Do you thrive in a team that values well-being, connection, and collaboration both in and out of work? We have an exciting full-time opportunity for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our Berkshire CAMHS East Specialist Community Team (SCT), covering Bracknell, Slough, and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (RBWM).
You'll be part of a skilled, supportive multidisciplinary team dedicated to assessing, treating, and coordinating care for children and young people with moderate to severe and complex mental health needs. As a senior clinician, you'll deliver evidence-based interventions, provide supervision to junior colleagues, and play a key role in the clinical leadership of the team.
Why join us?
We're more than colleagues—we're a team that genuinely supports one another. Well-being is at the heart of what we do, with many of us regularly swimming, cycling, or running together outside of work. These shared activities strengthen the connections that make us so effective in our professional roles.
If you're looking for a role where you can make a real difference—while being part of a team that values your well-being and celebrates success—this could be your next step.
We'd love to show you around and talk more about the role—please get in touch to arrange a visit.
Applications for this role will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Provide comprehensive assessments and therapeutic interventions to young people and their families, as appropriate
Provide care co-ordination for young people open to the service
Independently manage an appropriately sized caseload
Use supervision effectively
Offer supervision and training to junior colleagues and other agencies as appropriate
Work with colleagues to support the clinical leadership of the team
Work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and within a multiagency system
Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice
Contribute to audit, service development and research, as appropriate
Maintain own continuing professional development and contribute to team professional development initiatives
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.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
Caring for and about you is our top priority
Committed to providing good quality, safe services
Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance
27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
Generous NHS pension scheme
Excellent learning and career development opportunities
'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
Free parking across Trust sites
The "must haves" for this role:
Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996 or for those who completed their training overseas) which provides eligibility for Chartered Membership of British Psychological Society (BPS
Experience of working in CAMHS
The ability to manage a complex caseload of patients autonomously.
Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites.
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 are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: 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 call: Bharti Kumar on email: 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.