Specialist Clinical​/Counselling Psychologist

If you are a passionate and ambitious Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, dedicated to high quality, evidence-based psychological interventions for adults with significant mental health needs and keen to progress your career within a trust that is well-known for its compassionate leadership, then this job could be ideal for you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Community Mental Health Psychological Therapies team in Wokingham.

We provide a psychological therapy service to adults living in the Wokingham locality, as well as across the whole of Berkshire through our centralised network. We value joint working with multi-disciplinary community mental health teams, to ensure service-users remain at the heart of our work, and we deliver psychologically- and trauma-informed care through consultation and supervision.

Staff health and wellbeing matters to us! We offer a wealth of opportunities to our staff to further develop clinical skills through the provision of excellent supervision and CPD, as well as leadership opportunities through involvement in service development and quality improvement projects.

The postholder will be based at Resource House, with a hybrid model that includes some home-based working, to suit flexible needs.

Conduct specialist psychological assessments and develop a clear and detailed formulation of the service user's presenting difficulties and/or the systemic issues present.

Develop personalised treatment plans based on assessment findings and service user needs, in collaboration with service users, to support recovery and improve quality of life.

Deliver evidence based therapeutic interventions using a range of psychological techniques and modalities.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary team clinicians and multi-agency representatives to ensure the delivery of integrated and holistic client care.

In line with experience and role development plans, provide supervision and mentorship to junior clinicians and trainees, contributing to their professional development and enhancing the treatment they offer.

Regularly undertake applied research, adding to the evidence base for practice, development activities andparticipatein quality improvement initiatives to enhance the overall effectiveness of clinical services.

Actively engage in the improvement and development of mental health services, implementing new treatment approaches, providing insights andexpertiseto enhance the overall quality of care.

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.

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
• 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.

The must haves for this role:

• A post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Experience of and interest in working with adults with significant…