Job summary
Are you a Psychology graduate or soon-to-be graduate seeking a progressive opportunity in a role that would make a difference in mental health?
The Older Adult Community Mental Health Team based in Banbury, Oxfordshire is looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join their busy and long established Memory Clinic.
The Memory clinic is a diagnostic service and you will be involved in the assessment of patients and completing neuropsychological testing as well as the support of the patient and family members throughout the process.
There will be opportunities for you to be involved in wider psychological interventions in the team and to spend some time in the Brain Health Centre in The Warneford Hospital and see some of the research the Trust is involved in.
You will need to have a keen interest in working with older adults and specifically working with dementia and cognitive impairment. Previous experience working in this area would be advantageous but not essential.
The CMHT in North & West Oxford is a friendly and supportive place to work with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists and support workers as well as a dedicated administrative team.
Main duties of the job
You will play a major role in the day to day functioning of the memory clinic, for which u will need to have a high level of organisation and communication skills and be a positive team player.
- You will need to have a keen understanding of mental health and be able to undertake supervised assessments of patients attending the memory clinic, supporting medical staff interviewing and family members or carers.
- After training you will offer neuropsychological tests, rating scales as appropriate and psychometric screening.
- You will assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the treatment and management of a client's problems under the supervision of a qualified professional.
- To work with other staff to assess patients and to work with carers/families to support the diagnosis of dementia.
- To collate data, analyse and produce reports and outcome summaries as required.
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.
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.
Person Specification
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- A first 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
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive. Experience using microcomputers for databases Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues. An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities. An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context High degree of organisational skills, ability to adjust priorities.
Desirable
- High standard of report writing.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities. Experience of data entry and data analysis.
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision. Experience of working with older people and or people with dementia
PERSONAL
Essential
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines. An ability to interact with people with mental health problems and disabilities. Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
Desirable
- An interest in working with people with mental health problems or other disabilities
OTHER
Essential
- OTHER Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively. Ability and willingness to travel for business purposes.
- Driving licence and use of a vehicle
Desirable
- A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology./and /or mental health
Person Specification
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- A first 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
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive. Experience using microcomputers for databases Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues. An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities. An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context High degree of organisational skills, ability to adjust priorities.
Desirable
- High standard of report writing.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities. Experience of data entry and data analysis.
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision. Experience of working with older people and or people with dementia
PERSONAL
Essential
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines. An ability to interact with people with mental health problems and disabilities. Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
Desirable
- An interest in working with people with mental health problems or other disabilities
OTHER
Essential
- OTHER Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively. Ability and willingness to travel for business purposes.
- Driving licence and use of a vehicle
Desirable
- A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology./and /or mental health
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.
