Job overview

Are you a Qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist seeking a new challenge?

The Oxfordshire Prevention & Early Detection (OPEN) Service for At Risk Mental States (ARMS) are seeking a Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the team. We provide timely assessment, intervention, and monitoring for those at clinical high risk for developing psychosis. 

We are a clinical academic service, working with our research partners in the University of Oxford and with several joint clinical-academic posts within our service. We also work closely with our well-established Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Service. We are at the forefront of undertaking research in the area of early psychosis to understand the causes of psychosis and the most effective treatments.

This is a full-time psychologist post in the OPEN service (part-time, job share, flexible hours will be considered). The purpose of the post is to provide a highly specialist psychology service to the clients, across a variety of settings, and to work as team manager for a proportion of the time. The post-holder will conduct specialist assessments, deliver interventions for this client group, including cognitive behavioural therapy and family intervention, and contribute to service development and evaluation.

This will be an exciting opportunity to develop experience and skills in early intervention for ARMS and psychosis. Excellent supervision, support and CPD opportunities are available.

Main duties of the job

This role is crucial in ensuring that patients get access to high quality care and evidence-based psychological treatments within the Oxford Prevention and Early Detection (OPEN) Service. 

• You will be expected to see psychologically and diagnostically complex clients, with multiple presenting symptoms and co-morbid problems. 
• You will also provide supervision, consultation and training, to the psychology assistant, other keyworkers, and psychological therapists and trainees working in the team. The post holder will be expected to utilise research skills for audit, service development and clinically relevant research. In addition to specific team manager responsibilities, the post-holder will work as part of an MDT and contribute to the wider team functions.
• You will be managed through OPEN and the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service, with line management and clinical and professional supervision provided by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the team.   

The successful candidate will have a Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and will be HCPC registered and BABCP accreditable. Interest and experience in working with clients with psychosis or an At Risk Mental State, and their carers, using a CBT framework is important. Willingness to work flexibility within a small, dedicated team is essential.

Working for our organisation

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