Clinical Psychologist OUH Heart Centre

The post holder will provide a highly specialised clinical psychology service to patients who access the Oxford Heart Centre, specifically within the Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiac Rehabilitation services. As an integrated member of both medical teams, the post holder will deliver direct assessment and intervention alongside consultation and supervision to the wider teams. The post holder will be required to work with patients and families across a range of contexts including acute medical wards and outpatient clinics. Amongst other things, they will undertake highly specialist psychological assessment and formulation in order to guide psychological intervention and consultation. The post holder will be expected to work with the medical teams to provide a sustainable programme of psychological support. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is 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 the OUH YouTube channel. In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes 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. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Lucinda Dixon Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: lucinda.dixon@ouh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01865 234 714