Psychologist – Eating Disorders

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a newly qualified or about to qualify Clinical Psychologist looking for a rewarding career working alongside a fantastically supportive team?
Would you like to work for a Trust who prioritise staff wellbeing, within a 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. 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.
As a service we are very committed to the development of our staff and offer both internal and external training opportunities. Within this role we can offer support with band 7 competencies and provide 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.
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.

HCPC registered Psychologist with a doctorate in counselling or clinical psychology
Good knowledge of psychological models relevant to eating disorders
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 on 0118 929 6417 or email Viviane.ghuys@berkshire.nhs.uk or Clare Moran on 07826 858607 or email clare.moran @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