Oxford Health NHS Trust

Assistant Clinical Psychologist & Personal Assistant

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Job summary

Are you a graduate psychologist looking for an interesting and varied role?

I am looking for an Assistant Psychologist to support me in my roles as Clinical & Professional Lead for Buckinghamshire Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Service (Healthy Minds). You will need to be well organised with excellent administrative skills. I am registered blind, so a guide dog friendly applicant is a must!

Healthy Minds serves adults and older adults across Buckinghamshire. Healthy Minds has approx. 300 staff, including psychological therapists, psychological wellbeing practitioners, assistant psychologists, employment advisors and administrators, who help over 12,000 people each year.

As an Assistant Psychologist you will have a role in supporting and enhancing the professional psychological care of patients within the service I lead. You will also provide a professional and confidential PA service for me in my role. Being a car driver and having access to a car for work purposes is essential for this post. Applicants from the Buckinghamshire area would be particularly welcome to apply.

Please note that depending on the interest in this post we may close for applications earlier than the deadline advertised.

Interviews will be held on 20th January 2023.

Main duties of the job

To assist Dr Pimm in service administration and clinically related administration and project work.
To provide a high level, professional and confidential Personal Assistant service to Dr Pimm in his role as clinical and proffesional lead and head of service for the Buckinghamshire IAPT service.
Covering all aspects of administrative and organisational support including specific support to Dr Pimm relating to his visual impairment (assisting with access to information both electronic and paper based, performing delegated tasks requiring vision such as responding to approval requests).
To assist Dr Pimm with access to physical and virtual environments. This includes travelling with Dr Pimm and his guide dog to meetings, conferences, clinical settings etc locally, regionally and nationally.
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of patients within the Healthy Minds Bucks IAPT service. The post holder will provide under the supervision of qualified professional psychologist, low intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions and telephone assessments to clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression in the Healthy Minds IAPT service

About us

Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Staff accommodation
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
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.

Date posted

23 December 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

Depending on experience Per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-BM4882371

Job locations

Peach Tree House

Bierton Road

Aylesbury

HP20 1EG

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will work independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the service policies and procedures including providing telephone assessment and delivering some group based low intensity interventions in different locations across Buckinghamshire.
The Assistants work is managed and supervised weekly.
To work alongside Dr Pimm at a number of venues across Bucks including Peach Tree House (Aylesbury) and Prospect House (High Wycombe).
To work individually with patients in person or digitally, in primary care settings, clients homes and other locations, GPs and members of Psychological Therapies Pathway (PTP) services, professionals from other statutory and non-statutory agencies responsible for client care.
The CBT group work involves working with clients in community venues. The work sometimes involves working with clients in emotionally charged or hostile situations. Work with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, use interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

See attached job description

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will work independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the service policies and procedures including providing telephone assessment and delivering some group based low intensity interventions in different locations across Buckinghamshire.
The Assistants work is managed and supervised weekly.
To work alongside Dr Pimm at a number of venues across Bucks including Peach Tree House (Aylesbury) and Prospect House (High Wycombe).
To work individually with patients in person or digitally, in primary care settings, clients homes and other locations, GPs and members of Psychological Therapies Pathway (PTP) services, professionals from other statutory and non-statutory agencies responsible for client care.
The CBT group work involves working with clients in community venues. The work sometimes involves working with clients in emotionally charged or hostile situations. Work with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, use interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

See attached job description

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology

Desirable

Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.

Experience

Essential

Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities specifically anxiety and depression.

Knowledge

Essential

High level of written communication skills.

Other

Essential

Holds a current driving licence and with access to a car for work purposes

Desirable

Ability to support a visually impaired person and their guide dog to access physical and virtual environments

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology

Desirable

Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.

Experience

Essential

Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities specifically anxiety and depression.

Knowledge

Essential

High level of written communication skills.

Other

Essential

Holds a current driving licence and with access to a car for work purposes

Desirable

Ability to support a visually impaired person and their guide dog to access physical and virtual environments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Peach Tree House

Bierton Road

Aylesbury

HP20 1EG

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Peach Tree House

Bierton Road

Aylesbury

HP20 1EG

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)