Job summary
We are looking for a friendly, compassionate, flexible and creative HCPC registered psychologist who enjoys working as a fully integrated member of the MDT and is interested in developing your skills in acute inpatient wards.
You would work at Pheonix ward, which is a male acute inpatient ward based at Littlemore Mental Health Centre.
The post is offering 18.75 hours however, if you would like more hours, please get in contact to negotiate.
You would have a clear co created job plan that is varied and flexible with a supportive and visible consultant psychologist on site. There would also be allocated time to pursue a special interest or develop skills that would be in line with the service.
This role is recognised as crucial in ensuring that patients get access to high quality psychological treatments within the adult inpatient wards. You will be a valued member of the team.
We have a supportive and structured development scheme which allows you to develop your skills as a b7 psychologist to progress to meeting the competencies and consequently moving in to the role of b8a senior psychologist.
We are a fast growing service that encourages innovation. There are exciting plans for the service to be part research trials looking at adapting psychological interventions to inpatient wards.
We are also happy to hear from other accredited psychological therapists that can demonstrate they meet the person specification.
Main duties of the job
- Psychological assessments and time limited psychological interventions within an inpatient setting. Opportunities to work with a wide range of presentations on a 1:1 and with families.
- Facilitating team formulation sessions,
- Facilitating team reflective practise groups
- Offering CPD workshops to multi-disciplinary staff.
- Consultation and encouraging staff teams to think psychologically.
- Attending and offering a psychological perspective in ward reviews and professional meetings
- Developing and facilitating groups on acute inpatient wards.
- Experience of supervising therapists and other clinical staff.
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
Contribute to care provision of patients by providing consultation to the multidisciplinary team and giving ongoing support to create and implement care and treatment plans
Undertake psychological assessments, including neuropsychological assessments where appropriate
Deliver individual and group psychological interventions, where appropriate
Evaluate the effectiveness of individual and group interventions
Provide consultation and supervision to team colleagues in the delivery of psychologically informed treatments
Be a member of the ward leadership team alongside the Ward Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist to assist with service improvement and the implementation of service changes.
Supervise and support psychological assessment and therapy provided by any assistant psychologists, doctoral trainee clinical psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
Facilitate reflective practise groups, team formulation groups and CPD workshops for ward teams.
Support initiatives that help to encourage a psychologically informed environment on the ward
Working 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 ward to which the post relates.
Please see attached JD/PS for further details of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Contribute to care provision of patients by providing consultation to the multidisciplinary team and giving ongoing support to create and implement care and treatment plans
Undertake psychological assessments, including neuropsychological assessments where appropriate
Deliver individual and group psychological interventions, where appropriate
Evaluate the effectiveness of individual and group interventions
Provide consultation and supervision to team colleagues in the delivery of psychologically informed treatments
Be a member of the ward leadership team alongside the Ward Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist to assist with service improvement and the implementation of service changes.
Supervise and support psychological assessment and therapy provided by any assistant psychologists, doctoral trainee clinical psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
Facilitate reflective practise groups, team formulation groups and CPD workshops for ward teams.
Support initiatives that help to encourage a psychologically informed environment on the ward
Working 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 ward to which the post relates.
Please see attached JD/PS for further details of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with adult of working age.
Desirable
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to adult mental health.
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or equivalent training of qualified / accredited psychological practice).
- Registered with HCPC or equivalent professional / regulatory registration.
Desirable
- Eligible for BABCP registration.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and in patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of clients, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Experience of working with adults / older adults with severe and enduring mental health problems.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching and training.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of supervision of others.
- Experience of working with families, carers and different care systems.
- Experience of working with complex neuropsychological presentations.
- Experience of working with complex psychological presentations.
- Experience of working with complex trauma.
Contractual Requirements & Personal Skills
Essential
- A positive approach to working with adults / older adults.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Willingness to develop skills in teaching and training others.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Willingness to work flexibly.
- An awareness of own strengths and limitations.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with adult of working age.
Desirable
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to adult mental health.
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or equivalent training of qualified / accredited psychological practice).
- Registered with HCPC or equivalent professional / regulatory registration.
Desirable
- Eligible for BABCP registration.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and in patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of clients, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Experience of working with adults / older adults with severe and enduring mental health problems.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching and training.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of supervision of others.
- Experience of working with families, carers and different care systems.
- Experience of working with complex neuropsychological presentations.
- Experience of working with complex psychological presentations.
- Experience of working with complex trauma.
Contractual Requirements & Personal Skills
Essential
- A positive approach to working with adults / older adults.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Willingness to develop skills in teaching and training others.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Willingness to work flexibly.
- An awareness of own strengths and limitations.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
