Senior Locality Lead - Oxford

You will work as part of the senior management team, in the South Locality, this is an excellent opportunity for the post holder to ensure the systematic governance of psychological practice within the overall framework of Talking Therapies policies and procedures.
In agreement with the Deputy Clinical Lead, the post holder will contribute to the day to day management of clinical governance processes within the team to ensure the safe and effective management of patient care across the whole service.
You should have significant experience of providing clinical and managerial supervision in a professional setting that focuses on using evidence based models of treatment. It is also strongly desirable that you will have worked in an NHS Talking Therapies service and have experience of working with people with and without long-term physical health conditions and their carers and other health care staff.

This post will be attractive to doctoral level (or equivalent) clinical psychologists or counselling psychologists. You should be able to demonstrate your use of evidence-based practice, preferably in a primary care setting. We are particularly interested in applicants who have experience of working with clinicians providing Step 3 treatments. You should be BABCP accredited or willing to work towards obtaining this during your first year in post.

We are looking for an experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist to join our exciting, innovative and successful service. Oxfordshire Talking Therapies provides evidence-based psychological therapies over the telephone, online or face to face. We support over 15,000 people a year who are struggling to manage common mental health conditions.
As part of local Talking Therapies network, the service continues to build on its excellent reputation of delivering high quality treatments.
We have been an NHS England early implementer for Integrated IAPT for people with long-term physical health conditions and DWP Employment Advice enabling us to expand our work in physical health settings as well as the work environment. Participation in audit, policy and service development, as well as research activities/programmes will be a key part of the role.
If you are a compassionate team worker with enthusiasm and motivation we would love to hear from you., Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the "candidate guide to making an application" which is attached to all roles., Oxfordshire Talking Therapies service follows a hybrid working pattern, currently aiming for staff on average to work for 2 days in a Trust office or clinic and 3 days from home.
Our two main bases are centrally located in Oxfordshire. First at Abell House, and the other Manzil Way. We also use additional clinic space around the county. Ability and willingness to travel for work purposes is essential.
Please note:
+ New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
+ Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
+ 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 positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
+ 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.
+ 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

Band 8b
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.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you., Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.
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