CBT Therapist or Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Reading is seeking a dedicated CBT Therapist or Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to lead psychoeducational and therapy groups. Ideal candidates will possess a postgraduate qualification in CBT or Clinical Psychology and have experience in multidisciplinary teams. The role requires supporting mental health services and includes responsibilities for staff supervision and service development. Join a supportive team committed to professional growth and providing outstanding care to the community.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days' annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Learning and career development opportunities

'Cycle to Work' scheme

Discounts at retailers and restaurants

Qualifications

• Post graduate qualification in CBT or equivalent.
• Accreditation with BABCP or HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Experience in mental health multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Support psychological care for adults with significant mental health issues.
• Deliver psychoeducational and therapy group programmes.
• Supervise and support junior psychological staff.

Skills

Experience in psychoeducational interventions

Work in multidisciplinary teams

Training of healthcare professionals

Leading psychoeducational groups

Managing emotional regulation difficulties

Education

Post graduate qualification in CBT or Clinical/Counselling Psychology

Job description

Are you an enthusiastic and dedicated CBT Therapist or Clinical/Counselling Psychologist? Are you looking to progress and develop your clinical and leadership skills within an important new area of service transformation? We are introducing a new programme of psychoeducational group interventions aimed at people with emotional regulation and emotional intensity difficulties. If you feel passionate about service development, addressing the gap between primary and secondary care and wish to expand your clinical leadership skills, this role could be ideal for you, and we would love to hear from you!

You will be involved in the planning and delivery of a variety of online and/or in-person psychoeducational and therapy groups, including leading on the delivery of a new skills-based group programme where participants can learn new skills to manage difficulties with emotional intensity and related behaviours. You will be working closely with our Community Mental Health Psychological Therapies (CMHPT) and our Mental Health Integrated Community Teams (MHICS). There will be opportunities for you to contribute to the wider psychological therapies provision depending on your interests and needs, which can include the potential for individual work. You will be joining a dynamic team that values staff wellbeing and you will be well supported and supervised by a Senior Psychologist. Your work base will be in Reading, although a significant proportion of the service delivery will be online. We have one vacancy where we are looking to fill with a Senior Clinician. This role can be filled by either a Psychological Therapist (CBT) or an Clinical / Counselling Psychologist. If you are a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist, please use this link to apply: https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us/our-vacancies/#!/job/v7692499

Responsibilities

• To work as part of a team to support and enhance the psychological care of adults with significant mental health issues in primary care.
• To support and lead on the delivery of a variety of psychoeducational and therapy group programmes for people with emotional regulation and emotional intensity difficulties and SMI across Berkshire, together with holding a small caseload of clients requiring individual CBT for SMI.
• To liaise and work closely with other Psychological Therapists within MHICS and CMHPT in jointly delivering and facilitating the group programmes.
• To participate in the implementation and development of system-wide mental health services that will contribute to improved experience for people with serious mental health problems in primary care.
• To provide clinical leadership and oversight of the service delivery of the groups aimed at people with emotional intensity difficulties as well as oversight into other digital offers for people with emotional regulation difficulties.
• To supervise and support junior psychological staff in the facilitation of psychoeducational groups.

Qualifications

• Post graduate qualification in CBT or doctoral qualification in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or equivalent) or Advanced Mental Health Practitioner with significant experience in psychoeducational CBT-based interventions.
• Accreditation with BABCP or Registered with Health Care & Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Experience and interest of working in mental health multidisciplinary teams / multi-agency environment as well as experience of teaching / training of health care professionals.
• Evidence of specific psychological training in working with clients with significant mental health difficulties.
• Knowledge of working with clients with emotion regulation difficulties.
• Experience in leading and delivering psychoeducational skills groups.

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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.

Values

• Caring for and about you is our top priority.
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services.
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions.

Benefits

• 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.