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About
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. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.
Assistant Psychologist - Oxford
Accepting applications until: 18-Jul-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 18-Jul-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Oxford Clinic, Littlemore Mental Health Centre,
- Cyfeiriad
- Sandford Road
- Tref
- Oxford
- Cod post
- OX4 4XN
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum/pro-rata
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Forensic Services
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 us 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. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We have a unique opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist to join our team on a split basis across Oxford Clinic (Medium Secure Unit) and Wenric House (Low Secure Service).
In this role, you will be to supporting and enhancing the psychological care of clients within these two wards.
* Please note that this advert will close once sufficient applications are received *.
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Your key duties involve assisting with the planning and delivery of psychological interventions (group and individual); undertaking interview and psychometric assessments; assisting with the development of research and audit projects and teaching and project work.
You will be working closely with and will be supervised weekly by a qualified psychologist, who will also be your line manager. On a day to day basis the post holder will manage their work and time independently.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
You will join the highly specialist Forensic Inpatient team, where you will receive regular supervision, CPD and excellent opportunities for career development. We are a very friendly and collaborative team who are passionate about what we do.
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. 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 may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
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To undertake protocol-based psychological assessments of clients, including neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
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To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, including risk of violence and protective factors, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in inpatient/residential settings.
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To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
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To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.
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To assist in the design and implementation of service development, audit and research projects within the service as required, under supervision of qualified clinical psychologists.
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To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programs, in consultation with the postholders professional and team/operational manager(s).
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Please see the job description and person specification attached to this advert for more information on the job role.
- All new starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process, aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale
- Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- 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. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
- Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we 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
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Degree in Psychology 2.1 or above
- Or a lower second class honours degree in psychology as well as completion of further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the BPS
Meini prawf dymunol
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Previous work as an Assistant Psychologist
- Previous work with people with mental health problems
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of delivering psychological interventions in forensic services
- Experience of working with people with severe and/or complex mental health difficulties
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
Knowledge & Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Knowledge of software for databases and data analysis, especially SPSS
- An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare.
- High level communication skills (written & verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers, and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health and forensic context
Meini prawf dymunol
- High standard of report writing
Personal Qualities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- An interest in working with people with mental health problems or other disabilities
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines
- An ability to remain psychologically minded in the face of difficult interpersonal situations
- An ability to reflect openly on oneself and an awareness of own interpersonal style
- An ability to interact with people with mental health problems or other disabilities
- An ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
Contractual Requirements or other requirements
Meini prawf hanfodol
- An ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
- Desire to explore a career in professional psychology
- Ability to travel between sites
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Dr Kathryn Rowsell
- Teitl y swydd
- Forensic Psychologist
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01865 902342
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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