Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,877 - £62,626 per annum ( Incl of HCAS) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | Slough, SL1 2BJ |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7284284/371-CFS517 |
Summary
Interview will be held on 8th July 2025
An excellent opportunity has become available for aClinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Berkshire CAMHS East Specialist Community Team (SCT)covering Bracknell,Sloughand RBWM localities. This role isfulltime(37.50 hours)andsubstantivecontract.
The Specialist Community Teams provideassessment, therapeutic interventions, and care coordination for children and young peoplewhoare experiencing moderate to severe complexmental health difficulties. We work asa close and supportive multidisciplinary team and in partnership with other CAMHS teams and external agencies to provide high quality and holistic mental health care to young people.
The post will involve joining a team of clinicians within our East Specialist Community Team to provide assessments, care-coordination, and evidence-based psychological interventions to young people and their families. As a senior member of the team, the post-holder will support the clinical leadership of the team and willbe responsible forsupervising junior colleagues, asappropriate.Clinical supervision will be provided as well as support for continuing professional development.
• Provide comprehensive assessments and therapeutic interventions to young people and their families, as appropriate
• Provide care co-ordination for young people open to the service
• Independently manage an appropriately sized caseload
• Use supervision effectively
• Offer supervision and training to junior colleagues and other agencies as appropriate
• Work with colleagues to support the clinical leadership of the team
• Work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and within a multiagency system
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice
• Contribute to audit, service development and research, as appropriate
• Maintain own continuing professional development and contribute to team professional development initiatives
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role:
1. Experience of working in CAMHS
1. The ability to manage a complex caseload of patients autonomously.
1. Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We arecommitted to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader,Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Pleasedon’thesitate to call:Bharti Kumaron email:Bharti.kumar@berkshire.nhs.uk who’llbe delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so pleasesubmityour application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Sunday 29 Jun 2025
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