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Find out what it is like to work at Oxfordshire Mind by reading our employee’s experience stories.

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Alex Hills, Wellbeing Service Manager, my career and journey at Oxfordshire Mind

I studied Geography at the University of Exeter. Still, I was interested in mental health due to my personal experience, especially living with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), for which I accessed support from the university wellbeing service. In my final year, I did my dissertation on the prevalence of different mental health conditions across…

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Kathryn Pickup, Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, TalkingSpace Plus

Kathryn started her experience with Oxfordshire Mind by volunteering on the Information Line in July 2018 – May 2019 and then started working in the Development team in May 2019. She’s had a variety of roles since joining Oxfordshire Mind, firstly as a volunteer, then as an employee. The voluntary role gave Kathryn an insight…

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Emily McNiffe, Senior IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) Administrator, TalkingSpace Plus

Emily’s first and current role at Oxfordshire Mind is as a Senior Administrator, supporting clinical staff to deliver talking therapies to those who are struggling across Oxfordshire.  She was seconded from the Trust (TalkingSpace Plus) and started the secondment in October 2020. I have developed a completely new role and created new processes.  I have…

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