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Welcome to CPFT's Spotlight Vacancy page.

This page is to put a spotlight on a select few vacancies each week.
Helping promote specialist jobs to ensure we are reaching every new potential candidate.

If you would like any further information on any of the jobs below or working for CPFT in general.

Please email the recruitment team on cpftrecruitment@cpft.nhs.uk

 

Band 3

Band 3 

Community Butterfly Volunteer Services Business Support

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to be part of the development and implementation of a brand-new volunteer led service to support end of life/ palliative patients in the community.

The overall aim of this project is to enhance compassionate care for end-of-life patients in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Patients will experience improved wellbeing, have reduced loneliness and be better informed about local support available to them. You will provide business support to the voluntary services team, specifically to the Community Butterfly Service, a project that could is making a real difference to people living and dying well.

This role will require hybrid working, with travel across the region, attending in-person meetings and events. Due to the nature of volunteer recruitment and support to the existing Butterfly Coordinator, this is likely to include occasional evening and weekend work (such as volunteer celebration events).

The successful candidate will need experience within volunteer administration in addition to excellent organisational, communication, networking and people skills. Bespoke, detailed training will be provided by the Voluntary Services team, as well as ongoing support from the Butterfly Coordinator.

Contract: 12 months (Fixed term 12 months)
Hours: Part time - 15 hours per week
Site: The City Care Centre/ Cavell Centre, Peterborough
Salary: £24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro rata

Closing 24/11/2025 23:59
Find out more and apply HERE 

Band 4

Band 4 

Assistant Care Co-ordinator

We are recruiting for a full time (37.5 hours per week) Assistant care- co-ordinator to support care provision and patient flow in our Intermediate Care Service in Peterborough

You will work across the county wide Intermediate Care Service .  You will be able to work flexible shifts patterns within our core service hours of 7am to 10pm, 7 days a week. Shifts in early and late patterns will be required to cover service 7am - 10pm, including weekends and bank holidays.

The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient focused, community based health care and therapy, optimising peoples potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital as part of the Home First model.

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Service hours are 7am-10pm, shifts within these times including weekend working)
Site: Intermediate Care Team- Peterborough, Peterborough
Salary: £27,485 - £30,162 per annum pro rata

Closing 26/11/2025 23:59
Find out more and apply HERE 

 

Assistant Psychologist – Aspiring Clinical Psychologist-CUH

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is looking for a number of candidates for Assistant Psychologist roles, working part-time (3 days a week) for a fixed term of 6 months. This is part of the Health Education England provision for Paid Opportunities for Aspiring Clinical Psychologists.

Heath Education England (HEE) plans to improve equity of access and inclusion for entrants to Clinical Psychology training for groups who are currently under-represented. Part of the NHS Long Term Plan is to improve diversity in the workforce to better represent the users that it supports.  These posts, funded by Health Education England, are intended to give opportunities to develop initial clinical experience for aspiring clinical psychologists who would otherwise be excluded from entering the profession through unpaid work experience (e.g. from voluntary or honorary Assistant Psychologist roles).


Contract:
6 months (Fixed term - 6 months)
Hours: 
22.5 hours per week (Part time - 3 days a week)
Site: 
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Salary: 
£27,485 - £30,162 per annum, pro rata

Closing 26/11/2025 23:59
Find out more and apply HERE 

Band 5

Band 5 

Community Children's Occupational Therapist

This post is a 12-month fixed term contract.

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Community Children's Occupational Therapy Team. We are a small enthusiastic and hard-working team based at the Child Development Centre. We provide a service for children with neurodevelopmental difficulties or concerns around engagement within meaningful daily activities (from birth to 18 years).  You will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team and the role will involve providing support to children, young people and their families across Peterborough.

The role will provide you with an opportunity to work within a sort after area of Paediatrics and experience wider inter-disciplinary team dynamics. You will also work closely with external agencies and our local authority to support the needs of our service users. 

The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic and sense of accountability. In return we will provide the necessary support to ensure your development within your post. We are keen to support and develop our staff and encourage further opportunities within the Trust where possible.

Contract: 12 months (12 month fixed term)
Hours: 
Part time - 35 hours per week
Site: 
City Care Centre, Peterborough
Salary: 
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata

Closing 23/11/2025 23:59
Find out more and apply HERE 

Band 6

Band 6

Senior Community Nurse / District Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a  Senior Community Nurse  to work within our Borderline Team.

You will be working as part of the Borderline team which includes Community Nurses (RN), Community Nursing Clinical Leads & Healthcare Assistants. You will link closely with colleagues outside of CPFT including General practitioners and other members of the multidisciplinary team to support excellent nursing care at home, reducing the necessity for acute hospital admission.

The successful candidate will need to have the relevant community CPD.

We are keen to support and develop our employees through a clear career pathway and encourage promotional opportunities within the Trust.


Contract: 
Fixed term 9 months (FTC)
Hours: 
Part time - 26.25 hours per week
Site: 
Botolph Bridge Community Healthcare Centre, Peterborough
Salary: 
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata

Closing 26/11/2025 23:59
Find out more and apply HERE

Band 7

Clinical Nurse Specialist

An opportunity has arisen to join a highly regarded and established team based at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, at a time of growth and change.
We will recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist or Social Worker to join our Psychiatric Liaison Team. 
We are particularly keen to hear from applicants with experience of working across age ranges. 

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines.

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 
Part time - 25 hours per week (Shifts 08:00-18:00 - 7 days per week)
Site:
 Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon
Salary: 
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata

Closing 26/11/2025 23:59
Find out more and apply HERE 

Band 8a

Band 8a

Senior Clinical/Forensic Psychologist and Clinical Lead

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Clinical or Forensic Psychologist to lead and clinically manage a Psychologically Informed Planned Environment (PIPE) within the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway. As the Clinical Lead, you will shape a safe, enabling, and psychologically centred environment for individuals with complex personality needs who have recently been released from prison. The service is based within a Probation Approved Premises in Peterborough, supporting rehabilitation and reducing reoffending.

This pivotal role involves overseeing PIPE service delivery, ensuring the integrity of the PIPE model, facilitating therapeutic group work, and contributing to national service development. You will provide clinical supervision, develop staff capability, and work closely with key stakeholders, including HMPPS, the NHS, and the wider OPD network. This is a fulfilling and dynamic role that helps shape a trauma-informed and relationally focused service.


Contract: 
Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Site: 
Peterborough Approved Premises, Peterborough
Salary: 
£55,690 - £62,682 per annum, pro rata

Closing 24/11/2025 23:59
Find out more and apply HERE 

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