Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Psychologist for its expanding Forensic CAMHS service. The role involves working with a multi-disciplinary team to provide specialised care for young clients presenting with mental health concerns and high-risk behaviours. The ideal candidate will have a strong clinical background and be adept at supporting neurodevelopmental assessments, contributing to positive outcomes for vulnerable young individuals in the Thames Valley area.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

Access to tailored learning and development

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount across a variety of shops

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in complex psychological assessments and interventions.
• Knowledge of legislation regarding mental health.
• Experience with a variety of client groups across different settings.

Responsibilities

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to support clinical assessments.
• Lead neurodevelopmental testing and assessments.
• Provide consultation and support to other professionals.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Clinical Skills

Organisational Skills

Communication

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology

Job description

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

Job overview

Due to the expanding Forensic CAMHS service in our area we are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to join the team.

The forensic CAMHS team is a small specialist community service for young people under 18 about whom there are mental health concerns and who show high risk behaviours towards others. Young people may or may not be in contact with the youth justice system or care system.

The service has strong links with many agencies working with young people both within the Thames Valley (the area we cover - Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire) and beyond. It includes different professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists and nurses and forms part of wider mental health services for children and young people (CAMHS).

We can offer a number of services to support professionals as well as supporting access other teams within CAMHS provision such as;

• Advice
• Case consultation
• Assessment (joint or otherwise)
• Case supervision
• Training
• Specialist interventions

Main duties of the job

The role with work with colleagues in the team for support the provision of the service across the Thames Valley. This will include working within the service model (consultation based) and supporting the service to increase the amount of direct clinical assessment and intervention. In particular the role will work with the clinical lead and consultant psychologist to support psychological thinking to the consultation, assessment and treatment of clients referred to the team. There is an assistant psychologist in the team and working with them and offering supervision will be part of the role.

This role has been funded to support the increasing level of complex neurodevelopmental needs with which our client group is presenting. As a result we anticipate the role will take a lead on supporting with neurodevelopmental testing and assessment (cognitive such as WISC/WAIS and other NDC focused assessments ) and developing pathways for this client group across the service patch and so experience of these areas is desirable.

The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal and clinical skills which will enable them to thrive within a multi-disciplinary team context and in working with this complex patient group and their families. If you have interests you wish to develop, then please discuss with us.

Working for our organisation

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

Our 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”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• 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
• 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in clinical /counselling psychology including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• Pre-qualification training and qualification or experience in research methodology, staff training and /or other fields of applied psychology.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with clients with severe and complex mental health problems
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health

Skills

• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Good Organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload

Experience

• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and inpatient settings.
• All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Mat Lister Job title Head of Psychology Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01865 902613 Additional information

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