Clinical Health Psychologist | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Company: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting opportunity to join a thrivingdepartmentof Psychological Medicinein a largeUniversity HospitalNHS Trust. We are seeking clinical psychologists to provide provideinput tothe cleft psychology service, the prosthetics team, the acute spinal cord injury service and the staff psychological support service.
Please note:We are recruiting 1.8 WTE. Applicants may express an interest in one post, or in combining posts where this creates a suitable whole-time or part-time working pattern. Combinations of sessions/posts will be considered and discussed at interview.
As an integral part oftheabovenamedmulti-disciplinary teams, the clinical psychologists willbe responsible forthe provision of highly specialist assessments, evidence-based psychological interventions and consultancy services forchildren and adultswithlimb loss(or at risk of limb loss/amputation),cleft lip and/or palate and acute spinal cord injury. They will also provide input to staff working in OUH and experiencing work-related psychological difficulties.
The post holder will provide teaching and training alongside research and evaluation relevant tothe above conditions.
Depending on the sub-specialty, the post holder will work closely with other health professionals (e.g.surgeons, physiotherapists, dentists, speech and language therapists, occupationaltherapists, prosthetists, rehabilitation consultantsand nurses) and will, at times, represent the team within the widerorganisation.The post holder in staff support will work closely with psychological medicine colleagues in the team, alongside the trust well being services.
The post holder will be a valued member of the Psychological Medicine Centre which encompasses Clinical Health Psychology, Children’s PsychologicalMedicineand Psychiatry.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to theten core principles
Oxford University Hospitalspromotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
- Toundertake highlyspecialistpsychological assessment and communicate a clinical opiniontoinform and/or develop a case formulation to guidepsychological intervention/consultation. Assessment will bebased on analysis interpretationand integrationofhighlycomplexinformation from a variety of sources including clinical interview, direct observation, questionnaire measures,neuropsychological tests (where applicable),literaturereview,and psychometric assessment-incorporatingmedical investigationsif relevant. To give an opinion based on this in cases where professional opinion may differ, and in which a judgmentmustbe made about the significance of data where data may be unreliable/missing.
This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Nov 2026
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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