Assistant Psychologist

Assistant Psychologist

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Outpatient Services , MHTR

Location:

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Salary: £27,118 per annum

Hours:

37.5

Do you have a strong interest in working with individuals who come into contact with the criminal justice system?

St Andrew’s is a charity specialising in complex mental health. Its mission is to help people with complex mental health needs transform their lives.

With its history dating back nearly two centuries, St Andrew’s today is undergoing significant change to deliver on its mission for years to come.

St Andrew’s has hospitals in Birmingham and Essex, with its base in Northampton. It delivers inpatient and outpatient services, as well as dedicated care services for adults.

This is a unique opportunity to work as an assistant psychologist embedded in probation offices under the guidance and supervision of qualified psychologists from St Andrew's Healthcare Outpatients Service.

The National Probation Service (NPS), Oxfordshire County Councils have partnered with St Andrew’s Healthcare to deliver Community Sentence Treatment Requirements as part of a Mental Health Treatment Requirement initiative.

Within this role you will support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the Criminal Justice System (CJS); providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with the psychologist and within the overall framework MHTRs, and St Andrew’s policies and procedures.

Applicants should have a relevant Master’s degree in psychology / minimum of a upper second class honours degree or relevant work experience and be eligible for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society.

The role will be located across Oxford, but is primarily delivered out of a Probation Office in Oxford. Travel outside of Oxford is reimbursed separately and is typically required for training.

You will facilitate effective communication within the NPS and other agencies that may include primary care services, specialist mental health services, social care and third sector services to ensure continuity of care across all service

Please note we are unable to offer Home Office Visa Sponsorship for the position of Assistant Psychologist.