Clinical Psychologist

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Marlborough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Marlborough is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join their Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). The ideal candidate will work within a supportive team and focus on providing psychology input for young people with eating disorders. Responsibilities include ensuring high-quality service provision and providing training placements. The position offers excellent career progression opportunities and benefits including 27 days annual leave and a competitive pension scheme.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

Access to tailored learning and development

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

NHS discount across various retailers

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation (waiting lists apply)

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people with eating disorders.
• Ability to provide high quality specialist psychology service to clients.
• Experience in providing consultation and supervision.
• Capacity to work autonomously within professional guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure systematic provision of a psychology service to clients.
• Offer consultation and supervision to other staff.
• Provide training placements for Doctoral Trainee psychologists.
• Work autonomously within team policies and procedures.

Job description

Overview

Do you have experience working with young people with Eating disorders?

Are you looking to enhance your skills and work within a supportive and experienced team?

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist, with the possibility of a preceptorship from band 7 to 8a (please contact us to discuss further). You will be part of our Marlborough Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

You will be joining the TEDS team within Marlborough CAMHS, a service which is committed to adapting to meet diverse and challenging demands and to maintaining high quality specialist assessment and intervention whilst being mindful of throughput, innovation and efficiencies.

The service is designed to provide young people and families with expert help and you will have a particular focus around providing psychology input into our Specialist Eating Disorder Service (TEDS).

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Responsibilities

• Ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist psychology service to clients with complex mental health problems including severe, enduring and multiple disorders, and challenging behaviour.
• Offer consultation and supervision, and support the work of other service staff and psychology clinical team members providing psychologically based care and treatment, according to expertise.
• Provide training placements for Doctoral Trainee psychologists, a range of qualified and unqualified staff across mental health areas, as agreed.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.

Organisational context

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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”

Benefits

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
• 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

Contact for details / informal visits

Name: Mike Horwood
Job title: Clinical Psychologist
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]