HCPC registered psychologist

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Oxford is seeking an experienced Psychologist to enhance psychological care in adult acute inpatient wards. You will perform assessments, facilitate workshops, and engage in team meetings. The role offers flexible hours and excellent career progress opportunities, with a strong focus on teamwork and patient-centered care. Prior experience in mental health and HCPC registration are essential. Join us in providing high-quality, innovative mental health services.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

NHS discount program

Competitive pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Tailored learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working in adult acute inpatient settings.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Flexible and compassionate approach to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological assessments within inpatient settings.
• Facilitate team formulation sessions and reflective practice groups.
• Attend ward reviews and professional meetings.

Skills

HCPC registration

Psychological assessments

Team formulation

CPD workshops

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Psychologist – Band 8a (Adult Acute Inpatient Wards)

Are you an experienced HCPC registered Psychologist looking for a new opportunity? We are looking for a friendly, compassionate, flexible and creative HCPC registered psychologist who enjoys working as a fully integrated member of the MDT in adult and working age acute inpatient wards. You would work as part of Allen ward situated at Warneford Hospital site in Oxford, where a part‐time psychologist and a full‑time assistant psychologist are already based. There will be an opportunity to offer placements to trainees. Your job plan will be clear, co‑created, varied and flexible with a supportive and visible consultant psychologist on site and allocated time to pursue a special interest or develop skills in line with the service.

This role is recognised as crucial in ensuring that patients get access to high quality psychological treatments within the adult inpatient wards. It will be a valued part of a fast‑growing service that encourages innovation and is part of exciting research trials. We offer excellent CPD and training opportunities to support career progression and support flexible working to maintain a good work‑life balance.

Key responsibilities:

• Psychological assessments and time limited psychological interventions within an inpatient setting.
• Facilitating team formulation sessions and reflective practice groups.
• Offering CPD workshops to multi‑disciplinary staff.
• Consultation and encouraging staff teams to think psychologically.
• Attending and offering a psychological perspective in ward reviews and professional meetings.
• Developing and facilitating groups on acute inpatient wards.

Additional commitments:

• 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.
• We are 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.
• 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, and 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.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are actively committed to increasing diversity in the workforce. 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.

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 the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team.

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 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, focusing 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 and are committed to increasing diversity in the workforce. If you are excited about this opportunity and meet our trust values, we encourage you to apply and look forward to a conversation with you.