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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.
Contact
- Address
- Trust Headquarters
- Warneford Hospital
- Warneford Lane
- Headington
- Oxford
- Oxfordshire
- OX3 7JX
- Contact Number
- 01865 901000
Children & Young Person's Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
Accepting applications until: 13-Sep-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 13-Sep-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Sue Nichols Centre
- Tref
- Aylesbury
- Cod post
- HP20 1EG
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9am - 5pm Monday-Friday)
Salary
- Cyflog
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- CAMHS
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 your first position as a qualified Psychologist, or are you an experienced practitioner seeking to work with children and young people?
We have an Band 7 opportunity in our Children and Young Person’s team.
In this position, you will work with a broad range of mental health presentations to develop in-depth expertise in young people’s mental health and to hone skills for supporting individuals with neurodiversity. Your role is integral to the CAMHS moderate to severe pathway, known as FIRS & SIRS, which provides expert support to young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health conditions through a single point of access. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team collaborating closely with partner organisations to deliver holistic, high-quality mental health services.
We operate a hybrid working model, combining both face-to-face and remote service delivery, with bases across the county, including Aylesbury and High Wycombe.
Whether you’re soon to qualify, newly qualified, or an experienced Band 7 Psychologist, we invite you to apply and become part of our commitment to improving the mental health and well-being of children and young people.
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In this role, you'll have the opportunity to really get involved in the Psychology provision offered within Buckinghamshire. On a day-to-day basis, this will include:
- 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, joint parent and young person work. There are opportunities for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 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).
- To support the duty provision, by undertaking the role of duty on a rota basis as shared out within the team.
The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
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”
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
The Buckinghamshire CAMHS FIRS/SIRS team is renowned for being creative, innovative, forward-thinking, dynamic, and research led. We foster a strong ethos of collaboration, shared reflection, and team working, offering various opportunities for professional development and learning. Our commitment to staff well-being is evident through our active Wellbeing Team, regular staff support sessions, reflective practice groups, and social events.
Our psychological approaches are integrative, encompassing Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), third-wave therapies such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)-informed practice, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and systemic practices. We emphasise understanding the context of each young person, allowing us to tailor interventions that meet the diverse needs of our population.
We are dedicated to continuous service development, including establishing more trauma-informed care and responsive intervention packages to ensure timely support following referrals. Opportunities for involvement in service evaluation and research projects are available for those interested.
Training and development are priorities within our Trust. We support clinicians pursuing further qualifications, such as BABCP accreditation, and offer supervision and training opportunities in various therapeutic modalities, including DNV-A, CBT Trauma-Focused Therapy, supervision skills, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Our culture of skill-sharing and professional growth ensures that all development opportunities are considered through the Personal Development Review (PDR)/Appraisal framework.
If you are an enthusiastic, personable, and resourceful individual committed to delivering high-quality mental health care to young people and eager to develop your skills within a supportive and dynamic team, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity within the Pathway.
We spoke with the team and here's what they said:
"I am incredibly proud to work for our Trust and to work with so many people who are so committed to helping to support young people and their families. CAMHS feels like one big family, and it is a great place to be where everyone works collaboratively and helps supports each other in the quest to trying to provide the best care to our patients."
"I cannot speak highly enough of the team I work with. FIRS/SIRS is full of compassionate , kind, hardworking people who are an absolute pleasure to work with. Best team I have ever worked in by far."
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
- 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. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- We’re 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. All our 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, 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
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with clients with severe and complex mental health problems
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology and psychotherapy.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
Qualifications – Academic/Skills/Professional
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Doctoral level training in clinical/ counselling psychology including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Registration/Due to apply for registration with HCPC (or equivalent)
Meini prawf dymunol
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications or experience in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
- Masters/Diploma in CBT with a core qualification in a field of mental health, including psychiatric nursing, social work or occupational therapy.
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Willingness to work towards accreditation with accrediting body such as BABCP, SfDBT or ACAT.
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and inpatient settings
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of running/corunning groups.
Personal Qualities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- A positive approach to working with adults children and young people with mental health difficulties.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Eleanor Rowsell
- Teitl y swydd
- Head of Psychological Therapies
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01865 901951
- 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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