Group Lead Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an enthusiastic and dedicated CBT Therapist or Clinical/Counselling Psychologist looking to progress and develop your clinical and leadership skills within an important new area of service transformation? If so, why not join us in this role to be part of the transformation to community mental health services developing new Primary Care Network mental health teams across the West of Berkshire.
You will work closely alongside other Psychological Therapists and within the multidisciplinary team to lead and develop a group programme (including evidence based ‘third wave’ groups and a managing emotions programme) for primary care mental health teams across the localities of West Berkshire. Your base for this role can be in Reading or Wokingham and there will be opportunities for some service delivery to be online from home.
You will be well supported and supervised by a Principal Psychologist, and will work within a dynamic, people-centred environment, where you will be able to shape and improve provision for patients with complex conditions. You will primarily be responsible for delivering online groups to patients with significant mental health issues, and will also have the opportunity for individual work and providing some supervisory input to junior psychological staff.
To work as part of a team to support and enhance the psychological care of adults with significant mental health issues in primary care.
To support the roll out and lead on the delivery of online evidence-based CBT interventions, both individual and group, including third wave therapies and a Managing Emotions Programme for people with personality difficulties across Berkshire West.
To participate in the implementation and development of system-wide mental health services that will contribute to improved experience for people with serious mental health problems in primary care.
To provide, supervise and support specialist psychological assessment and treatment, formulation and consultation to clients and staff within the clinical team and system to which the post-holder is attached, across all sectors of care.
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.

Post graduate qualification in CBT or doctoral qualification in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or equivalent )
Accreditation with BABCP or Registered with Health Care & Professions Council (HCPC)
Experience and interest of working in mental health multidisciplinary teams / multi-agency environment as well as experience of teaching / training of health care professionals
Evidence of specific psychological training in working with clients with significant mental health difficulties.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Louise Harriss on 07876 257958 or email: louise.harriss@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll 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