Senior Assistant Psychologist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 December 2025 |
| Location: | Reading, RG1 5AN |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7610594/371-CHS1063-A |
Summary
SeniorAssistantPsychologist
• Salary:Band5
• 1WTE37.5 hours
• Pain Clinic,TheRoyal Berkshire Hospital (main site)
We areseekingamotivated andcompassionateSeniorAssistantPsychologist,with an interest insupportingpeople withlong term pain conditions,to join ourClinical Health Psychology Service.
This challenging and rewarding rolewillprovidethe opportunity to work alongside a highly specialist clinical psychologistand other members of the multidisciplinary team in delivering our specialist servicesat The Royal Berkshire Hospital (main site).
Thisexcitingpostis jointly commissioned by Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust and Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust.
The post-holder will contribute to multi-disciplinary service delivery, offering a psychological perspective on long term pain experiences, under the supervision of a Registered Practitioner Psychologist within the Clinical Health Psychology Service (CHPS) at Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. They will work directly (in-person and virtually) with service users, as well as their carers and families, to provide evidence-based psychoeducational interventions. This role co-ordinates and leads the delivery of group and one to one education. They will attend weekly CHPS meetings, including CPD and complex case discussions.
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:
• An upper second class (2:1) honours degree or higher in psychology or equivalent, which confers eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Entitlement to graduate membership of British Psychological Society
• Evidence of an interest in pursuing a career in psychological therapies within a physical health setting
• Previous experience working as an Assistant Psychologist with people who have experienced physical and mental health difficulties or neurological difficulties
• Can demonstrate additional physical health related experience and/or learning as well as familiarity with mental health practice.
• Experience of delivering group and one-to-one information.
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.
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 Wednesday 19 Nov 2025
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