Assistant Psychologist

The North & West Older Adult Community Mental Health Team is looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join the team, working within their busy memory clinic.

The memory clinic is a diagnostic service and you will be involved in the assessment of patients and completing neuropsychological testing as well as the support of the patient and their family member throughout the whole process.

There will be opportunities for you to be involved in wider psychological interventions in the team and to spend sometime in the Brain Heath Centre at the Warneford Hospital and see some of the research which the Trust is involved with.

You will need to have a keen interest in working with older adults and in specific working with dementia and cognitive impairment. Previous experience in this area would be advantageous but not essential.

The North CMHT is a friendly and supportive place to work, with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists and support workers as well as a dedicated administrative team.

You will play a major role in the day to day functioning of the memory clinic, for which you will need to have a high level of organisational and communication skills and be a positive team player.

Your will need a keen understanding of mental health and be able to undertake supervised assessments of patients attending the memory clinic, supporting the medical staff with interviewing patients and family members or carers.

After training you will offer neuropsychological tests, rating scales as appropriate and psychometric screening.

You will assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the treatment and management of a client's problems under the supervision of a qualified professional.

To work with other staff to assess patients and work with carers/families to support the diagnosis of dementia.

To collate data, analyse and produce reports and outcome summaries as required.

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

You will be responsible for the day to day smooth running of the clinic alongside the administrative and medical staff.

You will have opportunities to be involved in the wider psychological functioning of the team and to join in training and meetings with the psychologists working within Older Adult mental health.

You will receive regular clinical supervision with one of the team's psychologists as well as management supervision from the memory clinic nurses or management team.

You will need to have excellent English and IT skills.

This post will be closed before the deadline once there are sufficient applicants to shortlist.