Clinical Psychologist (maternity cover)

Job Introduction

About Us
This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Clinical Psychologist within Oxfordshire County Council’s Children, Educational and Families (CEF) Directorate in a temporary role, providing maternity cover. Our Children’s Services work with vulnerable children, young people and families who are in or on the edge of the care system, and young people preparing for independence through the young persons supported accommodation (YPSA) services. This role sits within our multi-disciplinary Clinical Team and provides support to the YPSA Service, alongside wider Social Care Statutory teams through consultation, reflective practice and both direct and indirect clinical work. The Clinical Team is led by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and has a strong ethos of creative, integrative and relational / trauma /attachment-informed psychological approaches. 

About You

You will be working as part of our Clinical Team providing Clinical support to the Young Persons Supported Accommodation (YPSA) service across Oxfordshire. The YPSA is an innovative service providing support to young people living in supported living accommodation. The young people have often experienced adverse childhood experiences and relational trauma, including young people who arrived in the United Kingdom as Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children.  

About the role

This role will involve working alongside another Clinical Psychologist and an Assistant Psychologist, to provide support and psychological input for young people and the teams around them across the YPSA service. This role involves carrying out psychologically-informed assessments and referrals to mental health services for young people within the YPSA service. 

This post plays a key role in integrating psychologically-informed and evidence-based practice across the YPSA services, through the provision of clinical consultations with YPSA Teams, leaving care personal assistants and Social Workers, reflective practice groups, training and 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 and adult mental health services and Children’s Services teams.

The Clinical Team works closely with teams and agencies both inside and outside of OCC, and we are committed to improving the lives of young people and families across Oxfordshire. We welcome applicants with a range of interests in terms of psychological approaches and philosophies. The Clinical Team will support the post holder’s professional development through a culture of training, CPD / research opportunities and supervision.

Rewards and benefits

• A comprehensive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits.
• Up to 33 days holiday p.a. plus bank holidays. Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support 24 x7.
• Range of family friendly policies.
• Childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, electric car scheme, range of staff discounts including travel, holidays, insurance, food, health & leisure activities. 
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

Our commitment to:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Our commitment to:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Our commitment to:
Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Our commitment to:
Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Andy Glossop. Email: Andy.Glossop@Oxfordshire.gov.uk