Clinical/Counselling Psychologist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £48,270 - £54,931 per annum, pro rata (Incl. of HCAS) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 July 2025 |
| Location: | Wokingham, RG40 2BB |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7292130/371-CFS520 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Berkshire Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team which provide mental health care to the birthing population in the six localities of Berkshire. You will be a valued member of the Multidisciplinary team to interface across the service and our clients
As a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist, you will primarily provide psychological therapy within the service, including ensuring evidence-based practice and delivery of recovery outcomes for our clients; supporting staff wellbeing and morale; and ensuring the delivery of safe and effective psychological therapy that is aligned with the Service and Trust core values.
You will work closely with a full range of multi-disciplinary professionals and supported by senior clinicians, you will be responsible for conducting high quality specialist psychological, psychotherapeutic, and psychometric assessments, case formulation and delivering safe and evidence based psychological interventions to service users. You will be proficient in conducting risk assessments, formulating effective in-treatment risk management plans, and working alongside other agencies where wider risk management is indicated.
• Clinical Assessment: Conduct specialist psychological, psychotherapeutic and psychometric assessments and develop a clear and detailed formulation of the service user’s presenting difficulties and/or the systemic issues present.
• Treatment Planning: In collaboration with service users, develop personalised treatment plans based on assessment findings and service user needs, in collaboration with service users, to support their recovery and improve quality of life.
• Therapeutic Interventions: Deliver evidence based therapeutic interventions using a range of psychological techniques and modalities.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with multidisciplinary team clinicians and multi-agency representatives to ensure the delivery of integrated and holistic client care.
• Supervision and Training: In line with experience and role development plans, provide
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 site
The “must haves” for this role:
1. Must be registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist
2. Must have experience of working in evidence-based ways with services users presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the range of settings,
3. Must have experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment
4. Must be able to work flexibly around working patterns as required, and ability to travel independently between locations in Berkshire to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position
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’re committed 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. Please don’t hesitate to call: Deborah Shaves – Psychology Lead] on phone number: 07870 379320 or email deborah.shaves@berkshire.nhs.uk or Alex Afoakwah – Service Manager, phone number: 07929841028 or email: alex.afoakwah@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be 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 please submit your application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Thursday 26 Jun 2025
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