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Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or Qualified CBT Therapist

On-site in Oxford·Part-time·Added 14 days ago (last checked 1 Oct)

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Overview

Job details

Fixed-term contract
Part-time.

Requirements

Work on-site in Oxford
No relocation package mentioned.

Benefits

27 days holiday + bank holidays
Paid annual leave, per the ad.
Cycle to work scheme
Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Skills

Networking

The role

Job overview

Please note that this is an internal only role and therefore only current employees of Oxford Health are eligible to apply

We are looking for a part time (15 Hours) Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, or a qualified CBT Therapist, to join the Staff Psychological Service within our Occupational Health team.

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, our Occupational Health service plays a vital role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our colleagues. We are a friendly, supportive multidisciplinary team, committed to delivering safe, high-quality care and helping make our organisation a great place to work.

The Staff Psychological Service is a growing and evolving team, established in early 2022 to meet the increasing need for psychological support for staff. The service focuses on helping colleagues experiencing work-related psychological difficulties, including those arising from workplace challenges and incidents.

This role would suit someone who is adaptable, flexible, and highly organised, and who thrives in a developing service where they can make a meaningful impact.

About the role

You will:

Provide psychological assessments and evidence-based therapy to staff
Deliver group and team-based interventions
Offer consultation to teams and managers across the organisation

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical /Counselling Psychologist or Qualified CBT therapist to provide specialist services to Staff within the Staff Psychological Service.

Applicants do not need to have had prior experience working in staff support but will have demonstrated an interest in the area. Prior experience would be beneficial.

The postholder will promote the psychological health and wellbeing of staff members accessing the service and will provide psychological assessment, interventions, evaluation of services and will contribute to service development, audit, research projects and teaching.

The postholder will work closely with colleagues within the Occupational Health team to provide specialist psychological advice and guidance.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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"

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 apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

To provide a specialist psychological service to Trust staff members.
To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy to Trust staff members.
To implement a range of psychological interventions for individual staff members, teams and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to staff members' formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual staff and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional and self-governance in accordance with relevant professional codes of practice and Trust policies and procedures.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
To receive regular clinical professional supervision from a senior psychological practitioner and where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues.
To provide advice, consultation and clinical supervision to other members of the team in the provision of psychologically based interventions to help improve client functioning.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area serviced by the team/service.

Person specification

Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional

Essential criteria

Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology. OR, Master/Diploma in CBT with a core qualification in a field of mental health including psychiatric nursing, social work or occupational therapy.
Registration with HCPC or equivalent.
BABCP accreditation for CBT Therapists.
Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body.

Desirable criteria

Pre-qualification training and qualifications or experience in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Willingness to work towards accreditation with accrediting body such as EMDR UK Association.

Knowledge Requirements

Essential criteria

Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with clients with mild to moderate psychological difficulties.

Desirable criteria

Knowledge in relation to the client group, occupational stress and common mental health difficulties.
Knowledge of evidence models of treatment for common mental health difficulties, PTSD, occupational stress and burnout.
For Clinical or Counselling Psychologists: • Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology and psychotherapy.

Further Training or Job-Related Aptitude and Skills

Essential criteria

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 other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Skills in providing consultation in 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.
Ability to reflect and use supervision effectively.
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.

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and inpatient settings.
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 criteria

Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Experience of running/co-running groups.
Experience of working in staff support services.

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

A positive approach to working with adults with mental health difficulties.
Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
Willingness to work flexibly.

Desirable criteria

An awareness of own strengths and limitations.

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria

Ability to travel independently between sites when required.
Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.