St Andrew's Healthcare
Assistant Psychologist, 12 Month FTC - Outpatient Services - Oxford
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Assistant Psychologist
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire
Salary: £27,118 per annum
Hours: 37.5
About the Role
Do you have a strong interest in working with individuals who come into contact with the criminal justice system?
St Andrew’s is a charity specialising in complex mental health. Its mission is to help people with complex mental health needs transform their lives.
With its history dating back nearly two centuries, St Andrew’s today is undergoing significant change to deliver on its mission for years to come.
St Andrew’s has hospitals in Birmingham and Essex, with its base in Northampton. It delivers inpatient and outpatient services, as well as dedicated care services for adults.
Responsibilities
This is a unique opportunity to work as an assistant psychologist embedded in probation offices under the guidance and supervision of qualified psychologists from St Andrew's Healthcare Outpatients Service.
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The National Probation Service (NPS), Oxfordshire County Councils have partnered with St Andrew’s Healthcare to deliver Community Sentence Treatment Requirements as part of a Mental Health Treatment Requirement initiative.
Within this role you will:
- Support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the Criminal Justice System (CJS)
- Provide psychological assessment and psychological interventions
- Work under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist
- Work independently according to a plan agreed with the psychologist
- Operate within the overall framework of Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTRs)
- Adhere to St Andrew’s policies and procedures
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Requirements
Applicants should have:
- A relevant Master’s degree in psychology
- A minimum of an upper second class honours degree
- Relevant work experience
- Be eligible for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society
Location and Travel
The role will be located across Oxford, but is primarily delivered out of a Probation Office in Oxford. Travel outside of Oxford is reimbursed separately and is typically required for training.
Other Information
You will facilitate effective communication within the NPS and other agencies that may include primary care services, specialist mental health services, social care and third sector services to ensure continuity of care across all services.
Please note we are unable to offer Home Office Visa Sponsorship for the position of Assistant Psychologist.
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