Overview
A Vacancy at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Do you thrive in a team that values well-being, connection, and collaboration both in and out of work? We have a full-time opportunity for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the 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.
Responsibilities
* 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
Qualifications and requirements
1. 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)
2. Experience of working in CAMHS
3. The ability to manage a complex caseload of patients autonomously
4. Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites
About Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services provider. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. We’re an inclusive and compassionate employer where our people share a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Values
* Caring for and about you is our top priority
* Committed to providing good quality, safe services
* Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Benefits
* 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 schemes including electric vehicles
* Access to wellbeing tools and services
* Discounts at retailers and restaurants
* Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community
* Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
* Free parking across Trust sites
Additional information
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our accreditation highlights include 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 call Bharti Kumar on email: Bharti.kumar@berkshire.nhs.uk 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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Sep 2025.
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