JOB TITLE:
Psychologist
LOCATION:
Oxford, with some travel across the Thames Valley
GRADE:
AFC band 7 equivalent
HOURS:
22.2 per week
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Chloe Purcell, Project Manager
1.
Purpose of the Job
1.1
To develop and provide a high quality specialist therapeutic group work service for
young people who have been victims of sexual abuse.
1.2
To work with the Project Manager to enhance current services for victims of sexual
abuse provided by the organisation.
1.3
To provide consultation and advice about psychological issues to other members of the
team/service and other professionals working with service users.
2.
Main Tasks
2.1
To formulate and implement plans to run a programme of therapeutic group work
sessions to young victims of sexual abuse.
2.2
To carry out specialist psychological assessments of young people referred to the
service.
2.3
To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options for service users.
2.4
To undertake risk assessment, formulation and management for individual clients and
to provide advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment,
formulation and management, in order to contribute to effective and therapeutic
management of risk.
2.5
To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to SAFE! staff and
project workers providing services to all victims of sexual abuse.
2.6
To ensure that all members of the team have access to a psychologically based
framework for understanding and care of clients of the service, through the provision
of advice and consultation and the dissemination of psychological research and theory.
2.7
To complete the development of bespoke practical exercises and contribute to
researching and writing a book of guidance for professionals working with young victims
of sexual abuse.
2.8
To deliver training to a range of SAFE! Project staff and Project Workers, as well as other
professionals in the field.
2.9
To work closely with multi-agency partners to ensure clear referral pathways and
integration of services for young victims of sexual abuse.
2.10 To consult widely with agencies offering services to young victims locally and nationally,
and disseminate good practice.
2.11 To utilise research skills to undertake service evaluation, audit and research as
appropriate and disseminate the results in the service and nationally.
2.12 To meet regularly with and report to the Project Manager and SAFE! Board of Trustees.
2.13 To contribute to an annual conference to share learning and best practice across the
region.
2.14 To contribute to monitoring and evaluation of the Project.
2.15 To assist the Project Manager in providing material for end of grant funding, and other
reports.
2.16 To maintain and promulgate the highest standards of clinical record keeping including
electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of
professional self-governance in accordance with professional code of practice of the
British Psychological Society and SAFE! policies and procedures.
2.17 To attend training in line with continuing professional development as required, and to
receive regular clinical supervision.
2.18 To carry out all duties in accordance with relevant SAFE! procedures and guidance,
including in relation to Safeguarding Children, Data Protection, Health & Safety and the
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different
tasks as necessitated by your changing role and the overall business objectives of the
organisation.
Person Specification - Psychologist
1. Qualifications
Essential
 Post-graduate level training in applied psychology (e.g. clinical / counselling psychology)
(or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
 Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions
Council (HPC)
2. Knowledge/Experience
Essential
 Experience of specialist psychological working (assessment, formulation and treatment)
with children and young people, in a range of settings.
 Experience and/or training in CBT
 Experience of facilitating training and supervision.
 Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to young people.
 Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
Desirable
 Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
 Experience of working with young victims of sexual abuse.
 Knowledge and understanding of Protective Behaviours.
 Experience of research and writing practice guidance
3. Skills
Essential
 Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly
technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other
professional colleagues
 Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
 Strong team player
 Ability to work within a large geographical area effectively, managing travel arrangements
and using creative working solutions.
 Ability to plan and manage own work load
 Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable
for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
 Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public,
professional and academic settings.
 Ability to write to a high standard and keep up to date records
 Ability to use multiple IT systems including Microsoft packages
 Ability to deal with distressing or emotional circumstances and take care of own wellbeing on a very regular and frequent basis.

Ability to manage exposure to upsetting, distressing or challenging behaviours (frequency
depends on job setting)
4. Values
Essential
 Commitment to empowering service users, their relatives and carers at all levels.
 Commitment to and enthusiasm for multidisciplinary team working.
 Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
5. Special Requirements
Essential
 Ability to travel across the Thames Valley
 Satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Desirable
 Full driving license
 Able to work unsociable hours
6. Equal Opportunities
Essential
 Able to demonstrate commitment to anti-discriminatory practice
Desirable
 Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and
experience of working within a multicultural framework.