clinical/counselling psychologist

BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Slough is seeking an experienced clinical/counselling psychologist to provide specialized services within mental health teams across Berkshire. The ideal candidate must possess a doctoral qualification in psychology and extensive experience in clinical settings, along with clinical supervision training. This position offers flexible working options and excellent career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days' annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

'Cycle to Work' scheme

Access to wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at popular retailers

Support networks for equality

Generous maternity and paternity leave

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Registered Practitioner Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with HCPC.
• Significant experience as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist.
• Enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological service to users with severe/complex mental health difficulties.
• Lead, supervise, and contribute to multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to the Community Mental Health Transformation initiative.

Skills

Clinical supervision training

Great IT skills

Ability to work with complex mental health cases

Education

Doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology

Job description

Job Overview

30 hours per week

This is an exceptional and exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical/counselling psychologist who would be interested in gaining additional invaluable skills and experience working across mental health services in both primary and secondary care.

As the successful postholder, you will be working within the Community Mental Health Team in Slough and wider Berkshire. You will be supervising and managing staff, as well as offering your expertise to a wider multidisciplinary community mental health team.

This post also offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of the development of the Mental Health Integrated Community Service (MHICS). This is part of the Trust's Community Mental Health Transformation initiative aimed at bridging the gap between primary and secondary care and involves working closely with GPs and primary care colleagues.

This exciting role offers an excellent opportunity for a career development, and we would welcome passionate and dynamic candidates, keen to progress in their careers.

Responsibilities

• You will work as a valued member of the Slough Mental Health Service, as well as the trust Psychological Therapies wider team, and you will provide a highly specialist psychological service to users presenting with severe/complex mental health difficulties requiring multiple interventions, complex/intensive risk management plans and high levels of multiagency work.
• You will initiate, lead, supervise, and contribute to the multidisciplinary teams within the locality and wider Trust services.
• You will contribute to the Trust's Community Mental Health Transformation initiative aimed at bridging the gap between primary and secondary care, which includes working closely with GPs and primary care colleagues.
• You will be reliable and knowledgeable, and you will have great IT skills and be familiar with various systems and software packages.
• You will need access to your own car and be able to travel independently across Berkshire.

Qualifications

• A doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology and Registered Practitioner Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC).
• Clinical supervision training for psychological therapy trainees and qualified staff.
• Significant experience working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist, including demonstrable post qualification experience at a highly specialist level in the related specialisms.
• An enhanced DBS check.

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria.

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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