Clinical/Counselling Psychologist | Urgent Care (Developmental Post)

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

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join their team in Aylesbury. This role offers support for newly qualified professionals, focusing on psychological assessments and interventions for individuals in crisis. Key responsibilities include supervision and the development of psychological services. Benefits include career progression opportunities and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or in final stages of training in Clinical/Counselling Psychology.
• Experience with psychological assessments and interventions.
• Ability to work with service users in mental health crises.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological assessments and interventions.
• Supervise and support assistant psychologists and trainees.
• Develop and coordinate psychological services in Crisis Resolution.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Psychological intervention

Supervision

Crisis intervention

Job description

We're recruiting a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our friendly, skilled, and developing Urgent Care Pathway in Buckinghamshire. This role is designed for someone who is newly qualified and looking to develop into an 8a position through focused mentoring and supervision. Working clinically within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT). You will be based in Aylesbury but may be requested to support service users alongside the High Wycombe team. You will be expected to provide direct interventions including Assessment and Formulation and Brief Psychological Therapy, and Indirect Interventions supporting the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team. There may be scope for you to embark upon slightly longer courses of Intervention if that would more effectively prepare service users to access the next stage of their psychological therapy pathway. The role will require you to work with service users directly face to face and support psychosocial intervention work of colleagues and as the Psychologist you will be supporting service users in a crucial point in their lives. This is a rewarding and creative role, one which has the potential to have a significant positive impact on a person's life.

• Clinical Leadership: Support clinical leadership within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT), ensuring model fidelity and best practice adoption
• Psychological Assessment and Intervention: Conduct highly specialised psychological assessments and interventions for adults with severe and/or complex mental health difficulties
• Supervision and Support: Supervise and support assistant psychologists, doctoral trainees, and other clinical team members in providing psychologically based care and treatment
• Support Service Development: Develop, coordinate, and ensure the systematic provision of a psychological service to the Buckinghamshire Crisis Resolution and Psychiatric Liaison teams

• Research and Governance: Utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development, and propose policy changes impacting the team.

  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.

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

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 tea