• Job Description

  Req#: C9371-23-1014?language=en&page=233&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for a clinician experienced Psychotherapist/Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist to join the Community Mental Health Team, Psychological Therapies, to provide evidence-based psychological therapy.

  To provide assessment, formulation, and therapeutic intervention to clients with complex and severe mental health problems referred to the service in line with most recent evidence and service model.

  The post holder will provide clinical advice, teaching and joint working to multi-professional teams and colleagues.

  The post holder will undertake clinical audit activities, contribute to outcome measurement and review of the efficacy of the programme.

  The post holder will participate in regular supervision and work within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Trust and service policies and procedures.

  Main duties of the job

  The3/4 "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:

  For Psychotherapist:

  • Core professional training and registration in a mental health profession (e.g. psychology, nurse, OT, Social Worker etc.) or equivalent.
  • Recognised psychotherapy qualification and registered with UKCP as a psychotherapist, qualified Group Analyst or with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)

  For Clinical/Counselling Psychologist:

  • Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology
  • Registered and accredited with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • Eligible for graduate membership of BPS (British Psychology Society) and for Chartered Counselling or Clinical Psychology status and membership of the Division of Counselling or Clinical Psychology

  About us

  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.

  The trust employs almost 5,000 people over more than 100 sites and community settings across Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire.

  As an inclusive employer, we value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall 100 Top Employer. Whatever your background or individual needs, at Berkshire Healthcare you'll be supported by friendly and professional managers to succeed.

  These are the values that we live by 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.

  Date posted

  02 August 2023

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £45,753 to £52,067 a year per annum, pro-rata (inc. of HCAS)

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  371-MHE629-A

  Job locations

  New Horizons

  Pursers Court

  Slough, Berkshire

  SL2 5BX

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  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 leave
  • Generous NHS pension scheme 20.68% employer contribution
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • Advanced IT enablement
  • Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries.

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

  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.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  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 leave
  • Generous NHS pension scheme 20.68% employer contribution
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • Advanced IT enablement
  • Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries.

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

  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.

  Person Specification

  Education/Qualifications/ Training

  Essential

  • For Psychotherapist: Recognised psychodynamic psychotherapy qualification and registered with UKCP as a psychotherapist, qualified Group Analyst or with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)
  • For Clinical/Counselling Psychologist: Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology
  • For Clinical/Counselling Psychologist: Registered and accredited with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • For Clinical/Counselling Psychologist: Eligible for graduate membership of BPS (British Psychology Society) and for Chartered Counselling or Clinical Psychology status and membership of the Division of Counselling or Clinical Psychology

  Desirable

  • For Psychotherapist: Core professional training and registration in a mental health profession (e.g. psychology, nurse, OT, Social Worker etc.) or equivalent.

  Continuous Professional Development

  Desirable

  • oAwareness/Training/ Knowledge in one or more relevant modalities other than core therapy model (E.g. group analysis, DIT, CAT, IPT etc)

  Previous Experience

  Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working in NHS (or equivalent) mental health services
  • Experience of working with clients with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
  • Experience of facilitating psychological, psychotherapeutic and psychosocial groups
  • Demonstrable experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
  • Demonstrable interest of working in multi-agency environments
  • Experiencing of managing highly complex situations concerning safeguarding and risk management
  • Experience of managing own caseload and time
  • Experience with routine outcome monitoring, audit and clinically related research.

  Desirable

  • Experience of delivering brief, time limited psychological therapy interventions with complex mental health difficulties
  • Experience in providing teaching or training to healthcare professionals and delivering supervision in specialised therapeutic model
  • Experience of delivering agreed/specified service targets and effective time management in a busy and demanding environment

  Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  Essential

  • Comprehensive knowledge of psychotherapy theory and practice and the ability to skilfully apply it to formulate treatment plans, work therapeutically within a time limit, and evaluate interventions.
  • 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.
  • Advanced IT skills
  • Ability to manage own caseload and time
  • To be able to work flexibly across teams and sites in response to service(s) demands.
  • Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively

  Additional Requirements

  Essential

  • Ability to travel independently across sites in Berkshire and beyond as required

  Person Specification

  Education/Qualifications/ Training

  Essential

  • For Psychotherapist: Recognised psychodynamic psychotherapy qualification and registered with UKCP as a psychotherapist, qualified Group Analyst or with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)
  • For Clinical/Counselling Psychologist: Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology
  • For Clinical/Counselling Psychologist: Registered and accredited with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • For Clinical/Counselling Psychologist: Eligible for graduate membership of BPS (British Psychology Society) and for Chartered Counselling or Clinical Psychology status and membership of the Division of Counselling or Clinical Psychology

  Desirable

  • For Psychotherapist: Core professional training and registration in a mental health profession (e.g. psychology, nurse, OT, Social Worker etc.) or equivalent.

  Continuous Professional Development

  Desirable

  • oAwareness/Training/ Knowledge in one or more relevant modalities other than core therapy model (E.g. group analysis, DIT, CAT, IPT etc)

  Previous Experience

  Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working in NHS (or equivalent) mental health services
  • Experience of working with clients with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
  • Experience of facilitating psychological, psychotherapeutic and psychosocial groups
  • Demonstrable experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
  • Demonstrable interest of working in multi-agency environments
  • Experiencing of managing highly complex situations concerning safeguarding and risk management
  • Experience of managing own caseload and time
  • Experience with routine outcome monitoring, audit and clinically related research.

  Desirable

  • Experience of delivering brief, time limited psychological therapy interventions with complex mental health difficulties
  • Experience in providing teaching or training to healthcare professionals and delivering supervision in specialised therapeutic model
  • Experience of delivering agreed/specified service targets and effective time management in a busy and demanding environment

  Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  Essential

  • Comprehensive knowledge of psychotherapy theory and practice and the ability to skilfully apply it to formulate treatment plans, work therapeutically within a time limit, and evaluate interventions.
  • 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.
  • Advanced IT skills
  • Ability to manage own caseload and time
  • To be able to work flexibly across teams and sites in response to service(s) demands.
  • Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively

  Additional Requirements

  Essential

  • Ability to travel independently across sites in Berkshire and beyond as required

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  New Horizons

  Pursers Court

  Slough, Berkshire

  SL2 5BX

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  New Horizons

  Pursers Court

  Slough, Berkshire

  SL2 5BX

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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