Assistant Psychologist-gameChange VR project,Psychological Professions Posted

We are recruiting an Assistant Psychologist to work across two innovative projects within Oxford Health.

The role is split equally between supporting the Psychological Professions Workforce Lead on workforce development projects and contributing to a pilot programme delivering Virtual Reality (VR) interventions for people experiencing psychosis across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

This role is ideal for someone interested in psychological approaches to psychosis, workforce development, and the use of digital technologies in mental health care. You will work closely with psychological professionals, multidisciplinary teams, and research colleagues while gaining experience across a range of clinical and strategic projects.

This is an opportunity to develop your skills while supporting the future of the psychological workforce and digitally enabled mental health services.

The postholder will support the Psychological Professions Workforce Lead
, contributing to workforce development projects, communications, data collection and analysis, and the delivery of continuing professional development and training initiatives across the Trust.

Working alongside the Oxford Adult Mental Health team, the postholder will support the delivery of an innovative Virtual Reality (VR) programme for people experiencing psychosis. Responsibilities will include managing and triaging referrals, assessing suitability for VR interventions, undertaking clinical and research assessments, supporting training and intervention delivery, and contributing to the monitoring and evaluation of outcomes.

The postholder will also contribute to the local delivery of a multi-site implementation study of game Change VR, an evidence-based VR therapy designed to reduce anxiety and avoidance in everyday situations for people experiencing psychosis.

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Oxford Health delivers physical, mental health and social care services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our vision is Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team
, and our values are Caring, Safe and Excellent
.

• We are proud to offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for career progression, learning and development, generous annual leave, pension benefits, wellbeing initiatives and staff networks

Please refer to the detailed job description and guidance attached for further information on this role.

Main job description and responsibilities include:

• Under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, to form excellent relationships with adult mental health teams across the counties of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, to help clients access the game Change virtual reality (VR) intervention.
• To assist the project lead in the day-to-day running of the pilot implementation programme of virtual reality approaches.
• To screen and recruit clients into the game Change VR trial. This will involve: speaking to referrers regularly, including clinical team members and Oxford Health R&D; checking whether potential participants meet the trial eligibility criteria; and explaining the trial to potential participants.
• To have a high level of communication and organisational skills when working with patients, carers and colleagues.
• Being able to use databases in order to gather and analyse information.
• Interact effectively with staff from a range of disciplines.

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