Adult Psychotherapist or Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

4 weeks ago


Reading Berkshire, United Kingdom Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

If so, we have an incredible opportunity to join our team on a full-time (37.5 hours) basis for one-year fixed-term to provide maternity cover. But it's more than just a job it's an opportunity to make a genuine difference in the lives of adults in Berkshire who are grappling with the challenges of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD).


Step into a world of compassionate care and innovation as part of our forward-thinking team. You'll be at the forefront of providing evidence-based psychological therapy, with a primary focus on Mentalisation-Based Treatment (MBT).


For Psychologists and Psychotherapists, this role offers the perfect avenue to polish your expertise and expand your horizons. This position isn't just a job it's a chance to grow, learn, and truly make a difference in the world of mental health. You will be helping service users who've often endured a lifetime of adversity - abuse, deprivation, and trauma. You'll be based in IMPACTT at Erlegh House in Reading and deliver care in a number of premises across Berkshire as required.

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.Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:


Committed to providing good quality, safe services
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


Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology OR post-graduate qualification in adult psychotherapy.


~ Registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) for psychologists or UKCP for psychotherapists.


~ Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services and experience of and interest in working with service users with personality disorders.


If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.


nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.


We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Education/Qualifications/Training
Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology OR post-graduate qualification in adult psychotherapy
Registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) for psychologists or UKCP for psychotherapists.

Specialist experience/training in MBT
Eligible for graduate membership of BPS (British Psychology Society) and for Chartered Clinical Psychology status and the Division of Clinical Psychology membership.
Post-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Supervised practice in psychological therapies.

Continuous Professional Development
Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
Staying up to date with evidence-based practice in relevant field.

Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
Experience of managing highly complex situations concerning safeguarding and risk management.
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
Experience with routine outcome monitoring, audit and clinically related research
Experience of teaching as well as experience of developing training programmes and supervision of junior staff

Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Demonstrates an understanding of mental health issues and presentations and knowledge of child protection/safeguarding issues and other relevant legislation
Computer literate.

Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.

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