Job Description

Are you passionate about working with older people and working in an established care home support service?



We have a new opportunity to recruit a Principal Practitioner Psychologist to work directly with our Care Home Support Team across Oxfordshire. The service was developed ten years ago from a research study evidencing the formulation based, psychosocial approach implemented.



The role would involve providing clinical supervision to multi-disciplinary mental health and physical health staff and developing the psychology role with the care home teams.



This role would suit someone with established leadership skills, or someone looking to progress their career by developing their leadership skills in a supportive team.



We offer excellent CPD and training opportunities to support career progression.



We support flexible working, recognising the importance of a good work life balance and the need for your work to fit with external commitments.



The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:



To work as part of the care home support team to carry out highly specialist psychological assessments of people in care homes referred to the team.



Use highly specialist psychological and neuropsychological approaches to work with clients in care with cognitive difficulties (dementia) and their carers.



Supervise and support the psychological assessment, formulation skills and therapy provided by mental health CHSS workers through training and supervision and participate in disseminating skills to the wider service.



Lead on evaluation of the psychologically informed model and report to senior team and older people mental health leads where appropriate on the efficacy of the approach.



Develop the psychologically informed model to meet the needs of the service



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

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.