Principal Psychologist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Type: Trainee
Location: Slough, SL2 2DH

Description:

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated practitioner with experience in mental health to further develop their skills and knowledge in the specialist area of the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) in East Berkshire.

As a Principal Psychologist, the post holder will be responsible for the provision of highly specialist psychological therapy services in East Berkshire, working with their counterpart in the west of the county and assisted by Assistant Psychologists from within the team.
• To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality highly specialist integratedpsychological therapies service to clients and staff within the clinical team to which the post-holder is attached, across all sectors of care.

• To provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment,formulationand consultation.

• To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologist and other clinical members of the teams who provide psychologically based care and treatment.

• In collaboration with the locality leadership team, toinitiate, contribute to, and lead service developments asrequiredto ensure patients receive the mostappropriate interventionsina timelyway to enable their recovery, balancing most current research evidence, available resources, and an understanding of local and national policy andobjectives.

• To work autonomously within professional and local guidelines and policies and to exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the services.

• To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.

• To propose and implement agreed policy changes and service development initiatives within the locality and across the Trust.

• To contribute to and take leadership of Trust wide developments, working as part of the psychological therapies network in the Trust.

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:
• Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical psychology (or equivalent) and clinical supervision training for psychology trainees.
• Registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) or UKCP/BPC
• Evidence of post-doctoral specialist training to accreditable level in at least 2 areas of psychological practice directly related to the clinical requirements of this post
• Experience of working in evidence based ways with clients who have complex mental health problems and contributing to the development of services for this client group
• Experience of managing highly complex situations concerning safeguarding, risk management, clinical governance, complaints and investigations

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 have identified that this is a role where we have underrepresentation of ethnically diverse colleagues. As part of our commitment to inclusion and Unity Against Racism we offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who meet the essential criteria and identify as: Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British, Mixed and ‘Other’ Ethnic Groups.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Kenny Byrne on 07766991079 or email: Kenny.Byrne@berkshire.nhs.uk, 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.

This advert closes on Thursday 8 May 2025

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