Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Specialist Clinical or Counselling Health Psychologist to join their Cancer Centre Psychological Care Service. The role includes managing a clinical caseload, delivering psychological interventions, and supporting the team. With a focus on quality care and staff development, the Trust offers various benefits including flexible working and career growth opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

NHS pension

Career development

Wellbeing tools

Retail discounts

Parental leave

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering psychological interventions.
• Clinical supervision experience.
• Knowledge of psychological care within hospital settings.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice and consultation on patients’ psychological care.
• Delivering direct and indirect psychological interventions.
• Contributing to service planning and care pathways.

Skills

Compassion

Motivation

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent

Job description

Specialist Clinical or Counselling Health Psychologist

Salary: £53,755 – £60,504 per annum, pro rata, Band A4C 8A*

Hours: 18.75 hrs* - Sessions 0.5 WTE

Location: Reading, Berkshire with opportunities for WFH / Hybrid

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Specialist Clinical / Counselling Health Psychologist to join our team. You will be part of the Royal Berkshire Hospital’s Cancer Centre Psychological Care Service, supported by the Consultant Psychologist to manage a clinical caseload and contribute to service delivery.

The postholder will be part of the Clinical Health Psychology Service, covering ICU, Haematology, Pain, Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Bariatrics, Acute Stroke Inpatient ward, Inpatient Neurorehabilitation ward, and Neuro Outpatient services.

This role is jointly commissioned by Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust and Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust.

For more details or to discuss the role, please contact Beckie Burdess at [e-mail].

Responsibilities include:

1. Providing advice and consultation on patients’ psychological care to clinical team members.
2. Delivering direct and indirect psychological interventions.
3. Providing clinical supervision.
4. Contributing to service planning and care pathways.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We are committed to providing high-quality, safe services in an inclusive environment that supports staff development.

Our values include:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Providing good quality, safe services
• Working together to develop innovative solutions

Benefits of working with us include flexible working, generous annual leave, NHS pension, career development, wellbeing tools, retail discounts, staff networks, parental leave, and free parking.

For more information or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Rebecca Burdess
• Job Title: Operational Service and Business Dev Manager
• Email: [e-mail]
• Phone: [phone]