Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Psychologist
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About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to play a pivotal role in delivering this new service, as well as planning, evaluating, and contributing to its development.
We are looking for a newly qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist at Band 7 level, who is driven, passionate and excited to be part of a strategically important service provision, in line with our programme of Community Mental Health Transformation which is aiming to transform and enhance the way we deliver our mental health services.
The service will employ an innovative model to provide rehabilitative care to people with complex and severe mental health issues and the role will offer the opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives, including supporting them to engage with activities of daily living and to integrate with their local communities, allowing them to lead meaningful and more independent lives.
The role will offer autonomy, variety, and significant development opportunities, both in leadership and clinical skills.
The Ideal Candidate Will
- Have some desirable knowledge of working or understanding patients with complex mental health rehabilitative needs
- Be a registered Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
- Be able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others, and themselves
- Be passionate about supporting people to live fulfilling lives independently
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The post holder will be a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in our new Community Rehabilitation Enhanced Support Team (CREST). As this is a brand-new initiative, the suitable candidate will support the Principal Psychologist to input into the development of the service, including feeding into processes and procedures, and supporting with the recruitment of staff to the service.
On a day-to-day basis, the individual will support patients through a needs-led, client-centred approach and formulation to care. Each patient will have a bespoke care plan agreed at MDT.
This will include supporting patients with developing their skills and relationships to enable them to live healthy, fulfilling lives.
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.
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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 sites
FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY - If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.
For Further Details / Informal Visits Contact
Name: Lucy Murphy
Job title: CREST Service Manager
Email address: lucy.murphy@berkshire.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07814066267
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