Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

NHS; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Berkshire Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team at NHS. The role involves providing psychological therapy while ensuring evidence-based practice and delivering recovery outcomes for clients. This position requires collaboration with multidisciplinary professionals and conducting high-quality assessments.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days' annual leave

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

'Cycle to Work' scheme

Wellbeing tools and services

Staff discounts at popular retailers

Generous parental leave

Free parking across Trust site

Qualifications

• Must be registered and accredited with HCPC.
• Experience working in evidence-based ways with service users.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist psychological and psychometric assessments.
• Develop treatment plans with service users.
• Deliver therapeutic interventions using evidence-based techniques.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Therapeutic interventions

Collaboration

Risk assessment

Communication

Education

Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology

Registered and accredited with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist

Tools

RiO

MS office

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Berkshire Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team which provide mental health care to the birthing population in the six localities of Berkshire. You will be a valued member of the Multidisciplinary team to interface across the service and our clients

As a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist, you will primarily provide psychological therapy within the service, including ensuring evidence-based practice and delivery of recovery outcomes for our clients; supporting staff wellbeing and morale; and ensuring the delivery of safe and effective psychological therapy that is aligned with the Service and Trust core values.

You will work closely with a full range of multi-disciplinary professionals and supported by senior clinicians, you will be responsible for conducting high quality specialist psychological, psychotherapeutic, and psychometric assessments, case formulation and delivering safe and evidence based psychological interventions to service users. You will be proficient in conducting risk assessments, formulating effective in-treatment risk management plans, and working alongside other agencies where wider risk management is indicated.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical Assessment: Conduct specialist psychological, psychotherapeutic and psychometric assessments and develop a clear and detailed formulation of the service user's presenting difficulties and/or the systemic issues present.
• Treatment Planning: In collaboration with service users, develop personalised treatment plans based on assessment findings and service user needs, in collaboration with service users, to support their recovery and improve quality of life.
• Therapeutic Interventions: Deliver evidence based therapeutic interventions using a range of psychological techniques and modalities.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with multidisciplinary team clinicians and multi-agency representatives to ensure the delivery of integrated and holistic client care.
• Supervision and Training: In line with experience and role development plans, provide

About us

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
• 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 site

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

1. Must be registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist2. Must have experience of working in evidence-based ways with services users presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the range of settings,3. Must have experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment4. Must be able to work flexibly around working patterns as required, and ability to travel independently between locations in Berkshire to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position

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.

Were 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.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Deborah Shaves Psychology Lead] on phone number: 07870 379320 or email [e-mail] or Alex Afoakwah Service Manager, phone number: 07929841028 or email: [e-mail] wholl be delighted to help.

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.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training - For Clinical/Counselling Psychologist:

• Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996 or for those who completed their training overseas) which provides eligibility for Chartered Membership of British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Additional training/ accreditations to reflect post qualification interest/ specialism (e.g., Health Psychology, Neuropsychology, BABCP, UKCP, ACAT, BPS).

Continuous Professional Development

• Evidence of training and/or interest and knowledge in psychological models and therapeutic approaches relevant to the post.
• Commitment to continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant accrediting body.
• Evidence of post qualification training in supervision

Experience

• Experience of working in evidence-based ways with services users (and their carers/families) presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the range of settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experience of dealing with highly distressing or emotional circumstances, such as serious mental illness, child and sexual abuse, exploitation, and complex family dynamics
• Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment
• Experience of service development and carrying out clinical audit, evaluative research and applying the findings
• Experience of working with, and addressing issues of diversity, including experience of working with diversity, multiculturalism, and equality of access to service.
• Experience of delivering teaching and training to staff
• Experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring or providing structured guidance to other staff

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrable knowledge, skills and abilities in the practice of psychological/neuropsychological or psychotherapeutic assessment, formulation and intervention, relevant to the service area.
• Knowledge and understanding of service evaluation, audit and research and completing this in the NHS.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, technical and/or sensitive information to service users, their carers/families and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to support, influence and engage with clinicians, stakeholders and service users to create change and improvement
• The ability and skills to act as an advocate for the service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system.
• Advanced IT skills and the ability to navigate various systems and software packages (such as RiO, Outlook, databases, MS office/Teams, One Consultation and the internet).

Additional Requirements

• Able to work flexibly around working patterns as required, and ability to travel independently between locations in Berkshire to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£48,270 to £54,931 a yearper annum, pro rata (Incl. of HCAS)