Are you looking for a new role supporting young people with mental health challenges? Are you a registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist?
An opportunity has arisen within our Outreach Service for Children and Adolescents (OSCA) for a part-time Clinical or Counselling Psychologist.
You will be part of our Buckinghamshire Mental Health Service. The service is designed to provide young people with expert help from a single point of access, and is part of the wider multi-disciplinary Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).
OSCA aims to engage and support children, young people and families/ carers with complex needs by means of individualised home and community treatment packages.
This is a part-time working 30 hours per week, fixed term maternity cover position being offered for a period of 10 months.
We welcome applicants seeking a part-time NHS role alongside independent or private practice commitments.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that offers a whole systems approach to meet the mental health needs of young people.
The service aims include:
Supporting children and young people to overcome mental health difficulties
Reducing children and young people’s vulnerability to mental health crisis
Maximizing children and young people’s resilience
Supporting young people to develop and achieve holistic goals that build a life worth living
Enabling children and young people with high levels of mental health need to be supported in their own homes or placements
Offering choice to children, young people and their families and carers
Avoiding inpatient admissions
Offering advice, support and supervision to systems supporting young people, such as Children’s Services, youth services, schools, substance misuse services and youth offending services.
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 are looking for an enthusiastic, personable, and resourceful individual who is committed to supporting developing services as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, and a keenness to be part of a busy and vibrant pathway.
This is an exciting post and would suit someone who hopes to develop their skills in the Outreach Team which forms part of the wider Complex and Vulnerable Young People’s Pathway within Buckinghamshire CAMHS.
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.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
