Course Tutor/Clinical Psychologist (Band 8b (preceptorship at Band 8a will be considered) - DCl[...]

Band 8b (preceptorship at Band 8a will be considered)

Main area DClinPsych Course Tutor/Clinical Psychologist Grade Band 8b (preceptorship at Band 8a will be considered) Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (minimum of 22.5 hours per week part time) Job ref 267-CS7086269

Site Isis Education Centre, Warneford Hospital Town Headington Salary £62,215 - £72,293 per annum | pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/04/2025 23:59

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced clinical psychologists to join our teaching team at the Oxford DClinPsych where full training and support will be provided to help you help us train future clinical psychologists for the NHS workforce.

Please see here for details of the course and the existing team.

The DClinPsych sits within the Oxford Centre for Psychological Health which is a unit within Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust closely linked to the University of Oxford and the Department of Experimental Psychology.

Staff are employed on NHS contracts with access to University facilities.

The centre comprises the Oxford Institute for Clinical Psychology Training and Research, Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre and the Oxford Health Specialist Psychological Intervention Centre as well as a new systemic family therapy training unit.

We are a fast-growing organisation which delivers training and clinical services from an evidence based perspective, and are seeking new staff to join our friendly and dynamic team based at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford (with some flexible working from home being possible). CBT and Systemic/Family therapy interests are strongly encouraged.

Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to hold HCPC registration in order to be considered for this role

Main duties of the job

• Plan, organise and coordinate key aspects of the DClinPsych Training Programme
• Teach individuals and help them reach their full potential
• Work with the team to support development of the service
• Work with the lead for the People with Experience Group (PEG) to integrate personal experience matters throughout curriculum
• Keep up-to-date with knowledge of legislation, national and local policies

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

Person specification

Qualifications

• Must have Clinical Psychology qualification
• HCPC registration as Clinical Psychologist
• AFT Intermediate Level accreditation or beyond.
• Higher Education Academy recognition

Experience

• Established level of teaching experience and ability to teach and train others
• Experience of working at an appropriate organisational level within a NHS/University setting
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of a variety of clinical presentations.
• Experience of supervision and formal training in clinical psychology training
• Post-Doctoral research experience that may include carrying out applied research, supervising research work, publishing research and collaborating with others.
• Experience of working with Service Users in the co-creation of teaching and research

Knowledge

• Expertise in issues related to clinical supervision.
• Knowledge, skills, and experience in clinical psychology practice in a specialist area

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Paul Salkovskis Job title Director Email address paul.salkovskis@hmc.ox.ac.uk Telephone number 01865 226369 Additional information