Assistant Psychologist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 22 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Oxford |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75719034 |
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Are you a Psychology graduate with clinical mental health experience looking for a new challenge?
The Oxfordshire Prevention & Early Detection (OPEN) Service for At Risk Mental States (ARMS) provides timely assessment, intervention, and monitoring for those at clinical high risk for developing psychosis. We work closely with our well-established Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Service and with our research partners in the Departments of Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, to ensure that we are providing timely assessments and access to effective interventions.
We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist on a full time basis to fill a crucial role in the recently established and developing OPEN ARMS service in Oxfordshire for young people at clinical high risk for developing psychosis.
You will be working with a small team of psychology, psychiatry, keyworker and admin staff to develop and provide a highly specialist service to the clients of the OPEN ARMS Service, across a variety of settings in the community.
Excellent opportunities for development are available and the post-holder will be supported to conduct detailed clinical assessments and to deliver manualised cognitive behavioural interventions to individuals and family work to clients and their supporters.
Main duties of the job- Promoting and receiving referrals
- Conducting clinical assessments,
- Delivering structured interventions,
- Routine data collection.
- Support clients to access resources available in the community and participate in treatment trials
You will have an important role contributing to the development of the service.
Working for our organisationOxford 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”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
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 apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria- An upper second-class honours degree, or higher in Psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the BPS
- Further post graduate training in relevant area
- Post graduate work with people with mental health problems
- Paid work with people experiencing psychosis or other complex difficulties
- Experience of working with families
- High level communication skills (written & verbal) including an ability to communicate and working settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Experience using software for databases and data analysis
- Understanding of the needs and difficulties of young people with mental health problems
- High degree of organisational skills, ability to adjust priorities.
- High standard of report writing
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context
- Interest in working with people with mental health problems
- Able to interact effectively with staff from other disciplines
- Able to work independently and use supervision
- Willing to work flexibly and manage change
- Able to travel across the county
- Able to drive and has a car
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Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact DetailsName: Louise Johns
Title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Email: louise.johns@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 07407 825321