Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist - Inpatient

Job summary

Are you an HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist seeking a new challenge?

We are looking for a an HCPC registered Psychologist who enjoys working as a fully integrated member of the MDT in adult of working age acute inpatient wards.

You would work as part of an adult acute male inpatient ward situated at Littlemore Mental Health Centre in Oxford. There will be a full time assistant psychologist working with you. There would be opportunity to offer placements to trainees.

We welcome applications from newly qualified psychologists and we have a successful preceptorship programme to aid development.

You would have a clear co-created job plan that is varied and flexible with a supportive and visible consultant psychologist. There would also be allocated time to pursue a special interest or develop skills that would be in line with the service.

This role is recognised as crucial in ensuring that patients get access to high quality psychological treatments within the adult inpatient wards. You will be a valued member of the team.

We are a fast growing service that encourages innovation. There are exciting plans for the service to be part of research trials.

We offer excellent CPD and training opportunities to support career progression.

We support flexible working, recognising the importance of a good work life balance and the need for your work to fit with external commitments.

Main duties of the job

• Psychological assessments and time limited psychological interventions within an inpatient setting. Opportunities to work with a wide range of presentations on a 1:1 and with families.
• Facilitating team formulation sessions,
• Facilitating team reflective practice groups
• Offering CPD workshops to multi-disciplinary staff.
• Consultation and encouraging staff teams to think psychologically.
• Attending and offering a psychological perspective in ward reviews and professional meetings
• Developing and facilitating groups on acute inpatient wards.
• Experience of supervising therapists and other clinical staff

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides 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
• 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 may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job 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.