An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work on the Older Adult ward s in the Mental Health Inpatients Psycholog ical Therapies Team at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading .
We welcome applications for this band 7 developmental post , with the opportunity to progress to band 8a when developmental competencies are met . There are opportunities for flexible working patterns which would include face - to - face clinical work as well as home working . We are also flexible in accommodating requests for part-time working days.
Please note that we are also advertising this post as a band 8a pos t - this is one post to be applied for as either an 8a or a 7-8a developmental rol e.
We have one vacancy where we are looking to fill with a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist OR Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist. This role can be filled by either a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist OR Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist . T here are currently 1 4 Psychologi sts and an art therapist working across the hospital , where we support people experiencing a mental health crisis across seven wards.
If you are a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist , please use this link to apply : https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9371-26-0543
If you are a Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist , please use this link to apply: https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/employer/vacancy/5468754/task-review/job_advert/
Work on allocated ward s – predominantly older adults mental health .
Offer psychological consultation to community and hospital staff ( e.g. team formulation, teaching sessions, joint working, supervision and staff support groups ) .
Supervise Assistant Psychologist.
Clinical work with service users and carers involving assessment (including neuropsychological assessments and b ehavioural support assessments ) , formulation and interventions with varied and complex mental health and cognitive presentations.
Contribute to service improvement initiatives in a ward/community team , as well as contributing to projects arising from the Inpatients Psycholog ical Therapies Team .
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 5 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
Postgraduate doctoral qualification in C linical or Co unselling P sychology (or equivalent)
You will have experience working with adults and/or older adults with complex mental health problems , cognitive impairment or other disabilities and have excellent therapeutic and management skills .
You will enjoy working in teams and providing psychological consultation, teaching and supervision.
Calm, confident and assertive in emotionally demanding situations, you will be astute at setting and maintaining professional boundaries and will be efficient at dealing with distressing or hostile situations and behaviour.
Self-motivated and confident, you will show initiative and a determination to support clients and their families through creative engagement . This includes an ability to work integrative in your clinical work.
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 contact Dr Claudia Kustner on 01189605277 or by emailing
[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.
