Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
- Location
- Reading
- Salary
- £45,753 to £52,067 per annum (Incl. HCAS)
- Closing date
- 25 Jun 2024
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- Profession
- Mental health, Counsellor / Psychotherapist, Psychologist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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Are you a qualified or soon to qualify Clinical / Counselling Psychologist who is passionate about working with people with Learning Disabilities?
Are you looking for a role that can offer flexible working to coincide with your home life as well as paying HCAS?
Due to internal promotions within the Trust we are looking for a new band 7 Clinical /Counselling Psychologist to join our team based at Erlegh House in Reading.
This is a rare opportunity to join a well-established psychology service where Psychologists work closely with other multi-disciplinary professionals to offer high-quality care to adults with learning disabilities both in a community setting and in an inpatient unit.
We are an innovative team who are passionate about improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and are looking for someone who shares these values. We work with clients with complex needs, drawing on a variety of psychological models, and are looking for psychologists who are keen to continue to develop their therapeutic skills, who are good communicators and are creative in finding ways to engage with people.
Main duties of the job
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa 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.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a service we are big on staff development and grow your own and can offer you both internal and external training and development opportunities. You will also be supported to develop your clinical leadership and change management skills, while continuing to develop your supervision, consultation, training and governance skills to enhance patient and staff well-being.
The service operates 9-5 Monday to Friday, and we can offer flexibility within this. We are open to both full and part time applicants.
The must haves for this role:
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Dr Sarah Walden, Consultant Clinical Psychologiston07890 395584 or 0118 9047197or emailSarah.Walden@berkshire.nhs.ukwholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
Previous Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Desirable
Additional Requirements
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
University of Reading - Earley Gate
Earley Gate
Reading
RG6 6BZ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
371-CFS237-A
Are you looking for a role that can offer flexible working to coincide with your home life as well as paying HCAS?
Due to internal promotions within the Trust we are looking for a new band 7 Clinical /Counselling Psychologist to join our team based at Erlegh House in Reading.
This is a rare opportunity to join a well-established psychology service where Psychologists work closely with other multi-disciplinary professionals to offer high-quality care to adults with learning disabilities both in a community setting and in an inpatient unit.
We are an innovative team who are passionate about improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and are looking for someone who shares these values. We work with clients with complex needs, drawing on a variety of psychological models, and are looking for psychologists who are keen to continue to develop their therapeutic skills, who are good communicators and are creative in finding ways to engage with people.
Main duties of the job
- To provide highly specialist and expert psychological assessments of clients referred to the Learning Disabilities Psychology Service, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of highly complex data from a variety of sources.
- To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis.
- To formulate plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client's mental health problems based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, and employing expert methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
- To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
- To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical the therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa 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.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
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
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a service we are big on staff development and grow your own and can offer you both internal and external training and development opportunities. You will also be supported to develop your clinical leadership and change management skills, while continuing to develop your supervision, consultation, training and governance skills to enhance patient and staff well-being.
The service operates 9-5 Monday to Friday, and we can offer flexibility within this. We are open to both full and part time applicants.
The must haves for this role:
- Post graduate doctoral qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent)
- HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist
- Previous experience working as a psychologist with people with learning disabilities
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Dr Sarah Walden, Consultant Clinical Psychologiston07890 395584 or 0118 9047197or emailSarah.Walden@berkshire.nhs.ukwholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Post graduate doctoral qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent)
- Registered and accredited with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Eligible for graduate membership of BPS (British Psychology Society) and for Chartered Clinical Psychology status and membership of the Division of Clinical Psychology as a result of training in models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and at least 2 psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Commitment to clinical supervision training for psychology trainees.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Some experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across they whole life course and presenting with the full range of care setting including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatie
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility under supervision for client's psychological care and treatment.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
- Experience likely from trainee placements and/or assistant posts.
Desirable
- Some experience of representing Psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care. Some experience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings. Some experience of the application of Psychology in different cultural contexts
- Some experience of representing Psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
- Some experience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings. Some experience of the application of Psychology in different cultural contexts
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Desirable
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of Clinical /Counselling Psychology.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Hold a full driving license and have access to a car.
- No previous or pending convictions which would exclude the post holder from this job.
Desirable
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
Employer details
Employer name
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
University of Reading - Earley Gate
Earley Gate
Reading
RG6 6BZ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
371-CFS237-A
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