We are looking for a friendly, compassionate, flexible, and creative HCPC registered psychologist who enjoys working as a fully integrated member of the MDT and is interested in developing your skills in acute inpatient wards.
You would work at Allen Ward which is based at Warneford Hospital site. The ward already has one part-time practitioner psychologist and a full-time assistant psychologist.
The post is offering 18.75 hours; however, if you would like more hours, please get in contact to negotiate. We are able to offer up to full-time working.
You would have a clear co-created job plan that is varied and flexible with a supportive and visible consultant psychologist on site. 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 recognized 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 have a supportive and structured development scheme which allows you to develop your skills as a B7 psychologist to progress to meeting the competencies and consequently moving into the role of B8a senior psychologist.
We are a fast-growing service that encourages innovation. There are exciting plans for the service to be part of research trials looking at adapting psychological interventions to inpatient wards.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Psychological assessments and time-limited psychological interventions within an inpatient setting.
2. Facilitating team formulation sessions.
3. Facilitating team reflective practice groups.
4. Offering CPD workshops to multi-disciplinary staff.
5. Consultation and encouraging staff teams to think psychologically.
6. Attending and offering a psychological perspective in ward reviews and professional meetings.
7. Developing and facilitating groups on acute inpatient wards.
8. Experience of supervising therapists and other clinical staff.
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:
1. Excellent opportunities for career progression.
2. Access to tailored individual and Trust-wide learning and development.
3. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service.
4. NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants, and retailers.
5. Competitive pension scheme.
6. Lease car scheme.
7. Cycle to work scheme.
8. Employee Assistance Programme.
9. Mental Health First Aiders.
10. Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply).
11. Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team.
Contribute to care provision of patients by providing consultation to the multidisciplinary team and giving ongoing support to create and implement care and treatment plans.
Undertake psychological assessments, including neuropsychological assessments where appropriate.
Deliver individual and group psychological interventions, where appropriate.
Evaluate the effectiveness of individual and group interventions.
Provide consultation and supervision to team colleagues in the delivery of psychologically informed treatments.
Be a member of the ward leadership team alongside the Ward Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist to assist with service improvement and the implementation of service changes.
Supervise and support psychological assessment and therapy provided by any assistant psychologists, doctoral trainee clinical psychologists, and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
Facilitate reflective practice groups, team formulation groups, and CPD workshops for ward teams.
Support initiatives that help to encourage a psychologically informed environment on the ward.
Working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of local policies and procedures to exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the ward to which the post relates.
Please see attached JD/PS for further details of the role.
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