 Dec 2023