Perinatal Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - Oxford

at  Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist interested in joining the Oxfordshire Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team? You will be a member of an established Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team, playing a key role in clinical leadership and development, supervision and training.
As well as excellent terms and conditions, we offer supervision and CPD and training to support the role and individual career progression and have excellent links with the Oxford Centre for Psychological Health that includes Oxford Centre for Cognitive Therapy (OCTC) and Oxford Institute for Clinical Psychology Training, which is hosted by the Trust. We actively encourage innovation and research with opportunities for collaborations with University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry and Department of Experimental Psychology.
You will have experience of providing psychological assessment and intervention for adults in the perinatal period with severe and/or complex mental health difficulties.
We are looking for a skilled Psychologist who can provide s upervision and support the psychological assessment and therapy provision of more junior members of staff. Working well in a team, you will p rovide consultation around psychological care needs.
You w ill also be required to work autonomously managing your own caseload and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team. You will u tilise research skills for audit, policy and service development, including quality improvement and research. We are looking for a candidate who can p ropose and implement policy changes which may impact on other professionals working in the team.
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
This role is crucial in ensuring that patients get access to high quality psychological treatments within the Oxfordshire Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team. As part of the role, you will:
Provide psychological assessment and intervention for adults with severe and/or complex mental health difficulties in outpatient and community settings. This may also include the use of digital technology.
Supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by assistant psychologists, doctoral trainee clinical psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
Provide consultation to colleagues as well as to social care and GPs in planning and implementing care plans for clients with psychological care needs.
Work 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 Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team.
Utilise research skills, as a major requirement of the job, for audit, policy and service development, including quality improvement and research.
Propose and implement policy changes which may impact on other professionals working in the team

Please refer the Job description for details