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Main area
CAMHS
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 0900-1700)
Job ref
267-OC8135445
Employer
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Savernake Hospital
Town
Marlborough
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Assistant Psychologist

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 looking to build your clinical experience within mental health?

We are looking for a psychology graduate with an interest in working with adults with eating disorders to fill in a role of an Assistant Psychologist. You will join an experienced and highly motivated Adult Specialist Eating Disorder Service to deliver responsive and effective care for patients with these conditions. 

You will be a part of a well-established and very supportive psychology team, which includes a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Specialist Clinical Psychologist, CBT therapist, Clinical Associate Psychologists and other Assistant Psychologists.  

You will be a part of a team of assistant psychologists delivering 1:1 and group standardised interventions such as CBT-T and Guided Self Help for eating disorders. 

You will be a motivated individual with an undergraduate degree in psychology (2:1) and BPS Graduate Basis for Registration, who can work in a team and is passionate about working with people with mental health problems.  

Main duties of the job

You will be contributing to the assessment and treatment of adults with eating disorders, using a wide range of skills and methods. There will be opportunity for individual case work, group work and audit and research under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist. There will be opportunity to receive training in evidence-based eating disorder treatments such as CBT-T and guided self-help. 

  • Your role will involve assisting in specialist assessments and delivering psychometric tests. 
  • You will carry out research and data analysis, including being a part of service improvement and evaluation projects. 
  • You will engage in regular individual as well as group clinical supervision as well as continuing training and skills development are also important aspects of the role. 

For further details please see the attached job description and person specification documents.

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

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

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • High Level of communication skills
  • Ability to apply Psychological knowledge to MH setting
  • Good knowledge of IT systems and demonstratable use.
Desirable criteria
  • High standard of report writing

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Upper second class honours degree or higher in Psychology
Desirable criteria
  • Further post graduate training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience working as an AP within a mental health setting

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthNHS 75th BirthdayDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Justyna fila
Job title
Consultant Psychologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01865 904099
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