Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
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We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Principal Psychologist
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Principal Psychologist to join our team of passionate and skilled psychological therapists, working collaboratively with Wokingham Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) to deliver the highest quality care for adults with significant mental health needs. This is an exciting opportunity to use and further develop your clinical expertise and leadership skills within a well-established service that is committed to providing evidence-based, trauma-informed interventions and achieving excellent outcomes for those we support.
About the Role
As part of the Community Mental Health Psychological Therapies (CMHPT) Service, you will provide psychological therapies to adults living in Wokingham and contribute to the delivery of specialist psychological care across Berkshire through our centralised service. The role offers a varied clinical caseload, alongside opportunities to contribute to service development, innovation and the continued growth of psychological therapies within community mental health settings.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide psychological therapies to adults living in Wokingham.
- Contribute to the delivery of specialist psychological care across Berkshire.
- Offer expert clinical supervision, consultation, and advice to psychological professionals and trainees, as well as other members of the clinical team and beyond.
- Provide expert clinical assessments, case and psychological formulation, and evidence-based intervention for a designated number of service users.
- Deliver training and teaching to support the learning needs of trainees and the continued professional development of psychological and multidisciplinary colleagues, the wider clinical team, other agencies, and non-professional carers.
- Work autonomously within professional and local guidelines and policies and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service.
- Utilise research and audit skills to inform service and policy development and act as a highly specialist resource to the wider professional team.
- Propose and implement policy changes and service development initiatives within the service and across the Trust, working closely with colleagues as required to progress improvement. This will include a role in effective recruitment, professional appraisal and management, and the identification of training needs.
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Location and Working Conditions
The post is based at Resource House, Wokingham, with an expectation that you will work from base at least 2 days per week. We support flexible and agile working, with opportunities to work from home where service needs allow. Occasional travel across Berkshire will be required for meetings, training and collaborative working.
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
Benefits
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
Secondment Roles
FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY - If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Gareth Mitchell
- Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address: Gareth.Mitchell@berkshire.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01189043913
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