An excellent opportunity has become available for a Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Berkshire CAMH S West Specialist Community Team (SCT) covering Wokingham and when needed supporting the Reading and Newbury localities.
The Specialist Community Teams provide assessments , therapeutic interventions, and care coordination for children and young people who are experiencing moderate to severe complex mental health difficulties. We work as a close and supportive multidisciplinary team and in partnership with other CAMHS teams and external agencies to provide high quality and holistic mental health care to young people.
The post will involve joining a team of clinicians within our Specialist Community Team to provide assessments, care-coordination, and evidence-based psychological interventions to young people and their families. As a senior member of the team, you will be supporting and supervising less experienced and junior members of the team. You will be supported through regular clinical and management supervision as well as receiving support and guidance through the MDT approach .
The ideal clinician will be thoughtful and reflective, and someone who is a team player. We are an experienced team and as a Service we can provide a supportive structure and a safe, working environment with protected and manageable caseloads.
Previous applicants need not apply.
P rovide comprehensive assessments and therapeutic interventions to young people and their families, as appropriate .
P rovide care co-ordination for young people open to the s ervice where appropriate .
I ndependently manage an appropriately sized caseload .
U se supervision effectively .
O ffer supervision and training to junior colleagues and other agencies as appropriate .
W ork with colleagues to support the clinical leadership of the team .
W ork effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and within a multiagency system .
W ork autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice .
C ontribute to audit, service development and research, as appropriate .
M aintain own continuing professional development and contribute to team professional development initiatives .
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
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
The “must haves” for this role:
A Clinical registrable qualification.
Experience in Children’s Mental Health services.
The ability to manage complexity.
To work as part of a team.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed .
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to c ontact: Christina Subrai by email on
[email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
