Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Reading; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Berkshire seeks a HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join their CAMHS Anxiety Disorders Treatment Team. This Band 8B position requires strong clinical leadership and a focus on improving outcomes for children and young people. Candidates must have a postgraduate qualification in psychology and relevant leadership experience. Benefits include flexible working, generous annual leave, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days’ annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

Discounts at popular retailers

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist experienced in CAMHS.
• Ability to manage a caseload providing expert psychological assessment and therapy.
• Experience leading clinical work and supporting service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological therapy within ADTT, providing leadership and advice.
• Undertake expert psychological assessment and case formulation.
• Support the development and implementation of clinical practice frameworks.

Skills

Leadership experience

Psychological assessment

Risk management

Multi-agency collaboration

Education

Post graduatedoctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology

Registered and accredited with HCPC or UKCP/BPC

Specialist training in psychological practice

Job description

Overview

Are you a HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist experienced in CAMHS? Are ready for your next step into a Senior role where you will clinically lead a team? Here in the CAMHS Anxiety Disorders Treatment Team (ADTT) we are looking for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join us helping children and young people across Berkshire. We offer intensive evidence-based treatments for anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive and related disorders. This is a rare Band 8B position and is perfect for an experienced psychologist ready to take their next step in a genuinely collaborative, positive and compassionate environment.

As a senior lead you’ll have an onsite presence in the team at our fantastic base at the University of Reading. There’ll be occasional community travel and options for some homeworking. Day to day you will manage a small caseload providing expert psychological assessment and therapy; offer clinical leadership, consultation, and supervision to colleagues; develop and oversee intensive risk management plans, supporting young people who require multi-agency involvement. You will work in partnership with the Team Manager to uphold clinical standards and drive quality improvements that enhance outcomes for children and young people.

You will also be part of the transformational leadership group for CAMHS, with the opportunity to do a transformational leadership course at Reading University as well as being part of the Trust Psychology network.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the delivery of psychological therapy within ADTT, providing expert professional leadership and advice relating to the delivery of psychological therapy for complex presentations requiring multiple interventions, complex or intensive risk management plans and high levels of multiagency working to ensure and develop consistently high quality, safe and cost-effective services for users, working in partnership with key stakeholders internal and external to the Trust.
• As we develop our on-line offer, to undertake a role in moderating service user activity on the Trust Support, Hope, Recovery On-Line Network (SHaRON) and to participate in on-line discussions and care delivery via this modality.
• Responsible for expert psychological assessment, case formulation, risk assessment and treatment for a designated number of patients presenting with complex mental health difficulties.
• To support the development and implementation of frameworks and strategies that improve clinical practice, governance, education, learning, performance, management and quality in the service and across the Trust.
• To support the further development and maintenance of support services delivered by the team, including but not exclusive too, the advice and consultation function, CYPF digital services including Young SHaRON and the online resource.

Qualifications

• Post graduatedoctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent).
• Registered and accredited with HCPC or UKCP/BPC.
• Evidence of post-doctoral specialist training to accreditable level in at least 2 areas of psychological practice.
• Leadership experience and a successful track record in leading service delivery and contributing to service transformation.

Benefits and Working Life

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 site.

Equal Opportunities

We’re 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 have identified that this is a role where we have underrepresentation of ethnically diverse colleagues. As part of our commitment to inclusion and Unity Against Racism we offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who meet the essential criteria and identify as: Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British, Mixed and ‘Other’ Ethnic Groups.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Pleasedon’thesitate to contact Dr Jo Cocksey, Consultant Clinical Psychologist on 0786 678 7757 or Mel Jarvis, Service Manager on 0779 536 6676 who’ll 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 pleasesubmityour application as soon as possible.

This advert closes on Friday 31 Oct 2025.