Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	12 December 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£55,690 - £62,682 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	11 January 2026
Location:	Reading, RG1 5LR
Company:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7680265/371-TAP-CHS1117

Summary

Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Hours:15 hours per week (0.4 FTE)

We are seeking a motivated and compassionateSpecialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologistto join our Acute Stroke Unit and Outpatient Neuropsychology Service in Reading. This is an excellent opportunity for a clinician with a keen interest in neuropsychology and physical health to develop their specialist skills within a supportive, experienced, and forward-thinking service.

The successful candidate will work across:

Royal Berkshire Hospital(0.35 FTE):joining a 30-bedAcute Stroke Unit, providing (neuro)psychological assessment and intervention to adults following stroke.

Outpatient Neuropsychology Clinic, Reading(0.05 FTE):delivering detailed neuropsychological assessments for adults with cognitive and emotional difficulties of suspected neurological origin, including acquired brain injuries, neurological illnesses, and neurodegenerative conditions.

You will be supported by the Principal Psychologist to manage a diverse caseload and contribute to ongoing service development.

If you would like to discuss this role in more detail prior to application, please contact Dr Alan Gray at Alan.Gray@berkshire.nhs.uk

Join this vibrant and supportive Clinical Psychology team to help make an impact on adult psychological care and rehabilitation!

We welcome applications from candidates eligible for Band 7 roles who have a strong interest in neuropsychology and wish to develop towards an 8A role.

You willoffer (neuro)psychological assessment and intervention to adults with stroke. This will include undertaking: -

• cognitive and mood screening,

• more detailedneuropsychometrictesting,

• brief psychological interventions,

• guidance around behaviour management,

• assessments of mental capacity,

• psychological support for families,

• MDT joint-working,

• and staff training.


There are strong links with the local NHS and independent-sector neuro-rehabilitation units, and with community rehabilitation teams. We have close links with the Oxford doctoral training course in clinical psychology, and there may be scope for joint supervision of Trainee Clinical Psychologists.


Inour Outpatient Neuropsychology clinic at 25 Erleigh Roadyou willprovidedetailedneuropsychometricassessments of adults with cognitive and emotional difficulties with a suspected neurological aetiology. This includes a wide variety of neurological conditions, includingacquiredbrain injuries, neurological illness, and neurodegenerative disorders.


The goal of your input will be around differential diagnosis, treatment planning, directing patients toappropriate services, and providing guidance around cognitive and emotional rehabilitation.

Applications for this role will be considered on a first come first serve basis and we may close the vacancy early if the right candidate is found.








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


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.






The “must haves” for this role:

• Doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology.

• Experience ofspecialist assessment and formulation and treatment of adults in inpatient and/ orcommunity physical health settings.

• Relevant experience of working withpeople affected by cancer

• HCPC registration


For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet thecriteria in theperson specificationand write about thispoint-by-pointin your supporting statementfor the best chance of being shortlisted.For further application tips – see thehelp with your applicationdocument attachedonce you click apply.


Ifyou’resomeone who shares our passion for excellence and care,you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!



We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required



This advert closes on Monday 5 Jan 2026

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