Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Interview will be held on 28th Feb 2025
Are you looking for a new rewarding position working alongside a fantastically supportive team who consistently rate their job satisfaction highly?
We are looking for qualified psychologists to join our very well-established Children’s Eating Disorders Service on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave for 9 to 12 months . We are hoping to recruit full time applicants, although part time will be considered. We are also very supportive of applicants who are about to complete their doctoral training and can provide excellent training and support in working with eating disorders.
As a Psychologist you will play an important role providing specialist psychological assessments, care planning and a range of evidence-based psychological interventions. You will work one to one with our patients as well as delivering group treatments.
This will be a varied role working as part of a multidisciplinary team and with professionals across agencies.
The working pattern for this role is Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 17:00pm. You will primarily be based at either Nicholsons House in Maidenhead or in our NHS site at the University of Reading campus. Both sites offer free (or paid but reclaimable) parking to staff. There is flexibility for some home working.
Assessing children and their families referred to Berkshire Eating Disorders Service .
Creating care plans for patients referred to the service.
D eliver ing a range of specialist psychological interventions for individuals and groups .
U ndertak ing and reviewing risk assessments .
P rovid ing specialist advice to and liaising with other professionals .
M aintain ing up to date and accurate clinical records .
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.

Compassion towards people struggling with eating disorders and mental health difficulties, and a heartfelt desire to help others;
Resilience which enables you to work in a fast-paced and at times demanding NHS environment.
Commitment to your colleagues and the ability to support each other, “muck in” and pull together as a team .
Creativity and innovation as you will be a part of a team which prides itself on adapting quickly and innovatively to change and challenges .
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 c ommitted to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditation s: 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 contact Emma Regan via email: emma.regan@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