(Part-time) Clinical Psychologist - Older Adults

Are you a newly qualified Psychologist seeking your first role, or an experienced Psychologist looking for a change of pace?

We’re recruiting a Clinical Psychologist (newly qualified or experienced) to join Amber Ward on a part-time basis (18.75 hours per week) at the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury.

You will provide a high-quality, highly specialist clinical psychology service to an older adults’ inpatient ward supporting patients with complex mental health needs, including dementia.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Contributing to patient care through consultation with the multidisciplinary team and supporting the development and implementation of care and treatment plans
• Undertaking psychological and neuropsychological assessments where appropriate
• Delivering individual and group psychological interventions
• Evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and adapting practice accordingly
• Providing consultation and supervision to colleagues to support psychologically informed care
• Working as part of the ward leadership team alongside the Ward Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist to support service improvement and change
• Supervising and supporting assistant psychologists, trainee clinical psychologists, and other team members delivering psychologically based care and treatment
  
  

This is an opportunity to work within a supportive multidisciplinary team and play a key role in shaping psychologically informed care for older adults in an inpatient setting.

• To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.

To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions.

To provide specialist psychological advice guidance and consultation to other professionals within the service.

To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients in receipt of older people’s services.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients.

To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care

Oxford 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

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nargis Islam Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: Nargis.Islam@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01865 902789

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.