Interim Principal Clinical Psychologist – Oxfordshire

Salary: £26,000 – £56,160 per year

Sensus Associates are working with a client in the Oxfordshire are who require an Interim Principal Clinical Psychologist to cover a maternity position, the working pattern will be 2-4 days per week, with remote working due to current Covid-19 and this will be discussed more at interview stage.

This role involves working alongside another Clinical Psychologist in an equivalent post and an Assistant Psychologist, to provide support and psychological input into OCC’s Statutory Area Teams, who assess, safeguard and support families in need. This role involves carrying out psychologically informed assessments and referrals to mental health services for families, children and young people within the pathway. The post holder will also undertake direct psychological assessments and clinical interventions for children and families held by statutory teams.

This post plays a key role in integrating psychologically informed and evidence-based practice across the pathway, through the provision of clinical consultations with social workers and their teams, reflective practice groups, supporting the understanding of how mental health services function, and how-to best work in partnership with these agencies. The role also contributes to developing working relationships between local children’s mental health services and Children’s Services teams and provides support to social workers with their engagement with the wider partner agencies.

The client would like to receive applications from candidate who have at least two years of experience and the ability to lead psychological interventions and formulations. Also be able to lead psychological implementation, advising social workers and managers.

To apply for this role, candidates must:
Hold a postgraduate qualification in Clinical Psychology as accredited by BPS
Be a fully paid-up member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Have at least two years’ experience of working within CAMHS, Looked after services or services related to safeguarding and/or complex families which could include the Local Authority, Forensic Services or relevant Third Sector organisations
Have proven ability to lead psychological interventions and formulations
Have proven ability to lead psychological implementations.
Be able demonstrate previous experience in advising social workers and managers
Have experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole lifespan and presenting with a full range of clinical severity across a full range of care settings

Please contact Emma to discuss this role further and receive a full job description.