Principal Clinical / Forensic / Counselling Psychologist FCLDT

We are seeking to recruit a part-time Principal Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist (Band 8b) to join our recently established Forensic Community Learning Disability Team (FCLDT).
The role will involve a combination of direct and indirect work to support adults with learning disabilities and forensic needs in the community. The FCLDT sits within our Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT) which aims to support service users to successfully transition from inpatient environments into appropriately supported community settings.
The post holder will work across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire and will have very close links with local Learning Disability teams and Local Authorities from each geographical area., The role involves direct assessment, formulation and intervention work with service users, as well as supporting other professionals to work in an effective, formulation-driven and evidence-based way in order to manage risk and improve health outcomes.
The post will involve delivering training and supporting the psychological thinking within the team. There will also be a requirement for consultations to support other services with risk formulations and management plans., The post holder will provide an experienced psychological service to people with learning disabilities who have forensic needs and/or have accessed care via a secure pathway as part of the Forensic Community Learning Disability Team (FCLDT) covering Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire (BOB).
The FCLDT, which sits within the forensic service's Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT), supports the reduction of hospital use and seeks to improve the quality of life, health and well-being of service users with a diagnosis of learning disability who are at risk of being admitted to secure services or are being discharged to the community from secure settings.
The post holder, will be an experienced clinical/counselling/forensic psychologist holding doctoral level professional qualifications, who will ensure the clinical leadership and systematic provision of this highly specialist multilevel service specialising in working with individuals with a learning disability and a forensic need, that is cost-effective, culturally appropriate and based on best clinical and professional practice and that meets Trust and Directorate objectives, national strategic, and policy guidelines, commissioner requirements and user and carer needs and expectations. To thereby help understand, prevent and ameliorate psychological distress and disorder, work towards risk reduction and risk management, and improve the quality of life, mental health and well-being of users of this service.
The core element of the post is to provide case identification, case consultation, case formulation, joint working, and workforce development. The post holder will also have additional responsibility for:
· Leading the strategic thinking about services delivered to individuals with a Learning Disability with a forensic need in the community in the BOB area, notably identifying need, promoting inter-agency working to support this cohort, collating information about services (and pathways within services) available.
· Link to the FIND (Forensic Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental) Service, Forensic Community Mental Health team, secure establishments, and the Criminal Justice agencies to enable early intervention and support in preventing revictimization within systems.
· Develop the pathway for the eligibility process of the service and lead on developing pathway interventions that meets the needs of this cohort.
· Support the wider strategic development for this cohort.
+ All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
+ Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
+ Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
+ We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
+ 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.
+ Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
+ 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

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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.
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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.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you., As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East 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"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
+ Excellent opportunities for career progression
+ Individual and Trust wide learning and development
+ 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
+ NHS Discount
+ Pension scheme
+ Lease car scheme
+ Employee Assistance Programme
+ Mental Health First Aiders
+ Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
+ Staff networking and support groups