FREED Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Oxford Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

Are you looking for an exciting role in a developing service?

We are looking for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist who is registered with HCPC to join the Community Adult Eating Disorder team in Buckinghamshire.

As part of the transformation of Eating Disorder services in Buckinghamshire, Oxford Health is introducing FREED (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders). In this exciting post you will work within the Buckinghamshire Eating Disorder Service for Adults to enable the delivery of FREED. You will have an opportunity to shape and develop the implementation of FREED.

You will provide specialist psychological services to adults across all sectors of care, providing psychological assessment and therapy. You will utilise research skills for adult, policy and service development and research within areas serviced by the team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be able to demonstrate the following:

-Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology including specifically models of psychopathology and psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.

- Current registration with the HCPC as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.

- Training opportunities in various therapy models available.

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About us

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.

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

12 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

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

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

267-BM4673892-D

Job locations

Sue Nicholls Centre

Bierton road

Aylesbury

HP20 1EG

Job description

Job responsibilities

The primary focus for the post holder is to ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist clinical or counselling psychology service to clients with complex mental health problems including severe, enduring, and multiple disorders, and challenging behaviour.

The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with the key partner organisationPlease see the attached job description for the full responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with the key partner organisationPlease see the attached job description for the full responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology including specifically models of psychopathology and psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
Current registration with the HCPC as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
Formal training in supervision of other psychologists

Desirable

High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist within Adult Mental Health Service
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
Experience of supervision of junior and/or trainee psychologists.

Desirable

Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist within Adult Eating Disorder Service.
Experience of running groups.

Skills

Essential

Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Experience of or qualified in CBT-E or MANTRA

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology including specifically models of psychopathology and psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
Current registration with the HCPC as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
Formal training in supervision of other psychologists

Desirable

High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist within Adult Mental Health Service
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
Experience of supervision of junior and/or trainee psychologists.

Desirable

Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist within Adult Eating Disorder Service.
Experience of running groups.

Skills

Essential

Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Experience of or qualified in CBT-E or MANTRA

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.