Psychologist – Eating Disorders

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Are you already a qualified Psychologist or about to qualify this year? Are you looking for a rewarding career working alongside a fantastically supportive team who consistently rate their job satisfaction highly?
We are currently looking for psychologists to join our very well-established Adult Eating Disorders Service team based at St Marks in Maidenhead.
As a Psychologist in our team 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.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team and with professionals across agencies this role will provide you with a lot of variety in your day to day work.
As a service we are very committed to the development of our staff. Within this role we offer support and development opportunities to progress to a band 8.
The role is Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm and we are open to both full and part time applicants.
You will primarily be based at either St Marks Hospital in Maidenhead or in our NHS site at the University of Reading campus. Both sites offer free parking to staff. There is flexibility for some home working.

SOME OF THE DUTIES ARE:

Assessing adults referred to Berkshire Eating Disorders Service
Creating care plans for patients referred to the service
Delivering a range of specialist psychological interventions for individuals and groups
Undertaking and reviewing risk assessments
Providing specialist advice to and liaising with other professionals
Maintaining up to date and accurate clinical record
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.

THE 4 “MUST HAVES” FOR YOU TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE:

Professional qualification at Diploma / Degree level in relevant fields
Good knowledge of psychological models relevant to eating disorders and evidence based for related interventions
Previous experience working in a mental health setting
Ability to manage own caseload and time to work flexibly in response to service demands
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 contact: Viviane Ghuys Viviane.ghuys@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