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CAMHS Slough & WAM Sp Comm Team
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Band 8 A
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Parhaol: Fixed Term -18 months for 22.5 hours per week is also available
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37.5 awr yr wythnos (22.5 hours ( Fixed Term - 18 months ) is also available)
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371-CFS397
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Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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NHS
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CAMHS Slough & WAM Sp Comm Team , Upton Hospital
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Slough
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£55,877 - £62,626 per annum ( Incl. of HCAS ) (pro rata for part time role )
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28/11/2024 23:59

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Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Band 8 A

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An excellent opportunity has become available for a 2x Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Berkshire CAMHS East Specialist Community Team (SCT) covering Bracknell, Slough and RBWM localities.  

One role is part time (22.5hrs) on an 18-month fixed term contract.  

Other role is full time (37.5) and permanent 

The Specialist Community Teams provide assessment, therapeutic interventions, and care coordination for children and young people who are experiencing moderate to severe complex mental health difficulties. We work as a close and supportive multidisciplinary team and in partnership with other CAMHS teams and external agencies to provide high quality and holistic mental health care to young people.  

The post will involve joining a team of clinicians within our East Specialist Community Team to provide assessments, care-coordination, and evidence-based psychological interventions to young people and their families. As a senior member of the team, the post-holder will support the clinical leadership of the team and will be responsible for supervising junior colleagues, as appropriate. Clinical supervision will be provided as well as support for continuing professional development. 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

  • 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 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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

 

Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

The “must haves” for this role: 

  1. Experience of working in CAMHS 

  1. The ability to manage a complex caseload of patients autonomously. 

  1. Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites.  

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: 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 don’t hesitate to call: Bharti Kumar on  07815485178 or  email: [email protected]  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.

 

Manyleb y person

Education/Qualifications/Training

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • For Clinical/Counselling Psychologist: 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)
  • For Clinical/Counselling Psychologist: Registered and accredited with the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist
Meini prawf dymunol
  • For All : • Additional training/ accreditations (or willingness to undertake or working towards these) to reflect post qualification specialism (e.g. BABCP, EMDR-UK, IPT-A).

Continuous Professional Development

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Evidence of post-qualification training and expert knowledge in multiple psychological models and therapeutic approaches relevant to the service area. Having a robust awareness of the current evidence-base and new developments within the area of specialism.
  • Training in clinical supervision.

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Demonstratable post qualification experience working as a qualified psychologist in area of specialism.
  • Experience of working in evidence-based ways with services users (and their carers/families) presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of settings. Also having the ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
  • Experience of dealing with highly distressing or emotional circumstances, such as serious mental illness, child and sexual abuse, exploitation and complex family dynamics.
  • Experiencing of managing complex situations concerning safeguarding, risk management, complaints and investigations.
  • Experience of delivering interventions across different modalities (e.g. individual, group and systemic-based approaches).
  • Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environments
  • Experience of providing specialist advice and consultation to MDT and multi-agency colleagues to support the psychological care of service users
  • Experience of supervision and/or mentoring and ability to offer effective supervision to junior staff.
  • Experience of developing and delivering teaching to a range of staff groups
  • Experience of positively influencing team practice and promoting wellbeing and social inclusion, and commitment to fostering trauma-informed, anti-racist and neuro-affirmative practice.
  • Experience of service development and carrying out clinical audit, evaluative research and applying the findings.
  • Experience of service evaluation and implementing change from a national and local health or social care change agenda that impacts across services and professions.
  • Experience of working with and addressing issues of diversity, including experience of working with diversity, multiculturalism, and equality of access to service.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Demonstrable knowledge, skills and abilities in the practice of highly specialised psychological/neuropsychological or psychotherapeutic assessment, formulation and intervention, relevant to the service area.
  • Knowledge of evidence base, research, policy and legislation in relation to the service area
  • Ability to manage difficult situations with service users, and their families and carers, that have complex presentations and to exercise autonomy in managing a demanding and complex caseload.
  • Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
  • Well-developed verbal and written communication skills enabling the sensitive communication of complex, technical and/or sensitive information to multiple stakeholders.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to support, influence and engage with clinicians, stakeholders and service users to create change and improvement.
  • The ability and skills to act as an advocate for the service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system.
  • Ability to confidently cope well under pressure, resolve issues and competing demands, with excellent time management skills and an ability to respond constructively to challenge or resistance, applying practical problem-solving skills in both everyday and complex situations.
  • Advanced IT skills and the ability to navigate various systems and software packages (such as RiO, Outlook, databases, MS Office/Teams, One Consultation and the Internet).

Additional Requirements

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Ability to travel across sites in Berkshire and beyond as required
  • Able to work flexibly as required and to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position

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This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Bharti Kumar
Teitl y swydd
Team Manager SCT East
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[email protected]
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07815485178
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