Senior Assistant Psychologist

On-site in Aylesbury·Full-time·Added 24 days ago

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Overview

Job details

Fixed-term contract
Full-time.

Requirements

Work on-site in Aylesbury
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

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.

The Early Intervention in Psychosis service in Buckinghamshire is a well-established, service providing multidisciplinary team working for all those experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

We have developed our service to provide high quality NICE recommended interventions. Successful applicants will have to demonstrate not only their experience, but also motivation, enthusiasm, flexibility, willingness to learn and an ability to engage and empathise at a variety of levels.

We offer a supportive, friendly and enthusiastic environment that will work with the successful person to develop personally and professionally and have an excellent track record of supporting our assistants onto the next step in their career. There are great CPD opportunities, such as training in family interventions for psychosis.

We are seeking a Senior Psychology Assistant in the Bucks Early Intervention in Psychosis Service. Due to the complexity of the work, we are looking for applicants with previous experience working in mental health following completion of their psychology degree. Applicants should have strong data management skills and be enthusiastic about working with this client group. If you are committed to developing high quality services in a multi-disciplinary team that works with people presenting with a first episode of psychosis, their family and wider network, we are looking for you.

Main duties of the job

Support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the service, across all sectors of care
Providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures
Assist in clinically related administration; conduct of audits; collection of statistics; development of audit and/or research projects; teaching and project work

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

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

For this Senior Assistant Psychologist post we are seeking applicants who have previous experience in a similar role as this post has additional responsibilities. Due to the complexity of the client group, and the duties of the role, this post is suitable for applicants with previous experience of working with people with mental health difficulties, ideally previous AP experience.

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology.

Desirable criteria

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.

Knowldge

Essential criteria

• Able to develop effective therapeutic alliances, communicate and explore sensitive information with service users. • Able to interact well within multidisciplinary teams • High level of written communication skills / report writing

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of reflective use of supervision • Experience and skill with research/data entry/analysis • Experience working within clinical records systems such as Rio