Job Description

S alary:

B and 5

1 WTE 37 .5 hours

Pain Clinic , The Royal Berkshire Hospital (main site)



We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Senior Assistant Psychologist , with an interest in supporting people with long term pain conditions , to join our Clinical Health Psychology Service.



This challenging and rewarding role will provide the opportunity to work alongside a highly specialist clinical psychologist and other members of the multidisciplinary team in delivering our specialist services at The Royal Berkshire Hospital (main site) .



This exciting post is jointly commissioned by Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust and Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust.



The post-holder will contribute to multi-disciplinary service delivery, offering a psychological perspective on long term pain experiences, under the supervision of a Registered Practitioner Psychologist within the Clinical Health Psychology Service (CHPS) at Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. They will work directly (in-person and virtually) with service users, as well as their carers and families, to provide evidence-based psychoeducational interventions. This role co-ordinates and leads the delivery of group and one to one education. They will attend weekly CHPS meetings, including CPD and complex case discussions.



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:

An upper second class (2:1) honours degree or higher in psychology or equivalent, which confers eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS)



Entitlement to graduate membership of British Psychological Society



Evidence of an interest in pursuing a career in psychological therapies within a physical health setting



Previous experience working as an Assistant Psychologist with people who have experienced physical and mental health difficulties or neurological difficulties



Can demonstrate additional physical health related experience and/or learning as well as familiarity with mental health practice.



Experience of delivering group and one-to-one information.



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.



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.