Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

TN United Kingdom; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to join their team in Bracknell. This role offers the opportunity to work with children and adolescents facing complex mental health challenges, within a supportive environment that values staff wellbeing. You'll be part of a multidisciplinary team, providing essential psychological assessments and evidence-based interventions. With flexible working options and a commitment to professional development, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in mental health care while balancing their personal life.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave

Learning and career development opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to wellbeing tools

Discounts at retailers and restaurants

Staff networks for diversity

Generous leave policies

Free parking

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Psychologist with a doctorate in counselling or clinical psychology.
• Experience in leadership and mental health services is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments and interventions.
• Work within multidisciplinary teams to support patients.

Skills

HCPC Registration

Leadership Experience

Mental Health Service Experience

Time Management

Education

Doctorate in Counselling Psychology

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Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Posted:

02.05.2025

Expiry Date:

16.06.2025

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Job overview

Are you a qualified or soon to qualify Clinical / Counselling Psychologist looking to work with children and adolescents with complex mental health difficulties?

Does a flexible role that coincides with your home life as well as paying HCAS sound like what you are looking for?

Would you be proud to work for an “Outstanding” Trust that has a huge focus on the wellbeing of their staff?

Here at Berkshire Healthcare, we are recruiting for a number of Clinical / Counselling Psychologistroles across our Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) , Neurodiversity and Learning Disabilities Teams.

As a Trust our services operate geographically from a number of sites across Berkshire, from the East as far as Slough to Newbury in West Berkshire.

Our Clinical / Counselling Psychologists work within our multidisciplinary teams playing an important role providing specialist psychological assessments, care planning and a range of evidence-based psychological interventions. They work both one to one with our patients as well as delivering group treatments.

We have strong, supportive teams who can offer you good clinical supervision as well as training opportunities in desirable fields.

Main duties of the job

Must haves for this role:

• HCPC registered Psychologist with a doctorate in counselling or clinical psychology
• Previous leadership / managerial experience
• Experience working in a mental health service
• Experience of delivering agreed/specified service targets and demonstrable effective time management in a busy and demanding environment

(As a newly qualified we appreciate you will not have some of these lived experiences but would still like to hear from you)

Working for our organisation

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.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

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

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

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
• 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We have a number of Clinical / Counselling Psychologist vacancies and the JD and responsibilities are dependent on role and Service applied for after discussion.

Person specification

Qualification

• HCPC registered Psychologist with a doctorate in counselling or clinical psychology

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

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.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

NO AGENCIES TO CONTACT BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE DIRECTLY PLEASE

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