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Are you an experienced Clinical Psychologist looking for a change of direction in your clinical work?

Are looking to be part of Trust that prioritises their staff wellbeing and are you passionate about being involved in this?

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to join our Wellbeing team who are based at London House in Bracknell.

You will work as part of a team of practitioner psychologists supporting teams and individuals across the Trust. In this post you will be developing and providing the latest evidence - based specialist psychological wellbeing support within Berkshire Healthcare. This is an autonomous post however and you will need to manage your own diary to coincide with the needs of the teams you are supporting. You will assess the needs of both individuals and teams , and then deliver both individual and team interventions, including wellbeing support hubs, staff support post incident sessions, and team support processes.

This role will involve travel between sites but also leaves room for home working and virtual support. You would be expected to attend meetings at London house at least twice per month.

We are big on staff development and provide a number of internal and external training opportunities. We are keen to train staff in developing evidence based techniques using different psychological models.

We operate 9:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday and are open to both full and part time applicants.

Main duties of the job

• To support the development and delivery of the Specialist Psychological Staff Support Service
• Provide advice on assessment; formulation and interventions for psychological staff support to managers seeking advice from the Specialist Psychological Staff Support team
• As an experienced mental health practitioner, you will direct and supervise junior staff and resources within their area of responsibility and take an active participation in clinical quality assurance and learning programmes
• To communicate specialised, complex and sensitive information and advice to staff members and other professionals, including information about challenging team dynamics or staff psychological wellbeing needs. To provide advice to other members of the service and agencies on their particular needs

Working for our organisation

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.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

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
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

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.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

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