Eating Disorder specialist Psychologist - Oxford

You will provide specialist psychological assessments of patients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources.
This role will include making skilled evaluations to formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a patient's mental health problems, based upon appropriate conceptual framework of the patient's problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy.
Implementing a range of highly specialist psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families, and groups, adjusting/refining psychological formulations, informed by different exploratory models, and maintaining a number of hypotheses.
You will evaluate/make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical/therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individuals, family or group.
This role will also exercise professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of patients whose problems are managed by psychologically-based care plans, including communication with the referral agent /others involved in care.
Providing supervision of more junior members of the team ,in particular psychologists, therapists and assistant psychologists and trainees, you will also take part in service development and associated audit and research, The Adult Community Eating Disorder team is a multi-disciplinary team comprised of Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) Therapists, Psychiatrists, Nurses, Dietitians, Social Worker, Assistant Psychologists, Community Support Workers and team Administrators.
The service provides an integrated formulation-based model tailored to the needs of adults with a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder as well as those with comorbid mental health problems and their carers.
The service offers excellent opportunities for supervision, service development, service evaluation and research, teaching and training including CBT-e (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy). We have good supervision and operational structures and an excellent track record of CPD (Clinical and Professional Development), as well as good links with Oxford University, particularly with the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology. The service is also committed to evidence-based and evidence generating practice and you will have the opportunity to be part of service evaluation and Quality Improvement.
The post is based at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford but we provide a service across the whole of Oxfordshire. We offer a range of evidence-based treatments for eating disorders, such as CBT-ED, MANTRA, CBT-T, guided self-help for Binge eating disorder and Bulimia, SSCM (Specialist Supportive Clinical Management) and deliver these within the community.
Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and access to a car for work, if necessary, adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010. The service operates 5 days per week Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the job role.
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+ We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values - safe, caring and excellent.
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+ Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

We are passionate about what we do and will be looking for someone who can join a community team which is in continuing transformation with a new service model addressing the needs of the people of Oxfordshire in the 21st century.
We are moving towards the development of treatment pathways for all presentations of eating disorders. We have good working relationships with colleagues in the Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Services as well as other Adult Community Eating Disorder services across the Thames Valley region.
The successful applicant will have extensive experience in working with eating disorder patients in addition to excellent interpersonal and leadership skills which will enable them to thrive within a multi-disciplinary team context and in working with this complex patient group and their families.

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+ Lease car scheme
+ Cycle to work scheme
+ Employee Assistance Programme
+ Mental Health First Aiders
+ Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
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