• Job Description

  Req#: C9267-25-0810?language=en&page=484&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you an an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist seeking a new challenge?

  An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Oxfordshire Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team and Maternal Mental Health Service. The right candidate will work across both teams toplay a key role in clinical leadership and development, supervision and training.

  We are looking for a skilled psychologist who can provide supervision and support the psychological assessment and therapy provision of more junior members of staff. You will have experience of working alongside a range of other professionals to provide specialist psychological advice and consultation regarding formulation and treatment.

  Our ideal candidate will have experience of providing psychological assessment and intervention for adults in the perinatal period with severe and/or complex mental health difficulties.

  Main duties of the job

  This role is crucial in ensuring that patients get timely access to high quality specialist 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 presenting in the perinatal period and their families in outpatient, community and inpatient settings as required. This may include the use of digital technology.
  • Supervise and support the psychological assessment and interventions provided by assistant psychologists, trainee clinical psychologists, CBT therapists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
  • Provide ad hoc advice, consultation and supervision on clients' psychological care to colleagues and other professionals as delegated by the Principal Clinical Psychologist.
  • Propose and implement policy changes which may impact on other professionals working in the team.

  You will excel at working autonomously, managing a caseload and exercising responsibility for systematic governance of psychological practice within a multidisciplinary team. You will be familiar with utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development.

  About us

  We offer excellent supervision, CPD and training opportunities 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 and Research, 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.

  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

  Details

  Date posted

  26 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8a

  Salary

  £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  267-OA7251038

  Job locations

  Slade House,

  Horspath Driftway,

  Headington, Oxford,

  OX3 7JH

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

  The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

  The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with relevant registration
  • Evidence of CPD since qualifying

  Desirable

  • Further training relevant to working in perinatal mental health
  • Further training/qualifications or experience in supervision, research methodology, staff training, other relevant fields
  • Further training/qualifications in specific therapy modalities such as DBT, EMDR, BCT, VIG

  Skills

  Essential

  • Complex/specialist methods of psychological assessment, formulation and treatment
  • Effective communication of sensitive/complex information
  • Multidisciplinary teamwork and consultation

  Desirable

  • Teaching/training

  Experience

  Essential

  • Psychological assessment, formulation and treatment
  • Variety of client groups, presenting problems, settings
  • Supervision of others

  Desirable

  • Severe and/or complex mental health care
  • Perinatal mental health care
  • Running groups

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with relevant registration
  • Evidence of CPD since qualifying

  Desirable

  • Further training relevant to working in perinatal mental health
  • Further training/qualifications or experience in supervision, research methodology, staff training, other relevant fields
  • Further training/qualifications in specific therapy modalities such as DBT, EMDR, BCT, VIG

  Skills

  Essential

  • Complex/specialist methods of psychological assessment, formulation and treatment
  • Effective communication of sensitive/complex information
  • Multidisciplinary teamwork and consultation

  Desirable

  • Teaching/training

  Experience

  Essential

  • Psychological assessment, formulation and treatment
  • Variety of client groups, presenting problems, settings
  • Supervision of others

  Desirable

  • Severe and/or complex mental health care
  • Perinatal mental health care
  • Running groups

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxford Health NHS Trust

  Address

  Slade House,

  Horspath Driftway,

  Headington, Oxford,

  OX3 7JH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxford Health NHS Trust

  Address

  Slade House,

  Horspath Driftway,

  Headington, Oxford,

  OX3 7JH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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