Senior Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist

On-site in Oxford·Part-time·Added yesterday (last checked 4 Nov)

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Work mode: On-site, Oxford
Contract: Permanent, part-time hours
Experience: Senior level

Skills

Nice to have

Babcp

Requirements

What we're looking for

Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996, as accredited by the British Psychological Society
HCPC registration
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
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.
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate
Experience of working with people with eating disorders.

Nice to have

Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with people eating disorders.
Accreditation with the BABCP, or willingness to work towards accreditation.
Qualifications/training in clinical supervision.
Experience of running/co-running groups.

The role

Are you an experienced Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist seeking a new opportunity in a critical service?

We are looking for a senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our friendly and supportive team at Cotswold House Oxford on a part time basis.

We are a specialist eating disorder inpatient service, providing evidence-based care to patients and their loved ones. We offer a range of programmes and treatments which are individualised to support patients' recovery, and their return to independent living, work, training or study.

We welcome applicants who are passionate about working with people with eating disorders, who are interested in service development and improvement, and who would like to be part of our well-established and experienced team.

What you'll do

Contribution to care provision of patients, providing consultation to the multidisciplinary team and ongoing support to create psychologically-informed care and treatment plans
Undertake specialist psychological assessment
Deliver individual and group psychological interventions
Involvement in the ward leadership team to assist with service improvement and implement service changes, and supervise doctoral trainee clinical psychologists, Band 7 therapists, and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically-based care and treatment
To provide advice and consultation to colleagues, as well as to
our community partners and stakeholders
To propose and implement policy changes which may impact on other professionals working in the inpatient ward

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.

Working for our organisation

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Give yourself the best chance of success by reviewing our Applicant Guide before applying. Your supporting statement should clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Oxford Health delivers physical, mental health and social care services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our vision is "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team", and our values are Caring, Safe and Excellent.

We are proud to offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for career progression, learning and development, generous annual leave, pension benefits, wellbeing initiatives and staff networks