Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You would have the opportunity to work with a wide spectrum of clients with differing levels of need and severity and at different life stages (excluding first episode psychosis). You would have opportunity to develop skills in delivering a variety of interventions depending on your interests and experience.
Oxleas welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds. Our Building A Fairer Oxleas (BAFO) initiative aims to involving frontline staff, senior managers and Board members in making positive changes to how it feels to work at Oxleas, particularly for BAME staff, disabled staff and LGBT+ staff.
The Psychology profession in Oxleas is well respected and represented at a high level within the Trust, and the Director of Therapies is a member of the Trust's executive. Professional development is encouraged within all professional groups.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, lifespan developmental psychology as certified by the BPS.
2. Current HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist
3. Willingness to undertake Advanced Training in CBTp and Family Intervention in Psychosis if not yet completed.
Desirable criteria
1. Two or more distinct psychological therapies
2. Advanced Diploma in CBT (for Psychosis or SMI)
Experience
Essential criteria
1. Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
2. Experience of working with a wide variety of service users from across the whole life span, presenting with problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Desirable criteria
1. Experience of delivering cognitive behavioural therapy with clients experiencing psychosis.
2. Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
Skills
Essential criteria
1. Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
2. Ability to work as part of a wider team of professionals.
3. Ability to use outcome measures and ability to integrate these into therapy.
Desirable criteria
1. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
2. Ability to provide a culturally competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.
We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high volume of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Documents to download
* Job description B7 (PDF, 616.3KB)
* Job description B8a (PDF, 328.4KB)
* Preceptorship - notes for candidates (PDF, 384.4KB)
* Important Additional Information For Candidates (please read carefully) (PDF, 160.6KB)
* Privacy Notice for Staff (PDF, 268.6KB)
* Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.5MB)
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