Band 7 Clinical Psychologist

NHS Professionals Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

A major healthcare staffing organization is seeking a part-time Clinical Psychologist in Oxford to support the ID stream at the Oxford Clinical Psychology Training Course. The role requires experience in learning disability services and involves attending meetings, reviewing teaching feedback, and organizing activities. Ideal candidates must have a doctoral qualification and be registered with the HCPC. Flexible shifts and career progression opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Access to Learning & Development opportunities

Flexible shifts

Wellbeing resources

Paid annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience working in a learning disability service with people with intellectual disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Attend meetings with the academic team for planning and coordinating.
• Review teaching feedback and communicate with presenters.
• Coordinate aspects of the ID stream.

Skills

Knowledge of psychological assessments

Planning and organizing activities

Ability to use initiative

Education

Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology

Registered and accredited with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist

Job description

Location: WarnefordHospital, Oxford OX3 7JX

Ward/Dept: OxfordInstitute of Clinical Psychology

Hours: 2 days p/w

Shift Pattern: 2full-days9.00-5.00pm between Monday-Friday

Why might this job interest you?

An excitingopportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated ClinicalPsychologist with experience of working in Learning Disabilities services tojoin the team at The Oxford Clinical Psychology Training Course.

This planoutlines the role and responsibilities of a part time (15 hours per week)clinical psychologist role with primary responsibility for supporting the IDstream on the Oxford Clinical Psychology training course.

The OxfordClinical Psychology Training Course employs 156 trainee clinicalpsychologists. Each trainee completes a6-month placement and an Integrated Clinical Report in NHS IntellectualDisability Services and receives training in working clinically with peoplewith intellectual disabilities throughout the second year of theirtraining. This role will support the IDlead in coordinating aspects of the stream.

Main duties of the job

Attendmeetings with the academic team when required to support with planning andcoordinating the ID timetable.

Supportwith reviewing the teaching feedback for all sessions in the ID stream throughoutthe year and send out to presenters.Feedideas for changes to syllabus to academic team.

Knowledge of the theory, evidence base and practice of specialisedpsychological assessments and interventions for people with intellectual disabilities.

Ability to use initiative to plan and organise activities andprogrammes, requiring adjustment as necessary.

Attendweekly 1 hour supervision and line management meeting with ID stream lead. All tasks to be supervised and supported byID stream lead.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Experience

• To be working co-currently in a learning disability service with people with intellectual disabilities.

Qualifications

• Registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.