Consultant Clinical / Counselling Psychologist
Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services; Access, Advice and Getting Help ServicesBand8c, part-time (1.0wte) permanentpost
Base: Berkshire wide– BaseTBC
Interview will be held on 26th June 2024
This is an excitingopportunity to jointhe service as we shape our services in line with the THRIVE model. The service area consists of teams delivering prevention andearly accessto help, for children and young people with mental health difficulties, working alongside and supporting colleagues in universal services, schools and local authority early help services,educationand primary care.You will have responsibility for the psychological provision of services delivering care aligned to Thriving, Getting Advice and Support and Getting Help needs based grouping in the Thrive framework across Berkshire Healthcare.
Working in Berkshire localities/Places and with colleagues from across the Trust and other agencies, you will have the opportunity to take a leading role in focussing and progressing our psychological care provision. You will be supported to develop your clinical leadership and change management skills, while continuing to use your supervision, consultation,trainingand governance skills to enhance patient and staff well-being.
• To provide clinical, professional, and operationally enabled leadership for services within area of responsibility.
• To ensure the systematic provision of high-quality evidence-based specialist psychological provision within the area of responsibility, and collaborating closely with other psychological consultants, clinical and professional leads, develop cohesive psychological pathways across service boundaries.
• To work with other clinical and professional leads and managers within the wider servicesand across local/regional system
• To ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and support of psychological professionals and practitioners, including working alongside operational managers to ensure clear systems for effective recruitment, professional appraisal, and the identification of CPD (Continuing Professional Development) needs.
• To provide support and advice to managers and colleagues on issues concerned with evidence-based psychological practice and provide expert clinical consultation and professional guidance to psychological practitioners and other staff within areas of responsibility, across the wider service, division and across the Trust and system partners, asrequired.
• To provide expert consultation, teaching & supervision to psychological professionals & practitioners, and other staff both within the service and external to the services/agencies
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
The “must haves” for this role:
1.Clinical / counselling psychologistwith HCPC registration
2.Previousclinical leadership experience in Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
3.Extensive experience of teaching and professional/clinical supervisionalong with development of training and supervision models
4.Experience of managing strategic projects
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet thecriteria in theperson specificationand write about thispoint-by-pointin your supporting statementfor the best chance of being shortlisted.For further application tips – see thehelp with your applicationdocument attachedonce you click apply.
Ifyou’resomeone 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. Pleasedon’thesitate to call:SharonBrookes ,Head of Children & Young Peoples Mental Health Services; Access, Advice and Getting Help Services onsharon.brookes@berkshire.nhs.uk(07870 365 856) orDr Bridget Gemal, Director of Psychology and Psychological Therapies on 07789 033862who’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 whererequired.
This advert closes on Sunday 16 Jun 2024
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