Job summary
Are you a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist looking for a new opportunity?
We are looking for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join the team at Cotswold House, Oxford. The service has recently opened a new day-patient service to compliment our inpatient offering, and we are looking for a creative and enthusiastic individual to contribute to the new therapeutic group programme, as well as engaging in individual psychological work. The post-holder will work alongside the ward clinical psychologist and consultant clinical psychologist in promoting psychological thinking and formulation throughout the service, as well as contributing to service evaluation and development projects.
If you have interests you wish to develop, then please discuss with us. We will also consider applications from trainee counselling and clinical psychologists/CBT therapists who will soon be eligible for registration with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) or BABCP.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role will be assessment and formulation, and to deliver high quality NICE concordant psychological treatment (both on a 1:1 and in group format) to patients and their carers/families who are referred to Cotswold House Oxford.
The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:
- To provide specialist assessments, including CBT assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.
- To plan and implement formal CBT treatment and/or management of a client's mental health problems, based upon the client's problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy.
- To implement appropriate CBT interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
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
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We strongly encourage informal discussions. For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact: Emma Clarkson (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) on emma.clarkson@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We strongly encourage informal discussions. For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact: Emma Clarkson (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) on emma.clarkson@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDoctoral level training in clinical/ counselling psychology or Masters/Diploma in CBT with a core qualification in a field of mental health, including psychiatric nursing, social work, or occupational therapy.
- oRegistration with HCPC or equivalent
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications or experience in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
- BABCP accreditation OR Willingness to work towards accreditation with accrediting body such as BABCP, SfDBT or ACAT.
knowledge/skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for clients with severe and complex mental health problems
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- 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 professional
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Desirable
- oKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- oKnowledge of evidence models of treatment for Eating Disorders(MANTRA/CBT- ED/CBT-E/SSCM/CBT-T)
- oDoctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology and psychotherapy.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and inpatient settings
- Demonstrate experience in providing CBT as a therapy
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, 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, verbal abuse, and threat of physical abuse.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Experience of running/co-running groups.
- Experience of working with people with an eating disorder presentation
personal attributes
Essential
- A positive approach to working with adults with mental health difficulties.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- 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
- Willingness to work flexibly
Desirable
- Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning
- strong abillty to reflect on practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDoctoral level training in clinical/ counselling psychology or Masters/Diploma in CBT with a core qualification in a field of mental health, including psychiatric nursing, social work, or occupational therapy.
- oRegistration with HCPC or equivalent
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications or experience in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
- BABCP accreditation OR Willingness to work towards accreditation with accrediting body such as BABCP, SfDBT or ACAT.
knowledge/skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for clients with severe and complex mental health problems
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- 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 professional
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Desirable
- oKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- oKnowledge of evidence models of treatment for Eating Disorders(MANTRA/CBT- ED/CBT-E/SSCM/CBT-T)
- oDoctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology and psychotherapy.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and inpatient settings
- Demonstrate experience in providing CBT as a therapy
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, 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, verbal abuse, and threat of physical abuse.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Experience of running/co-running groups.
- Experience of working with people with an eating disorder presentation
personal attributes
Essential
- A positive approach to working with adults with mental health difficulties.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- 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
- Willingness to work flexibly
Desirable
- Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning
- strong abillty to reflect on practice
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).
