Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Children & Young Person's Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
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Are you looking for your first position as a qualified Psychologist, or are you an experienced practitioner seeking to work with children and young people?
We have an exciting Band 7 opportunity in our Children and Young Person’s team.
In this position, you will work with a broad range of mental health presentations to develop in-depth expertise in young people’s mental health and to hone skills for supporting individuals with neurodiversity. Your role is integral to the CAMHS moderate to severe pathway, known as FIRS & SIRS, which provides expert support to young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health conditions through a single point of access. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team collaborating closely with partner organisations to deliver holistic, high-quality mental health services.
We operate a hybrid working model, combining both face-to-face and remote service delivery, with bases across the county, including Aylesbury and High Wycombe.
Whether you’re soon to qualify, newly qualified, or an experienced Band 7 Psychologist, we invite you to apply and become part of our commitment to improving the mental health and well-being of children and young people.
Role
In this role, you'll have the opportunity to really get involved in the Psychology provision offered within Buckinghamshire. On a day-to-day basis, this will include:
- Offering psychology assessments.
- Offering psychology consultation to both CAMHS clinicians (within and external to our team) and Multiagency services (e.g. social care and schools) providing opportunities to engage with other professionals to share and disseminate psychological knowledge/understanding.
- Delivering psychological interventions using a range of models through 1:1 sessions, joint parent and young person work. There are opportunities for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, DNA-V (adolescent model for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) and Compassion Focused Therapy in line with the existing evidence bases.
- Delivering clinical supervision and supporting Psychology Trainees (both CBT trainees and trainee Clinical Psychologists).
- To support the duty provision, by undertaking the role of duty on a rota basis as shared out within the team.
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Oxford Health
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”.
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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
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Eleanor Rowsell
- Job title: Head of Psychological Therapies
- Email address: eleanor.rowsell@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01865 901951
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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