Job summary
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.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist and/or CBT therapist who is BABCP accredited/registered and has significant experience of working within an IAPT service to join our team TalkingSpace Plus in Oxfordshire. We are a well-established team with a great reputation for providing a full range of high-quality evidence-based treatments and interventions for patients with anxiety/depression, with and without long-term physical health conditions. If you are an experienced therapist with a supervision qualification looking to progress to a leadership position, this could be the role for you.
**Interviews should take place in the week commencing 9th January **
Main duties of the job
Ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality psychological therapy service to adults and older adults with common mental health disorders and their carers, including overseeing team performance within the Oxfordshire TalkingSpace Plus Service.
- Provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy for a caseload of people with common mental health disorders with or without long term physical health problems.
- Clinically supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy, provided by trainee, qualified and step 3 trainee and qualified CBT clinicians
- Contribute to the delivery of duty supervision to all staff working in the service.
About us
We are a nationally recognised and innovative IAPT service. Visit our website (Oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/talkingspaceplus) to find out more.
Staff wellbeing is a top priority - We have a very active, award winning, in- service wellbeing team and take a pride in our supportive and collaborative culture.
The Trust hosts the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research and the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre. TalkingSpace Plus is actively involved in research, and the service benefits from being a member of the Oxford Academic Health Science Network - Anxiety and Depression Network led by Professor David Clark.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a Locality Lead who will work alongside other team leaders to ensure the effective running of the service, you will be supported by the Deputy Clinical Lead and Team Manager. You will hold a clinical caseload providing individual and group treatments. You will provide clinical supervision as well as supervision of supervision and line management. You will be supported to monitor performance at both an individual clinical level and service level. You will lead on an agreed aspects of service delivery, audit, research and/or clinical governance.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and innovated team, your ideas and creativity would be welcome in contributing to the ongoing development of our service.
Please note:
- 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 positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
- 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a Locality Lead who will work alongside other team leaders to ensure the effective running of the service, you will be supported by the Deputy Clinical Lead and Team Manager. You will hold a clinical caseload providing individual and group treatments. You will provide clinical supervision as well as supervision of supervision and line management. You will be supported to monitor performance at both an individual clinical level and service level. You will lead on an agreed aspects of service delivery, audit, research and/or clinical governance.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and innovated team, your ideas and creativity would be welcome in contributing to the ongoing development of our service.
Please note:
- 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 positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
- 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.
Person Specification
Training & Qualification
Essential
- Professional clinical qualification e.g. RMN, Dip SW or OT and either completion of the IAPT High Intensity course or BABCP accreditation as well as experience of delivering psychological therapies
- Completion of the IAPT supervision course
Desirable
- Completed the National IAPT LTC/MUS top-up training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity and including patients with physical health problems
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to junior therapists
Desirable
- Experience of working with primary care teams
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Sound and practical knowledge of the IAPT programme and Stepped Care Model
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body and BABCP.
Desirable
- Knowledge of adapted protocols for working with patients with LTC/MUS
Person Specification
Training & Qualification
Essential
- Professional clinical qualification e.g. RMN, Dip SW or OT and either completion of the IAPT High Intensity course or BABCP accreditation as well as experience of delivering psychological therapies
- Completion of the IAPT supervision course
Desirable
- Completed the National IAPT LTC/MUS top-up training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity and including patients with physical health problems
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to junior therapists
Desirable
- Experience of working with primary care teams
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Sound and practical knowledge of the IAPT programme and Stepped Care Model
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body and BABCP.
Desirable
- Knowledge of adapted protocols for working with patients with LTC/MUS
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
