Job summary
Are you an experienced Clinical Psychologist looking for a change in direction?
Do you want to work for a Trust that prioritises staff wellbeing and be actively involved in this?
The Wellbeing Matters Team at Berkshire Healthcare are looking for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join them at Band 7 or Band 8a, depending on experience.
In this role you will provide psychological support to individuals, as well as developing and delivering sessions for teams, both online and in person.
You'll be working as part of an experienced, dynamic and responsive team of psychological practitioners. With no waiting list, you can provide proactive support as and when needed.
Berkshire Healthcare encourage staff progression and growth and this position provides opportunity for innovative continued professional development. Our Wellbeing Matters Team work with the latest evidence-based specialist psychological models and techniques.
This is a well balanced role. It involves travel between sites alongside home working and providing staff with virtual support. This is an autonomous post, so you will need to manage your own diary to coincide with the needs of the teams you are supporting, as well as attending team meetings with your colleagues at London House in Bracknell twice a month.
We operate 9:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday and are open to both full and part time applicants.
Main duties of the job
- To supportthe development and delivery of the Specialist Psychological Staff Support Service
- Provide specialistassessment, formulation and interventions to individual staff, teams and manage
- As an experienced mental health practitioner, you will direct and supervise junior staff and resources within their area of responsibility and take an active participation in clinical quality assurance and learning programme
- To communicate specialised, complex and sensitive information and advice to staff members and other professionals, including information about challenging team dynamics or staff psychological wellbeing needs. To provide advice to other members of the service and agencies on their particular needs
About us
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.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values 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.
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
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- Doctoral qualification in clinical psychology (or equivalent) and HCPC registration
- Previous experience working as a Clinical Psychologist
- Experience delivering group interventions or interventions to staff teams
- Full UK driving license and access to vehicle
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Hannah Faust:[email protected] wholl be delighted to help.
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
- Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical psychology (or equivalent)
- Registered and accredited with Health Professional Council (HPC)
- Eligible for graduate membership of BPS (British Psychology Society) and for Chartered Clinical Psychology status and membership of the Division of Clinical Psychology as a result of training in models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and at least 2 psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidenced post qualification training and expert knowledge in areas of specialism and the ability to use knowledge when interacting on health and social care subjects
Desirable
- Clinical supervision training for psychology trainees
Previous Experience
Essential
- Will usually have at least two years demonstrable post-qualification experience and interest of working in multidisciplinary teams / multi-agency environment as well as experience of teaching / training of health care professionals
- Experiencing of managing highly complex situations concerning safeguarding, risk management, complaints and investigations
- Experience of working within services that operate the Care Programme Approach successfully and of working with complex caseloads
- Experience of working effectively with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course and with service users with cases of a high degree of complexity
- Experience of carrying out clinical audit and applying the findings.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to manage difficult situations with service users that have complex mental health conditions and challenging behaviours and to manage a demanding and complex case-load.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage, support and lead patients, clinicians and other stakeholder groups in change, development and improvement
- Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with highly distressing circumstances
- Ability to comfortably and confidently cope well under pressure, with excellent time management skills and an ability to respond constructively to challenge or resistance.
- Quick to work through and resolve issues and competing demands
- Knowledge and understanding of service evaluation and implementing change from a national and local health or social care change agenda that impacts across services and professions
- Exceptional IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as RiO, Outlook, databases, MS office and the internet)
- Able to work flexibly as required and the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the position
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel 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.
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 .
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 .
Employer details
Employer name
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Staff Wellbeing
London House
Bracknell
RG12 2UT