Job summary
We, in the Getting More Help Pathway within The South Oxfordshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health team, are looking for a dedicated Psychologist who is looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.
The service is designed to provide young people with expert help from a single point of access, and is part of the wider multi-disciplinary Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).
We are a rapidly evolving service, committed to adapting to meet diverse and challenging demands and to maintaining high quality specialist assessment and intervention whilst being mindful of throughput, innovation and efficiencies.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, personable, and resourceful. Someone who is also committed to supporting developing services as part of a multi-disciplinary team. We'll need you to have excellent communication and organisational skills, and a keenness to be part of a busy and vibrant pathway.
This is an exciting opportunity and would suit someone who is keen to develop their skills in the CAMHS Getting More Help pathway. We can offer some flexibility around the hours you want to work (from 0.6 to 1 WTE).
Main duties of the job
A day in the life of a Clinical Pscyhloigist in CAMHS consists of multi-disciplinary working with the team which is made up of a passionate bunch of clinicians. This may be attending clinical case discussion, joining assessment clinics or supervision groups, no day is the same.
In addition to holding your own clinical caseload of young people offering evidence based interventions you will be responsible for supervising the B7 Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologist; as well as managing/ overseeing the psychology treatment waiting list allocating cases to specific clinicians.
Other duties will include attending the Team Meeting taking part in the clinical duty rota and joint working as appropriate. There will also be opportunities to attend training and take part in the ongoing development of our clinical service
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
Our service provides assessment and treatment interventions tailored to the needs of children and young people who are experiencing mental health difficulties. We offer a range of evidence-based treatments and deliver these within the community.
The community team is multi-disciplinary and comprises of Clinical Psychologists, Family Therapists, CBT Therapist, Consultant Psychiatrists, Senior and Mental Health Practitioners, Social Worker, Assistant Psychologists and Team Administrators.
The service offers excellent opportunities for supervision, service development, service evaluation and research, teaching and training. We have good supervision and operational structures and an excellent track record of CPD, as well as good links with Oxford University, particularly with the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology and Oxford Brookes. The service is committed to evidence-based and evidence generating practice.
Other key duties include:
- To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist psychology service to clients with complex mental health problems including severe, enduring and multiple disorders, and challenging behaviour.
- To offer consultation and supervision, and support the work of other service staff and psychology clinical team members providing psychologically based care and treatment, according to expertise.
- To provide training placements for Doctoral Trainee psychologists, a range of qualified and unqualified staff across mental health areas, as agreed.
- To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.
- To utilise research skills for audit, and contribute to research and training within the areas served by the teams and service. To be involved in service developments, as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our service provides assessment and treatment interventions tailored to the needs of children and young people who are experiencing mental health difficulties. We offer a range of evidence-based treatments and deliver these within the community.
The community team is multi-disciplinary and comprises of Clinical Psychologists, Family Therapists, CBT Therapist, Consultant Psychiatrists, Senior and Mental Health Practitioners, Social Worker, Assistant Psychologists and Team Administrators.
The service offers excellent opportunities for supervision, service development, service evaluation and research, teaching and training. We have good supervision and operational structures and an excellent track record of CPD, as well as good links with Oxford University, particularly with the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology and Oxford Brookes. The service is committed to evidence-based and evidence generating practice.
Other key duties include:
- To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist psychology service to clients with complex mental health problems including severe, enduring and multiple disorders, and challenging behaviour.
- To offer consultation and supervision, and support the work of other service staff and psychology clinical team members providing psychologically based care and treatment, according to expertise.
- To provide training placements for Doctoral Trainee psychologists, a range of qualified and unqualified staff across mental health areas, as agreed.
- To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.
- To utilise research skills for audit, and contribute to research and training within the areas served by the teams and service. To be involved in service developments, as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with the HCPC as a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical / counselling psychologist within CAMHS.
Contractual or other requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between bases and within the community as required for the post. Car owner / driver
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with the HCPC as a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical / counselling psychologist within CAMHS.
Contractual or other requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between bases and within the community as required for the post. Car owner / driver
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).
