Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a fulltime Assistant Clinical Psychologist in the Staff Psychology Service within the Occupational Health team. The Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trusts Occupational Health team plays a pivotal role in the health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. The Occupational Health team is a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team committed to caring in a safe and excellent way to help achieve the ambition to be the best place to work.
The Staff Psychology Service is still a relatively new team. It was launched at the beginning of 2022 in response to a growing need to offer support to staff members with psychological difficulties related to experiences in the workplace and workplace incidents. For this post you will need to be adaptable and flexible, with excellent organisational skills and the ability to use your own initiative.
Main duties of the job
You will promote the psychological health and wellbeing of individual staff members accessing the service and also teams within the Trust. Under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist you will provide psychological assessment, interventions, evaluation of services and assist in clinically related administration including audits and research projects and teaching
As a new team, there will also be ample opportunity to contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the team's operational policies and contribute to Trust-wide initiatives. You will work closely with colleagues within the Occupational Health team to provide specialist psychological advice and guidance, working autonomously to manage your own caseload whilst working as part of the wider multidisciplinary team.
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
As the Assistant Clinical Psychologist (AP) you be working within the staff psychology team under the supervision of a qualified professional to undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients, and their therapy procedures. You will assist with the triage of all new referrals, supporting the psychological therapy staff within the team to review the clients problems and history of care provided to enable decision of treatment offer, and you will also maintain the required records.
As an AP you will need to employ excellent verbal and written communication skills in highly emotional and sometimes distressing circumstances, having due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of our colleagues during interactions. You will be supported with supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.
The role will need you to attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings both within the immediate Staff Psychology Service and wider Occupational Health team.
General duties will include undertaking data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries using IT and statistical programmes, this will include both audit and research projects. You will be encouraged to assist in the design and implementation of service development projects, creating and formatting databases and spreadsheets whilst dealing appropriately with sensitive and confidential information from the clinical team
For full details please see the attached job description and person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Assistant Clinical Psychologist (AP) you be working within the staff psychology team under the supervision of a qualified professional to undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients, and their therapy procedures. You will assist with the triage of all new referrals, supporting the psychological therapy staff within the team to review the clients problems and history of care provided to enable decision of treatment offer, and you will also maintain the required records.
As an AP you will need to employ excellent verbal and written communication skills in highly emotional and sometimes distressing circumstances, having due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of our colleagues during interactions. You will be supported with supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.
The role will need you to attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings both within the immediate Staff Psychology Service and wider Occupational Health team.
General duties will include undertaking data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries using IT and statistical programmes, this will include both audit and research projects. You will be encouraged to assist in the design and implementation of service development projects, creating and formatting databases and spreadsheets whilst dealing appropriately with sensitive and confidential information from the clinical team
For full details please see the attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional
Essential
- An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues
- High degree of organisational skills, ability to adjust priorities
Desirable
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care staff
Experience
Essential
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
- Experience of data entry and data analysis
- Experience using microcomputers for databases or data analysis, especially Excel and SPSS for Windows
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision
- Experience of working within staff health and wellbeing
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional
Essential
- An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues
- High degree of organisational skills, ability to adjust priorities
Desirable
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care staff
Experience
Essential
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
- Experience of data entry and data analysis
- Experience using microcomputers for databases or data analysis, especially Excel and SPSS for Windows
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision
- Experience of working within staff health and wellbeing
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).
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).
