Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic, motivated, and caring Clinical Psychologist?
We're looking for a dedicated individual to join our nationally recognised and expanding Oxford Child & Adolescent Eating Disorder Service.
Our well-established, busy service aims to deliver high standards of care to young people and their families, with an emphasis on continuous improvement and participation.
This is an ideal opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist with an interest in working in eating disorders or child and adolescent mental health and who wishes to develop more specialist skills.
We welcome applications from Clinical Psychologists who have qualified this year and may be awaiting HCPC registration, and we can provide all necessary supervision and support that a newly qualified psychologist may need.
Main duties of the job
As our Clinical Psychologist, you will work as part of a passionate and experienced multidisciplinary team of nurses, Dietitians, Social Workers, Doctors, Support Workers, Assistant Psychologist and fellow Clinical Psychologists who work closely with wider CAMHS and partner agencies.
You will be based in Oxford. In addition to direct clinical work (psychological assessment and intervention), this role provides service development and leadership opportunities such as, teaching, training, consultation, supervision, and audit/service evaluation.
We'll need you to hold a clinical caseload and provide family-based interventions for eating disorders and 1:1 CBT for Eating Disorders (CBT-E) to children and young people as part of a multidisciplinary team.
You will also provide psychological therapies focussed on common psychological maintaining factors for eating disorders, such as anxiety, low mood, perfectionism, low self-esteem, emotion regulation and relational difficulties. The psychological interventions we offer, are drawn from a range of models, including CBT, ACT, Schema Therapy, and Adolescent Focussed Psychotherapy, depending on a client's needs. Supervision will be available to support implementation/skill development in application of all models utilised.
An important part of the role will include provision of consultation and supervision to members of the team as appropriate, and contribution to multidisciplinary team meetings and care planning.
About us
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, 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting time to join our team. We have fairly recently launched a new Enhanced Care Pathway to include intensive community treatment for eating disorders and PEACE pathway to better support children and young people with autism and eating disorders. The service has had increased funding in the last two years which has supported its development.
We are a friendly and welcoming team looking for keen and enthusiastic practitioners who put young people at the centre of what they do. We promote a culture of support and supervision and have good links with the other teams across Oxfordshire and ensure that there is regular opportunity for networking.
We offer specialist internal and external training relevant to the job role which includes clinical training in eating disorder specific models, as well as wider clinical and leadership related content.
The team is part of a wide CAMHS offer and there are regular opportunities to link with wider colleagues from psychological therapies. There are good links with the local Clinical Psychology training course and we are developing research links with the Department of Psychiatry.
We will consider flexible working patterns within core hours (8-6pm). We are a research active service and there are many opportunities to continue to develop both clinical and professional competencies within this role. We offer family-based and individual interventions including treatment for co-morbid mental health difficulties, allowing team members to develop and maintain a broad set of clinical skills alongside specialist interests.
If you are interested in discussing the role in more detail, please do get in touch with Josie Harris for an informal chat. We would be happy to accommodate an informal visit too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting time to join our team. We have fairly recently launched a new Enhanced Care Pathway to include intensive community treatment for eating disorders and PEACE pathway to better support children and young people with autism and eating disorders. The service has had increased funding in the last two years which has supported its development.
We are a friendly and welcoming team looking for keen and enthusiastic practitioners who put young people at the centre of what they do. We promote a culture of support and supervision and have good links with the other teams across Oxfordshire and ensure that there is regular opportunity for networking.
We offer specialist internal and external training relevant to the job role which includes clinical training in eating disorder specific models, as well as wider clinical and leadership related content.
The team is part of a wide CAMHS offer and there are regular opportunities to link with wider colleagues from psychological therapies. There are good links with the local Clinical Psychology training course and we are developing research links with the Department of Psychiatry.
We will consider flexible working patterns within core hours (8-6pm). We are a research active service and there are many opportunities to continue to develop both clinical and professional competencies within this role. We offer family-based and individual interventions including treatment for co-morbid mental health difficulties, allowing team members to develop and maintain a broad set of clinical skills alongside specialist interests.
If you are interested in discussing the role in more detail, please do get in touch with Josie Harris for an informal chat. We would be happy to accommodate an informal visit too.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for clients with mental health problems
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with children and adolescents with eating disorders, physical health difficulties, neurodevelopmental disorders and/or intellectual disabilities
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology
Skills/Experience
Essential
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications or experience in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Desirable
- Experience of working with child & adolescents with both physical and mental health needs e.g. paediatric psychology, eating disorders
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for clients with mental health problems
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with children and adolescents with eating disorders, physical health difficulties, neurodevelopmental disorders and/or intellectual disabilities
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology
Skills/Experience
Essential
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications or experience in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Desirable
- Experience of working with child & adolescents with both physical and mental health needs e.g. paediatric psychology, eating disorders
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).
