Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist - Part Time

As part of our Community Mental Health Team in Slough and the wider Berkshire area, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of mental health care. In this dynamic role, you'll lead and mentor staff, collaborate with a diverse multidisciplinary team, and contribute your expertise to enhance patient care. You'll be based at New Horizons in Slough and will need to travel to our other sites across Berkshire.
This position also offers a unique chance to be at the forefront of the Mental Health Integrated Community Service (MHICS), a groundbreaking initiative within the Trust's Community Mental Health Transformation program. You'll work closely with GPs and primary care colleagues to bridge the gap between primary and secondary care, ensuring a seamless, patient-centred approach.
If you're driven, innovative, and ready to take your career to the next level, this role is perfect for you. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking team that's changing the landscape of mental health care.
Applications for this role will be considered on a first come first serve basis and we may close the vacancy early if we find the right candidate. Apply now to ensure you don't miss this opportunity!, + You will initiate, lead, supervise, and contribute to the multidisciplinary teams within the locality and wider Trust services.
+ You will contribute to the Trust's Community Mental Health Transformation initiative aimed at bridging the gap between primary and secondary care, which includes working closely with GPs and primary care colleagues
+ You will provide expert psychological assessment, case formulation, and intervention for a designated number of service users presenting to the service.
+ You will be reliable and knowledgeable, and you will have great IT skills and be familiar with various systems and software packages.
+ You will need to be able to travel independently across Berkshire.

Are you a passionate and experienced clinical or counselling psychologist looking for an exciting new challenge? We have an exceptional part-time opportunity for you to expand your skills and make a real impact across both primary and secondary mental health services., 1. A doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology and Registered Practitioner Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC).
2. Clinical supervision training for psychological therapy trainees and qualified staff.
3. Significant experience working as a qualified clinical/counselling
psychologist, including demonstrable post qualification experience at a highly specialist level in the related specialisms.
4. An enhanced DBS check.

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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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
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.