Clinical/Counselling Psychologist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	18 Awst 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£55,690 - £62,682 per annum, pro rata
Oriau:	Rhan Amser
Dyddiad cau:	17 Medi 2025
Lleoliad:	Reading, RG30 4EJ
Cwmni:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7424667/371-MHS823

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a newly qualified or experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work on the Adult wards in the Adults Mental Health Inpatients Psychology Team at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading. This role would suit a candidate who is keen to apply a broad range of psychological skills, which would include consultation, formulation, psychological assessment, therapeutic interventions, and contribution to service development.

We welcome applications for this band 7/8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist role. There are opportunities for flexible working patterns which would include face-to-face clinical work as well as home working. We are also flexible in accommodating requests for part-time working days.

* The post holder will be able to progress from band 7 to band 8a once they demonstrate that they meet the competencies specified for Band 8a level. *
• Work onallocatedwards–predominantlyadults

• Offer psychologicalconsultation tocommunity and hospital staff (e.g. team formulation, teaching sessions, joint working,supervisionand staff support groups).

• SuperviseAssistant Psychologist.

• Clinical work with service users and carers involving assessment, formulation,and interventions with varied and complexmental healthpresentations.

• Contribute to serviceimprovementinitiativesin a ward/community team, as well ascontributing to projectsarising from the Inpatients Psychology Team.


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:
• Postgraduate doctoral qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent)
• You will have experience working with adults with complex mental health problems, neurodiversity, or other disabilities and have excellent therapeutic and management skills.
• You will enjoy working in teams and providing psychological consultation, teaching and supervision.
• Calm, confident and assertive in emotionally demanding situations, you will be astute at setting and maintaining professional boundaries and will be efficient at dealing with distressing or hostile situations and behaviour.
• Self-motivated and confident, you will show initiative and a determination to support clients and their families through creative engagement. This includes an ability to work integrative in your clinical work.

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 contactDr Claudia Kustner on 01189605277 or emailclaudia.kustner@berkshire.nhs.uk

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 Tuesday 26 Aug 2025

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