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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
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.
Good Lives Practitioner
Accepting applications until: 18-Feb-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 18-Feb-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Manzil Way Resource Centre
- Cyfeiriad
- Manzil Way
- Tref
- Oxford
- Cod post
- OX4 1XE
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £27,485 - £30,162 NA
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 4)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Good Lives Practitioner
- Dyddiad y cyfweliad
- 13/03/2026
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.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why 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.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Are you looking for a new challenge within an innovative NHS service? Do you have a compassionate, creative approach and a commitment to trauma-informed care and supporting people with complex needs?
We are recruiting Band 4 Good Lives Practitioners to join our team across the Thames Valley region.
The Enhanced Intensive Intervention and Risk Management Service (EIIRMS) is a specialist partnership between Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The service aims to improve psychological wellbeing, address barriers to engagement, reduce risk linked to offending, and minimise the risk of serious harm.
The role involves supporting the assessment and delivery of practical psychosocial interventions under the supervision of qualified clinicians, engaging service users, and contributing to recovery-focused, multidisciplinary care plans.
Advert
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Work collaboratively with members of the Thames Valley Integrated OPD Pathway Service multidisciplinary team to develop and deliver appropriate psychosocial interventions for service users.
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Support the planning, development, and delivery of a psychosocial and psychologically informed service for individuals with offending histories and associated interpersonal difficulties.
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Deliver interventions under the supervision of the Clinical Lead for the Thames Valley Integrated OPD Pathway Service.
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Contribute to service governance and evaluation by supporting the collection and reporting of data for commissioning and quality improvement purposes.
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Support qualified clinicians in the delivery of psychosocial formulations and interventions as required.
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Participate in wider forensic psychology team activities, including continuing professional development opportunities.
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Develop and maintain effective working relationships with partner agencies, including Probation Services and voluntary sector organisations.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
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”
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
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
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Support the identification of appropriate referrals to the service through suitability consultations with HMPPS staff.
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Support and contribute to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of evidence-based psychosocial interventions, working collaboratively with relevant professionals to ensure interventions are meaningful and integrated within a wider framework of support.
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Contribute to the delivery of a psychosocial and psychologically informed service across the Thames Valley, including travel to Probation and Health bases. The post holder will manage a caseload across multiple sites within the region.
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Encourage and support service users to maintain regular engagement with the Thames Valley Integrated OPD Pathway Service, promoting the development and use of skills.
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Build effective and supportive working relationships with individuals who may be experiencing distress or communication difficulties, and motivate them to engage with the service.
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Monitor service user progress, taking account of environmental factors, and adapt interventions through supervision as required.
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Manage an agreed, prioritised caseload under the supervision of senior clinical staff and with support from a qualified clinician.
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Work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies to ensure a coordinated approach to risk management, care, and treatment
The role is subject to Job evaluation
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology or similar social science subject.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Further training relevant in relevant areas of psychology, social science or mental health.
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working with difficult to engage populations, particularly individuals with interpersonal difficulties and/or diagnosed personality disorders.
- Experience of working with people from a range of diverse social and ethnic backgrounds.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working and in the development and maintenance of professional relationships with external partner agencies.
- Effective skills in using supervision, which includes self-reflective skills around workload monitoring, personal development and performance appraisal.
- Experience of motivating people to attend sessions or take part in tasks / activities
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of working in forensic settings or with people with offending histories.
- Experience of planning and running therapeutic interventions.
kowledge & Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Understanding of risk factors associated with working with service users within offending histories and personality difficulties and how to manage these risks effectively.
- Demonstrates a professional approach including boundary keeping to relationships with staff and service users.
- Ability to work as a team member, remaining adaptable to changing demands within the team.
- Able to solve problem and use solution-focused approaches and recognise own limitations.
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Knowledge of Criminal Justice System structure and procedures.
Personal
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to maintain high level of professionalism when faced with highly distressing material, problems and circumstances, including challenging behaviour, verbal abuse and occasional threatened physical abuse from clients
- An ability to reflect on their practice with peers and within supervision.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Driving licence and access to a vehicle.
- Ability to travel between sites as required by service delivery.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- john cordwell
- Teitl y swydd
- Consultant Forensic Psychologist
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07801284513
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