Assistant Psychologist in Aylesbury

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

Are you passionate about working alongside individuals experiencing acute mental health difficulties?

Are you looking to develop your skill set further in a supportive setting?

We are seeking a committed and motivated individual to join Sapphire Ward (Male Acute Inpatient Ward) at the Whiteleaf Centre as an Assistant Psychologist.

Under the supervision of qualified psychological practitioners, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to deliver a range of psychological interventions both on an individual basis as well as within groups.

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who is keen to develop a career in mental health and to gain key skills which will help further their development. This role is ideally suited to a graduate in Psychology, who has experience working with people with severe mental illness.

Please note this role is a 18 month fixed term post due to limited funding working 30 hours per week on a part-time basis.

Key roles of the Assistant Psychologist will include:

• To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving psychological intervention, under the supervision of the Clinical Psychologist.
• Deliver group work as part of the wards therapeutic programme.
• Encourage the development of the psychological skill set of the multidisciplinary team through contribution to training / teaching / supervision / consultation and reflective practice.
• Curation of appropriate psychological resources.
• Attendance and contribution to appropriate multi- disciplinary meetings.

Please use the JD provided as an attachment to see a full detailed description of the main 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 are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Assistant Psychologist (Male Acute Ward) JD and PS (PDF, 128.4KB)

AP OH form (PDF, 216.6KB)

Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)

Name: Dr Nargis Islam

Title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Email: Nargis.Islam@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

Telephone: 01865 901326