Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist.

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Interviews will be held on 23 July 2024.
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical or Counselling Psychologist / CBT therapist looking for an opportunity to hone your clinical skills within a specialist service? If so, our flagship specialist veterans service is keen to meet you. Op Courage is the NHS Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. Our Op COURAGE Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service covers the area of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Hampshire including the Isle of Wight, and is led by Dr Deborah Lee.
A passion for supporting our ex Armed Forces community (veterans) is essential. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will provide assessment and psychological treatment for veterans with complex mental health issues, including Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), depression, anxiety disorders, substance misuse and anger issues. You will be fully supported, with training where needed, to offer evidence-based treatment following NICE guidance to meet the needs of our clients, including CBT and TF-CBT, EMDR, NET and Compassion Focused Therapy.
Your self-care is important to us. We pride ourselves on offering excellent clinical support within the team including access to daily senior clinicians on a rota, weekly or fortnightly individual supervision, peer supervision and specialist CFT and EMDR group supervision.

• Holder of an HCPC regulated Clinical/Counselling Psychology qualification OR post graduate certificate in evidence-based psychological treatments and eligible for BABCP accreditation.
• High level of enthusiasm and motivation for working with military veterans.
• Evidence of experience of working with adults presenting with complex mental health difficulties.
• Specialist skills in evidence-based therapy for PTSD and CPTSD, particularly trauma-focused CBT.
• Received training on assessment/management of risk and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
• Car driver with ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout South Central region.
  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. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
  If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
  We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Mark Bruce on 0118 904 7222 or email: mark.bruce2@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