Children and Young Person's Senior Clinical Psychologist

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Aylesbury is looking for an experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to take on the role of Lead Clinician in the Children and Young People's Mental Health service. This part-time (30 hours per week) role includes conducting psychological assessments, implementing interventions, and providing training and supervision to trainees. The organization offers excellent career progression opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package, including 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

27 days annual leave

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experienced as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist.
• Full valid driving license and access to a vehicle.
• Ability to provide supervision and training.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist psychological assessments.
• Implement and evaluate psychological interventions.
• Provide clinical placements and supervision for trainees.
• Lead the development of psychological interventions.
• Undertake risk assessments for clients.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Supervision

Psychological assessments

Psychological interventions

Education

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Job description

Overview

Are an experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist and ready for a new challenge? You may be interested in joining Getting Help Services as the Lead Clinician as part of the Children and Young People\'s Mental Health service in Buckinghamshire. This role is part-time at 30 hours per week. You will be joining Bucks CAMHS at an exciting time as we are embarking on an improvement journey to re-shape our Getting Help Services to operate in a way more aligned to iThrive. You will be involved in clinically supporting all 3 of these service areas that make up Getting Help, which provides great variety to this role. You will work across a large pathway offering plenty of opportunity to use higher-level skills including supervision, consultancy and leadership. You will use your strong clinical leadership skills to provide oversight for a significant number of trainees these teams employ and allowing you to shape and grow this developing workforce.

Responsibilities

• Conduct highly specialist psychological assessments using a variety of methods, including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, and structured interviews
• Implement and evaluate a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families, and groups, adjusting and refining formulations as necessary
• Provide clinical placements, supervision, and training for trainee and recently qualified clinical/counselling psychologists and CBT therapists
• Undertake risk assessment and management for individual clients, providing advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk
• Lead the development of psychological interventions, including digital technology, and contribute to policy and service development within the team

Requirements

Applicants must have a full valid driving license and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

About Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team