Oxford Health NHS Trust

Senior Clinical Psychologist

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Job summary

We invite applications for a clinical psychologist to work 1 day per week on the NIHR funded PROPEL research trial. This is a fixed term opportunity for up to 3 years. Applications from less or more experienced clinical psychologists (working at band 7 or 8b) are welcome. This post could be arranged as a fixed term contract with OHFT or by agreement with your employer as a secondment.

The PROPEL trial is an evaluation of personalised prehabilitation in people with acute myeloid Leukaemia (see attached information). As a member of the multidisciplinary team remotely delivering the prehabilitation intervention (emotional wellbeing, physical exercise and nutrition), you would provide psychological assessments and co-develop personalized care plans. You would work with Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners remotely delivering the Guided Self Help ACT based emotional wellbeing component of the intervention. You would receive specialist training and supervision from Dr John Pimm (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) and Professor Chris Graham (Consultant Clinical Psychologist).

Applicants should have doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology. They will be registered with HCPC and have experience of providing psychological assessments and delivering psychological interventions.

We offer expert clinical supervision, CPD and training to support career progression. We have excellent links with the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre.

Main duties of the job

Propel is an NIHR funded randomized controlled trial which aims to establish the clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of 'best practice usual prehabilitation care' (BPUC) compared to a multiphasic, multimodal personalised prehabilitation care package (PPCP) on fatigue, emotional wellbeing and quality of life (QoL) in patients receiving remission consolidation treatment for AML or high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes with excess blasts (MDS-EB2).

To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality highly specialist clinical psychology service to adults participating in the Propel trial.

This will include:

Provide psychological assessment and intervention.
To supervise and support the psychological assessment and intervention provided by assistant psychologists, doctoral trainee clinical psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
To provide ad hoc advice and guidance to colleagues working on the Propel trial, in planning and implementing care plans for participants.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of local policies and procedures. To exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the trial.
To utilise research skills, as a major requirement of the job, for audit, policy and service development and research.
To propose and implement policy changes which may impact on other professionals.

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

10 February 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£48,526 to £54,619 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 years

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

267-BM5013445

Job locations

Peachtree House, Bierton Road

Aylesury

HP20 1EG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996, as accredited by the British Psychological Society, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.

Desirable

Training and experience in advanced research methodology and statistical analysis.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with comorbid physical and mental health disorders.

Desirable

Experience with conducting randomised controlled trials.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for people with comorbid physical and mental health disorders.

Desirable

Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996, as accredited by the British Psychological Society, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.

Desirable

Training and experience in advanced research methodology and statistical analysis.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with comorbid physical and mental health disorders.

Desirable

Experience with conducting randomised controlled trials.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for people with comorbid physical and mental health disorders.

Desirable

Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Peachtree House, Bierton Road

Aylesury

HP20 1EG

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Peachtree House, Bierton Road

Aylesury

HP20 1EG

Employer's website

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