Adult Psychotherapist or Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

1 week ago


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

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Psychotherapist or Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our team at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

About the Role

This is a full-time (37.5 hours) fixed-term position for one year, providing maternity cover. The successful candidate will have the 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).

As a member of our forward-thinking team, you will be at the forefront of providing evidence-based psychological therapy, with a primary focus on Mentalisation-Based Treatment (MBT). This role offers the perfect avenue to polish your expertise and expand your horizons, allowing you to grow, learn, and truly make a difference in the world of mental health.

Main Responsibilities
  • You will be working with service users who have often endured a lifetime of adversity, including abuse, deprivation, and trauma.
About Us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust, rated 'outstanding' by the CQC. We are 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 include:

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
What We Offer
  • 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.
Requirements

The must-haves for this role include:

  • 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.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
  • 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.
Previous Experience
  • Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services.
  • Experience of managing highly complex situations concerning safeguarding and risk management.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • 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.


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