Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist OCC617230

TN United Kingdom; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Oxfordshire seeks a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist to join their multi-disciplinary team. This role involves working with children and families, providing support in crisis situations, and contributing to innovative practices and research. The position offers excellent benefits, including flexible working and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working culture

Technology support for agile working

Up to 33 days holiday plus bank holidays

Option to buy additional holiday

Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support

Membership of the Local Government pension scheme

Family-friendly policies

Discounts for shopping and travel

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working with children, young people, and families.
• Ability to apply diverse interventions and lead clinical input.
• Supervision of trainees and engagement in research.

Responsibilities

• Support families in crisis and develop innovative interventions.
• Lead clinical input within the Family Solutions Service.
• Contribute to research and practice development.

Skills

Systemic thinking

Trauma-informed approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

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Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist OCC617230, Wallingford

Client:

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Location:

Wallingford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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3

Posted:

23.05.2025

Expiry Date:

07.07.2025

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Job details

Salary range: £58,972 per annum

Work location: Countywide with office base at: Union Street, Oxford, OX4 1JP

You will be required to work countywide attending to needs.

Hours per week: 37 - we will also consider 30 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Vetting requirements: This role is subject to a Criminal Records Check

Closing date: Monday 1st July 2024

Interview date: Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th July 2024

About us

You will be joining our highly regarded multi-disciplinary Clinical Team led by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. We adopt a creative, dynamic, and evidence-based approach, drawing on trauma-informed, developmental, and systemic models. The team supports each other through regular meetings, supervision, and monthly reflective practice facilitated by Arlene Vetere, a highly regarded Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist. We support professional development with allocated funding for CPD and collaborate with Oxford University’s clinical psychology doctoral training, providing opportunities for research and innovation.

About the role

Join our Community Family Clinic initiative within a vibrant, innovative team including Clinical Psychologists, a Counselling Psychologist, Family Therapists, a Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychological Family Practitioners, an Occupational Therapist, and outdoor specialists. You will work with children, young people, and families across Oxfordshire, supporting families in crisis, developing innovative interventions, and contributing to research and practice development. The team has a strong culture of support, with outdoor therapeutic activities and systemic supervision, and offers excellent employment conditions, including salary and pension benefits.

You will work closely with the Clinical Psychology Doctoral training at Oxford University, supervising trainees and engaging in research. In this role, you will lead clinical input within the Family Solutions Service, supporting vulnerable children and families, and managing a team within a locality, supported by other senior psychologists. Our primary goal is to support family stability and well-being.

About you

This role offers extensive opportunities to develop clinical skills with diverse needs, including working with families, children, and young people. You will apply and develop interventions based on models like systemic thinking, Video Interaction Guidance, MBT, trauma-informed approaches, and CBT. You will also have the chance to lead practice innovation and contribute to research publications.

Rewards and benefits

• Flexible working culture
• Technology support for agile working
• Up to 33 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Option to buy additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government pension scheme with up to 19.9% employer contribution
• Family-friendly policies
• Discounts for shopping and travel
• Learning and development opportunities