Assistant Psychologist

Are you looking to start your career in Forensic Psychology?

Are you compassionate, dedicated and enthusiastic?

We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join the team at Forensic CAMHS Team working with Children and Adolescents with mental health difficulties. This role is an excellent opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist to work in a community forensic team. Due to the complexity of the role we would be looking for someone who has worked in a mental health setting and preferably a forensic mental health setting before.

Under regular supervision from a Clinical Psychologist, you will develop skills to support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the service, across all sectors of care; supporting consultation to other professionals and agencies, providing psychological assessment and brief psychological interventions.

In addition, you will support the service in collection of routine data and create reports for commissioners and assist in the development of service evaluation within the service. Previous experience of the above is desirable.

You will work with colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team and so should be able to demonstrate the ability to do so. The role will also involve participation in audit, service evaluation and service development projects.

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

The FCAMHS Team is a small and supportive team of 8 highly experienced Clinicians including Clinical Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Nurses and Admin. Although the role is a supportive one and at times can involve data collection and audit. The role itself does allow Assistant Psychologist to be trained in several areas of assessment and risk that other roles would be unable to offer.