Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Job overview

We're excited to offer a part-time role for a passionate and motivated Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join Berkshire Healthcare Birth in Mind.

Birth in Mind is a specialist service providing assessment and treatment for adults with severe Fear of Birth (medically referred to as tokophobia) and/or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to their birth experience (including miscarriage, still birth and neonatal loss). You'll be joining a warm, dynamic team of psychologists and psychological therapists who are deeply committed to providing the best possible care.

Our service offers generous time for CPD, giving you the chance to expand your expertise in Trauma-Focused CBT, EMDR, and Compassion-Focused Therapy. We highly value clinician self-care, providing strong support systems including peer supervision, regular one-on-one supervision, and specialist supervision in Compassion-Focused Therapy and EMDR.

You'll be based at Erlegh House, located on the vibrant University of Reading campus, complete with plenty of parking, nearby green spaces, and local shops.

We also offer a flexible, hybrid working model that includes both face-to-face sessions and online working, either from our well-equipped clinic space or from home when suitable.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to make a difference in a welcoming and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• As a valued member of our team, your role will combine both clinical and service development responsibilities.
• You will contribute to the clinical supervision and line management of qualified psychologists and psychological therapists
• You will provide specialist assessments, formulations and evidence-based interventions, in both individual and group settings.   You will be supported to develop clinical skills and expertise in other therapy modalities such as EMDR if appropriate.
• You will contribute to development of our treatment pathways and networking strategy.  You will have a lead role in service improvement projects such as service user feedback forums, and designing our specialist groups and resources.
• We have a strong belief in evidence-based practice, so you may be able to undertake or supervise research, audit and service evaluation.  You will also be involved in consultation, liaison and training to multidisciplinary staff, perinatal mental health and third-sector agencies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:

• An HCPC-regulated Clinical/Counselling Psychology qualification
• Experience treating PTSD using NICE-recommended therapy modalities
• Experience supervising and line managing psychologists.
• Relevant and sufficient post-qualification experience in a similar role.
• High level of enthusiasm and motivation for working with this client group

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: Dr Rosalind Brock, Principal Psychologist on 0118 904 7111 or email:  rosalind.brock@berkshire,nhs.uk who will 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.