Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5 Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 267-OA8276635
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Abingdon Mental Health Centre or The Elms Centre Banbury
- Town
- Abingdon
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Psychologist Memory Clinic
Band 4
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
Are you a psychology graduate seeking an opportunity to develop your clinical experience?
Please note there are two roles, based in Abingdon & in Banbury. Please specify your preference in your supporting statement. Due to budgetary reasons, they are fixed term contracts.
The Older Adult Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) are looking for Assistant Psychologists to join their teams Memory Clinic teams. You will be working within their busy memory clinic as well as supporting the wider CMHT.
The memory clinic is a diagnostic service where you will be involved in the whole patient journey through triage, assessment and completion of neuropsychological testing.
You will also play a key role in supporting the patient and their family/representatives through the assessment process and potentially receiving a dementia diagnosis.
There will be opportunities for you to be involved in wider psychological interventions in the team and to spend sometime in the Brain Heath Centre at the Warneford Hospital and see some of the research which the Trust is involved with.
You will need to have a keen interest in working with older adults and specifically working with dementia and cognitive impairment. Previous experience in this area would be advantageous but not essential.
The CMHTs are friendly and supportive places to work, with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists and support workers as well as a dedicated administrative team.
Main duties of the job
This advert is for two full time fixed term posts, one based at Abingdon Community Hospital OX14 1AG in the South of Oxfordshire and the other based at The Elms Centre Banbury OX16 9AL.
You will play a major role in the day to day functioning of the memory clinic, for which you will need to have a high level of communication skills and be a positive team player.
- Undertake supervised assessments of patients attending the memory clinic, supporting the medical staff with interviewing patients and family members or carers.
- After training you will offer neuropsychological tests, rating scales as appropriate and psychometric screening.
- You will assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the treatment and management of a client's problems under the supervision of a qualified professional.
- You will work with other staff to assess patients and work with carers/families to support the diagnosis of dementia.
- Collate data, analyse and produce reports and outcome summaries as required.
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 you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles.
Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East 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”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount
- Pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups
Detailed job description and 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.
Person specification
Training and 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
Experience
Essential criteria
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or disabilities
Desirable criteria
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision and/or experience of working with older people and or people with dementia
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- High level of communications skills written and verbal and ability to work in a setting where the atmosphere may be highly emotive
Desirable criteria
- High standard of report writing
Personal
Essential criteria
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines
- An ability to interact with people with mental health problems and disabilities
Desirable criteria
- A desire to explore a career in professional psychology/and/or mental health
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Stephanie Lawrie
- Job title
- Consultant Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 904894
- Additional information
For further information on the role and the teams please contact:
For the South Team based in Abingdon 01865 904894:
David Moreton, Team Manager. Dr Stephanie Lawrie Consultant Psychologist, Clare Hamblin or Michelle Thomas, Memory Clinic Nurses.
For the North Team based in Banbury 01865 902726
Philip Parker, Team Manager. Dr Carla Runchman, Consultant Psychologist. Farai Mativenga or Amanda Williams, Memory Clinic Nurses.
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