Clinical Psychologist/CBT Therapist (12 month FTC with probability of extending to a full time role)

Koa Health are a Digital Health Mental Health Company that provide modern, effective care through deploying digital therapy tools in a hybrid and stepped care model. Led both by clinicians and engineers the product and clinical teams work closely together to bring digital and clinical care into the best balance and to enhance the effectiveness of psychological therapies. As a focussed workstream, Koa have partnered with Oxford University to make the OSI (Online Support and Intervention for Child Anxiety) and OSCA (Online support for adolescents with Social Anxiety) tools available to the NHS and other healthcare organisations. 

Initial deployment of the tools has been very successful, making it essential to expand our clinical team. The post-holder will play a key role in training and supervising clinicians and in supporting delivery at scale. They will have a passion for digital mental health and thrive in an environment which moves and changes at pace. This post will offer full training on the OSI and OSCA tools and the chance to work in one of the leading UK digital mental health providers in the UK

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Clinical Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join our team to support the national roll out of two digitally augmented psychological therapy programmes (Online Support and Intervention (OSI) for child anxiety problems and Online Social anxiety Cognitive therapy for Adolescents (OSCA), an internet delivered therapist-assisted cognitive therapy for adolescent social anxiety disorder). The post will involve working closely with the research teams at the University of Oxford, who designed the tools to facilitate widespread implementation of OSI and OSCA in child and adolescent mental health services that are provided on behalf of the NHS (including Mental Health Support Teams and other schools based teams).  This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to increasing access to effective psychological therapies for children, adolescents and families. The position would suit a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist who has an interest in parent-led CBT and in therapist-led cognitive therapy, a good understanding of child and adolescent mental health services, and experience in delivering training to child and adolescent mental health professionals.

You will:

• Deliver training to clinicians in child and adolescent mental health services provided on behalf of the NHS (including within a ‘train the trainer’ model).
• Provide expert supervision via ‘skills groups’ to clinicians using OSI and OSCA.
• Support the ongoing development of training materials for OSI and OSCA that aligns with Koa’s product development plan.
• Contribute to the maintenance of Koa’s Community of Practice platform including posting materials, answering questions and taking part in the moderation of the platform.
• Carry out clinical administrative duties and support day-to-day management of the overall project, helping to ensure team delivery milestones are achieved and the work is carried out to the highest standards.  
• Work with the research team at the University of Oxford to monitor and evaluate the roll out of OSI and OSCA.
• Agree clear task objectives, organise, and delegate work as appropriate.
• Train in and deliver OSI and OSCA (through an Honorary contract with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust or other agreed means).
• Contribute as directed by Koa Health to other workstreams falling outside of the NHS.  
• Fulfil other duties appropriate to the grade as directed by Koa Health and/or the Oxford teams.

About You:

• Possess a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Postgraduate Qualification in CBT.
• Registration with HCPC and/or BACBP.
• Experience of working with children and young people with anxiety difficulties.
• Good understanding of mental health services and especially mental health services for children and young people.
• Understanding of the theoretical and empirical foundations of parent-led CBT for child anxiety disorders.
• Understanding of the theoretical and empirical foundations of cognitive therapy for social anxiety disorder. 
• Experience of parent-led CBT for child anxiety problems.
• Experience of cognitive therapy for social anxiety disorder based on the Clark & Wells model.
• Experience with digital psychological therapies.
• Experience of developing and delivering training to child and adolescent mental health professionals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational, project management, and record keeping skills.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely and to send brief and focussed emails required in a business environment.
• Ability to work at the pace required in a start-up organisation and to be flexible with a job plan from week to week as required. 
• Prior experience of digital psychological therapies for child and adolescents will be desirable.

About Koa Health 

Against the backdrop of decades of rising demand, mental health has never been more important.  The Covid pandemic has led to a four-fold increase in mental disorders around the world, impacting individuals, companies, and communities. 

Today, we simply don’t have enough mental health clinicians to meet demand.  Koa Health aims to solve the gap between demand and supply with a unique human-digital hybrid approach, built upon the best digital technology.  Koa’s digital assets deliver the highest quality care, measured through engagement, program completion, patient and clinician satisfaction. Koa technology substantially increases clinician productivity, allowing our precious clinicians to treat more people. 

Having secured a successful and oversubscribed Series A funding totaling €30m (ca.$36M) in October 2020 and additional €20m funding in May 2022, we are currently closing our Series B round of investment, with €12M secured from our existing investors.  You can read more about Koa Health on our website here.  There has never been a more critical time for the work that we’re leading at Koa Health.  And this is where you come in!  

Why Koa Health?

We are at the forefront of innovation in digital health, working on one of today’s hottest topics – mental health.  By working with Koa, you will make a positive impact on the lives of many people.

Aside from the power of our mission, we provide all the support and benefits to make your life at work and outside of work fun and comfortable year-round, such as:

• Competitive rewards package that includes: Food Allowance, Private Health Insurance, Pension Contribution, Life Insurance, Bonus Scheme, and Share Options
• We believe in walking the talk: We are focused on supporting your wellbeing and therefore provide you with a Wellbeing Allowance and Wellbeing Leave, as well as a generous annual leave allocation to help manage both your mental and physical health as you see fit
• Flexibility: We’re hiring your skills and experience, so ask you to use these in the most effective way you can whilst managing your work-life balance in your own way
• An international environment: Our teams, our clients and our collaborators span the US, the UK, Europe, and Asia.  Our breadth of experience offers the opportunity to understand and get involved in healthcare systems worldwide.

An inclusive workplace

We firmly believe that diversity and inclusion should be embedded in the fabric of our organization and we know true progress comes with long-term commitments and actions.  We are building a space where our people feel respected for who they are and are rewarded based on the impact they make to the business. 

Regardless of your personal identifiers, at Koa Health you can be yourself, and feel respected, accepted and supported.  We promote an inclusive culture where people who think and act differently can discover ways to learn from each other.  Promoting diversity, inclusion, and equity must be a company-wide effort.  As a scale-up company, we are creating a safe space that fosters acceptance and invites differences as part of our first steps toward building a resilient and inclusive work environment.