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Band 8b Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in Adult Mental Health Inpatient Services, Prospect Park Hospital, Reading – 37.5 hours / 1.0 WTE (can be fewer hours than this and 30 hours as a minimum)
Are you a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist seeking a role where you can shape practice and bring psychological thinking to the heart of inpatient care? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re looking for a Principal Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join and help lead our Psychological Therapies team within the adult mental health inpatient service at Prospect Park Hospital. This is a key role for a reflective and relational leader who is passionate about embedding psychologically-informed approaches across systems of care.
You’ll work alongside a supportive and skilled team of psychological professionals, under the clinical leadership of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. The post offers a stimulating blend of leadership, clinical work, supervision and consultation. You will be the lead in the team for the pathway for those service users who do or might meet criteria for a diagnosis of EUPD.
There are opportunities for flexible working patterns which would include face to face clinical work as well as home working.
This is a varied and meaningful role, offering opportunities for influence and development at multiple levels. You will:
* Offer direct clinical work, including assessment, formulation and psychological intervention for people with a range of complex needs, often in the context of significant distress and systemic challenges. Services users are likely to have been given multiple diagnoses, including psychosis, emotional dysregulation and suicidality often in the context of complex trauma, neurodivergence and substance dependence
* Provide psychological leadership within the inpatient service, including taking the lead on our pathway for individuals who meet criteria for a diagnosis of EUPD. Part of this lead role you will regularly chair professionals’ meetings as well as liaison meetings with community services for those service users who meet the criteria for a diagnosis of EUPD
* Offer clinical supervision and line management for members of the Psychological Therapies team
* Contribute to and lead on service development initiatives that centre around trauma-informed care and collaborative practice
* Act as lead Psychologist to one or two inpatient wards through providing direct clinical work, regular consultation, team formulation, reflective spaces and teaching
* Build and maintain collaborative working relationships with community services, including our well-established pathway across the Trust for those services users who meet criteria
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
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Catherine Evans-Jones Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: catherine.evansjones@berkshire.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01189605000
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