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Are you an experienced Clinical Psychologist looking for a change in direction?

Do you want to work for a Trust that prioritises staff wellbeing and be actively involved in this?

The Wellbeing Matters Team at Berkshire Healthcare are looking for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join them at Band 7 or Band 8a, depending on experience.

In this role you will provide psychological support to individuals, as well as developing and delivering sessions for teams, both online and in person.

You'll be working as part of an experienced, dynamic and responsive team of psychological practitioners. With no waiting list, you can provide proactive support as and when needed.

Berkshire Healthcare encourage staff progression and growth and this position provides opportunity for innovative continued professional development. Our Wellbeing Matters Team work with the latest evidence-based specialist psychological models and techniques.

This is a well balanced role. It involves travel between sites alongside home working and providing staff with virtual support. This is an autonomous post, so you will need to manage your own diary to coincide with the needs of the teams you are supporting, as well as attending team meetings with your colleagues at London House in Bracknell twice a month.

We operate 9:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday and are open to both full and part time applicants.

Main duties of the job

- To support the development and delivery of the Specialist Psychological Staff Support Service

- Provide specialist  assessment, formulation and interventions to individual staff, teams and  manage

- As an experienced mental health practitioner, you will direct and supervise junior staff and resources within their area of responsibility and take an active participation in clinical quality assurance and learning programme

- To communicate specialised, complex and sensitive information and advice to staff members and other professionals, including information about challenging team dynamics or staff psychological wellbeing needs. To provide advice to other members of the service and agencies on their particular needs

Working for our organisation

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. 

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 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

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

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.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

No agencies to contact Berkshire Healthcare directly please.