Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in the UK is seeking a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist on a part-time basis to join the Bucks CAMHS team. The role involves delivering quality mental health support and interventions for neurodivergent children and young people. You will work within a multi-professional team, participate in assessments, and develop care plans, contributing to service improvements. The position offers excellent career development opportunities and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Career progression opportunities

Access to learning and development

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering assessments and interventions for neurodiverse populations.
• Ability to work collaboratively with families and multi-professional teams.
• Strong understanding of mental health needs in children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the triaging, assessment, and intervention process.
• Assess mental health components and deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Work with families to build care plans and engage in networking.
• Provide reflective supervision and contribute to service improvements.

Skills

Evidence-based interventions

Multi-agency networking

Assessment skills

Reflective supervision

Education

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Job description

Overview

Are you a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, who wants to further develop your skills with neurodivergence in a friendly, supportive and innovative team? Are you passionate about delivering mental health support and quality diagnoses for the neurodivergent population in the beautiful county of Buckinghamshire?

We\'re recruiting a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join Bucks CAMHS team supporting neurodiverse individuals. This role is a part-time at 30 hours per week on a 12 month fixed term basis.

You will join a well-established, and knowledgeable multi-professional team. You will receive quality reflective supervision. You will use your skills to deliver quality assessments and interventions and influence service improvements. You will have opportunities to grow in your career, including developing your leadership skills and supervision of others as well as continuing professional development and research opportunities. You will be a vital member of the team helping the system to understand the complete identity of the young person including their neurodivergence, mental health and developmental profile.

Please contact us to arrange a visit if you want to know more. We\'re able to be flexible on the hours worked with this role and can offer reduced weekly hours should a candidate be successful.

Responsibilities

• In this role, you\'ll contribute to the triaging, assessment and intervention process for neurodivergent children and young people experiencing mental health needs.
• You\'ll be assessing the mental health component of their experience and delivering evidence-based interventions.
• Work with families to build care plans and engage in multi-agency networking, including contact with schools, the local authority, play organisations and charities.
• Participate in duty cover and liaison cover; please get in touch for more information about these responsibilities.
• Work within a multi-professional team to support the understanding of neurodivergence, mental health and developmental profiles of young people.
• Provide reflective supervision and contribute to service improvements as part of the team.

Team, culture and development

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to showcase the best of yourself when applying. Read the candidate guide to making an application and tailor your supporting statement to address essential criteria.

We are part of a Trust that provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people\'s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”.

Values

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”.

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 apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Bailey
Job title: Operational Lead
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don\'t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.