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Clinical Psychologist - Oxford

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Consulting
    Healthcare
  • Oxford

AI generated summary

  • You should be a student about to qualify or an experienced Psychologist. Must be interested in working with children and young people in a multi-disciplinary team.
  • You will conduct assessments, provide consultations, deliver various psychological interventions, supervise trainees, lead group sessions, and support duty provision on a rotational basis.

Requirements

  • - Applications welcomed from students due to qualify
  • - Are you looking for your first role as a qualified Psychologist?
  • - Or are you an experienced Psychologist looking to work with children and young people?
  • - In the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services North Oxford Getting More Help (CAMHS) team, we currently have a hybrid working model, combining face-to-face and remote working, with different bases across the county (including Banbury, Oxford, Bicester, and Witney).
  • - The role provides opportunities to work with a wide range of mental health presentations and to develop understanding of and skills in working with young people presenting with neurodiversity.
  • - We are a MDT comprising a range of different professions. This includes psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, social work, mental health nursing, family therapy and occupational therapy. The psychology team is comprised of Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists, alongside providing placements to trainee Clinical Psychologists and trainee Cognitive Behaviour Therapists. We are also supported by an admin team, who are well-embedded within the wider 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.
  • - 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.

Responsibilities

  • - Offering psychology assessments.
  • - Offering psychology consultation to both CAMHS clinicians (within and external to our team) and Multiagency services (e.g. social care and schools) providing opportunities to engage with other professionals to share and disseminate psychological knowledge/understanding.
  • - Delivering psychological interventions using a range of models through 1:1 sessions, group programmes and joint parent and young person work. There are opportunities for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Third Wave CBT, DNA-V (adolescent model for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) and Compassion Focused Therapy in line with the existing evidence bases.
  • - Delivering clinical supervision and supporting Psychology Trainees (both CBT trainees and trainee Clinical Psychologists).
  • - Involvement within various group interventions (including a CBT for OCD group, trauma-focused groups (including parent groups) and a DNA-V group).
  • - To support the duty provision, by undertaking the role of duty on a rota basis as shared out within the team.

FAQs

Is this position suitable for recent graduates?

Yes, applications are welcomed from students due to qualify or recent graduates.

What age group will I be working with in this role?

You will be working with children and young people as part of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) team.

What types of psychological interventions are offered in this role?

You will deliver psychological interventions using a range of models, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Third Wave CBT, DNA-V, Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), and Compassion Focused Therapy.

Will I have the opportunity to provide supervision to trainees?

Yes, you will provide clinical supervision and support for both Psychology Trainees and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy trainees.

What is the working model for this position?

The role follows a hybrid working model, blending face-to-face and remote working across various bases in the county.

Are there opportunities for professional development?

Yes, there are excellent opportunities for career progression and access to tailored individual and Trust-wide learning and development.

What benefits does Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust offer?

Benefits include 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days with continuous service, access to an NHS discount program, a competitive pension scheme, and more.

Who can I contact for more information about the role?

For further details or to arrange an informal visit, you can contact Robert Sandenbergh, Lead Clinical Psychologist, at Robert.Sandenbergh@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk or call 01865 904105.

Are there any specific requirements for this position?

While the job welcomes recent graduates, you should be a qualified Clinical Psychologist or about to qualify.

Is there a duty provision involved in this role?

Yes, you will support the duty provision by undertaking the role of duty on a rota basis, shared within the team.

Providing mental and community health services to a population of 2.5 million people across Bucks, Oxon, Wilts and BaNES

Science & Healthcare
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
2011
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) 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. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible. As a leading teaching, training and research trust, we have close links to Oxford and Oxford Brookes universities. We are part of the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre, working closely with our university colleagues to translate their findings into clinical care as quickly as possible, enabling people using our services to benefit from the latest advances in healthcare. In Oxfordshire we are the main provider of community health services and deliver these in a range of community and inpatient settings, including eight community hospitals. Our mental health teams provide a range of specialist healthcare in the community and from inpatient settings across the geographic areas of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Swindon, Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES). We also provide a range of specialised health services that include forensic mental health and eating disorder services across a wider geographic area including support for patients in Berkshire and from Wales.