Job Description

Are you a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist passionate about supporting young people with complex needs?



We're offering a part-time opportunity (22.5 hrs/week) to join our Children & Young People's Early Intervention in Psychosis (CYP EIP) team. You'll work within a welcoming, experienced CAMHS EIP service, supporting young people experiencing a first episode of psychosis or presenting with an at-risk mental state.



As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you'll bring your psychological and CBTp expertise to assessments, individualised treatment planning, and delivery of evidence-based therapies. You'll also contribute to wider service development, quality improvement, and offer supervision to trainees and junior staff.

You will:

Conduct specialist assessments and develop individualised treatment plans with service users and their families.

Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions.

Contribute to the development of service excellence and be involved in wider service development initiatives



You'll be supported to access training and given opportunities to further your professional development.



Our service hours are 9-5 Monday - Friday. We're based in Wokingham and have options for home working. You'll work in clinics and community settings across Berkshire, so will need your own transport.



Applications for this role will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply asap, as vacancies may close early.

Clinical Assessment:

Conduct increasingly specialist assessments to understand a service user's presenting difficulties and/or the systemic issues present.

Treatment Planning:

Develop individualised specialised treatment plans based on assessment findings and service user needs, in collaboration with service users, to support their recovery and/or support with behaviours that challenge.

Therapeutic Interventions:

Develop and deliver evidence based therapeutic interventions using a range of psychological techniques and modalities, including CBT/CBTp

Collaboration:

Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team clinicians and multi-agency representatives in the delivery of holistic client care, leading this where appropriate.

Supervision and Training:

Provide supervision and mentorship to clinicians and trainees contributing to their professional development and improving the quality of the treatment provided.

Research, Audit and Service Development:

Lead on and undertake audit and research and service development activities and participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance the overall effectiveness of clinical services.



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

The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:

Post Graduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology and registration with the HCPC

Trained and accredited in CBT for psychosis and expert knowledge in working with people with psychosis.

Demonstratable post qualification experience working as a qualified psychologist



Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environmen



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 welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Georgina Poppa on 0118 949 2925 or georgina.poppa@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.



Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.