Job Description

This role presents an exceptional opportunity for an experienced Specialist Psychotherapist or Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to expand their skills and expertise across a range of mental health services. The post combines work within an accredited Therapeutic Community and the Slough Adult Mental Health Psychological Therapies Team, offering invaluable exposure to diverse clinical environments.



You will work within the Slough Community Mental Health Team and across Berkshire, providing leadership through staff supervision and management. You will also contribute your specialist knowledge to a broad multidisciplinary mental health team.



This position offers a unique chance to play a key role in Slough's co-production pathway and in the ongoing development of the Royal College of Psychiatrists-accredited Therapeutic Community.



Set working days for this role are Tuesdays and Thursdays , with flexibility available for the third working day.



We welcome applications from passionate, dynamic individuals seeking to advance their careers. This is an exciting opportunity for significant professional development.



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



Provide a highly specialist psychological service to service users with severe and complex mental health needs, including those requiring multi-intervention approaches, intensive risk management, and extensive multi-agency collaboration. Lead, supervise, and support the safe and effective delivery of services within local multidisciplinary teams and across wider Trust services. Contribute to the ongoing delivery, development, and accreditation of the Therapeutic Community, including all associated clinical and organisational activities. Demonstrate strong reliability, comprehensive clinical knowledge, and excellent IT skills, with confidence using a range of digital systems and software. Travel independently across Berkshire; access to your own vehicle is required.

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 you to be considered for this role:

Recognised master's level qualification in psychodynamic psychotherapy or equivalent and registered with UKCP as a psychotherapist or with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and additional training/ accreditations to reflect post qualification specialism (e.g. Health Psychology, Neuropsychology, BABCP, UKCP, ACAT, EMDR-UK, BPS,).



Demonstratable post qualification experience working as a qualified psychologist/psychotherapist offering evidence-based therapies in area of specialism . Significant experience of facilitating and delivering therapeutic groups within the NHS setting and / or Therapeutic Communities.

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 are 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: Kerry Cook on 01753690950 or email: kerry.cook@berkshire.nhs.uk who will 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.