Clinical Psychologist, Chronic Pain Out-Patient Service
| Posting date: | 06 August 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 September 2025 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 7LE |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7130180/321-CSS-7130180-B8a-PUB |
Summary
A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a thrivingdepartmentof Psychological Medicinein a largeUniversity HospitalNHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic and able individual to provideclinical input tothePainPsychologyTeamfor1 year fromJuly2025to cover maternity leave. The post isbased in theChurchill Hospitalin Oxford.
Clinical Psychology services for patients suffering with Chronic Pain have been provided for manydecadesin Oxford. You willprovide input to theOxfordPainManagement Centrebased at the Churchill Hospital. MDT meetings take place on a Monday,and ideally you would work Mon/Tue/Wed.
Evidence-based psychological treatments such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness,Compassion-Focussed Therapy (CFT),and Acceptance-Based therapies(ACT)are integrated within amultidisciplinaryPain Management Service. You will be supervisedand managed by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist within the painserviceandwill work alongsidepain specialists from other professional groups. Pain Psychology input is offered as a tertiary level service as referrals are only accepted from other members of the Pain team, ensuring specialist medicaland physicalassessment and intervention has been completed. You will be involved in carrying out individualand jointassessments,andone-to-onepsychological therapy. Psychology is highly valued within themultidisciplinaryteamsand there is plenty of opportunity for you to develop your consultation, supervision,and teaching skills. Previousexperience of working in the field of pain is desirable, but not essential.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to theten core principles
Oxford University Hospitalspromotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
For an informal visit or any questions please contactDrSandra Wiltshire, Lead Psychologist for the Pain Service (Tel:01865 738081, Email:Sandra.Wiltshire@ouh.nhs.uk).
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Aug 2025
This is an exciting opportunity to join a thrivingdepartmentof Psychological Medicinein a largeUniversity HospitalNHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic and able individual to provideclinical input tothePainPsychologyTeamfor1 year fromJuly2025to cover maternity leave. The post isbased in theChurchill Hospitalin Oxford.
Clinical Psychology services for patients suffering with Chronic Pain have been provided for manydecadesin Oxford. You willprovide input to theOxfordPainManagement Centrebased at the Churchill Hospital. MDT meetings take place on a Monday,and ideally you would work Mon/Tue/Wed.
Evidence-based psychological treatments such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness,Compassion-Focussed Therapy (CFT),and Acceptance-Based therapies(ACT)are integrated within amultidisciplinaryPain Management Service. You will be supervisedand managed by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist within the painserviceandwill work alongsidepain specialists from other professional groups. Pain Psychology input is offered as a tertiary level service as referrals are only accepted from other members of the Pain team, ensuring specialist medicaland physicalassessment and intervention has been completed. You will be involved in carrying out individualand jointassessments,andone-to-onepsychological therapy. Psychology is highly valued within themultidisciplinaryteamsand there is plenty of opportunity for you to develop your consultation, supervision,and teaching skills. Previousexperience of working in the field of pain is desirable, but not essential.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to theten core principles
Oxford University Hospitalspromotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
For an informal visit or any questions please contactDrSandra Wiltshire, Lead Psychologist for the Pain Service (Tel:01865 738081, Email:Sandra.Wiltshire@ouh.nhs.uk).
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Aug 2025
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