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Clinical Psychologist - Hyperacute Neurorehabilitation Team

On-site in Oxford·Part-time·Added today (last checked 22 Oct)

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Overview

Salary: £49,387 - £64,750 a year
About £3,260 - £4,010 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Oxford
Contract: Fixed-term contract, part-time hours
Closing date: Apply by Wednesday 11 November

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The role

Job overview

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic clinical psychologist/neuropsychologist to join our HyperAcute Rehabilitation in reach team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.

You will need to be a forward thinking, motivated and experienced clinical psychologist with proven leadership and clinical skills to participate in our proof-of-concept HyperAcute Rehabilitation Service based at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

This is a new pilot project so the post holder will be participating and supporting the setting up and developing a 12-month proof of concept specialist hyperacute rehabilitation service within a small team comprising a consultant, AHPs, and Rehabilitation assistants.

This is a new 1 day per week post initially planned as a 12 month fixed term contract.

There is an opportunity to take on this role as a band 7 Preceptorship.

Main duties of the job

As an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team, the clinical psychologist will be responsible for the provision of highly specialist assessments, evidence-based psychological interventions and consultancy services for individuals who have complex rehabilitation needs. As this is a needs based service, it includes a wide range of conditions, but will include those with brain injury and other neurological conditions.

The post holder will provide teaching and training alongside research and evaluation relevant to hyperacute rehabilitation.

As part of a small multidisciplinary team, the post holder will work closely with other health professionals (e.g. rehabilitation consultants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists) and will, at times, represent the team within the wider organization.

The post holder will be a valued member of the Psychological Medicine Service which encompasses Clinical Health Psychology, Children's Psychological Medicine and Psychiatry.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Person specification

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Essential criteria

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Essential and Desirable

Essential criteria

Honours degree in Psychology (main subject) 2.i or above
Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent for those trained pre-1996)
Registered as a practitioner psychologist with HCPC
Post-doctoral level knowledge of Clinical Psychology and corresponding high levels of skill in assessment and treatment as expected from the necessary qualifications and in keeping with the job requirements (see JD)
Post-qualification experience of clinical practice with a very high degree of autonomy
Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment across a full range of care settings, including inpatient.
Experience of clinical work around managing common mental health problems
Experience with individual work, group work, families, and indirect work through MDT colleagues or other carers
Experience of teaching, training and clinical supervision
Experience of working with people with physical health conditions
Ability to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
Ability to undertake effective training of trained and trainee psychologists and other professionals.
Highly developed communication abilities in keeping with the job requirements.
Ability to reflect on all aspects of work undertaken and use supervision to develop clinical skills.
Ability to undertake service-related research and audit, including research to inform policy development and quality improvement.
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance.
High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialist psychological therapies relevant to spinal injuries
Ability to cope effectively under pressure.
Ability to exercise autonomy/initiative.
Professional attitude to own performance, including interaction with patients and other professionals.
Able to relate to others with sensitivity and to cope with disability in others.
Excellent organizational and time-management skills.

Desirable criteria

Relevant post-doctoral training
BABCP accreditation
Experience of working in acute neurorehabilitation
Specialist knowledge of working with patients with brain injury and other neurological conditions.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note that this job advertisement will close automatically once the application limit is reached, regardless of whether this occurs before the advertised closing date.