Job summary
Consultant Clinical / Counselling Psychologist
Children and Young People's Mental Health Services; Access, Advice and Getting Help Services Band 8c, part-time (1.0wte) permanent post
Base: Berkshire wide - Base TBC
Interview will be held on 26th June 2024
This is an exciting opportunity to join the service as we shape our services in line with the THRIVE model. The service area consists of teams delivering prevention and early access to 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, education and 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, training and governance skills to enhance patient and staff well-being.
Main duties of the job
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To provide clinical, professional, and operationally enabled leadership for services within area of responsibility.
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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.
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To work with other clinical and professional leads and managers within the wider services and across local/regional system
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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.
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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, as required.
- To provide expert consultation, teaching & supervision to psychological professionals & practitioners, and other staff both within the service and external to the services/agencies
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
1. Clinical / counselling psychologist with HCPC registration
2. Previous clinical leadership experience in Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
3. Extensive experience of teaching and professional/clinical supervision along 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 the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If youre someone 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. Please dont hesitate to call: Sharon Brookes , Head of Children & Young Peoples Mental Health Services; Access, Advice and Getting Help Services on sharon.brookes@berkshire.nhs.uk (07870 365 856) or Dr Bridget Gemal, Director of Psychology and Psychological Therapies on 07789 033862 wholl 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 where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
1. Clinical / counselling psychologist with HCPC registration
2. Previous clinical leadership experience in Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
3. Extensive experience of teaching and professional/clinical supervision along 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 the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If youre someone 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. Please dont hesitate to call: Sharon Brookes , Head of Children & Young Peoples Mental Health Services; Access, Advice and Getting Help Services on sharon.brookes@berkshire.nhs.uk (07870 365 856) or Dr Bridget Gemal, Director of Psychology and Psychological Therapies on 07789 033862 wholl 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 where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical/counselling psychology (or approved equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996) which provides eligibility for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Evidence of post-doctoral specialist training in at least two areas of psychological practice directly related to the clinical requirements for this post. OR Evidence of substantial post-doctoral training, experience and expert knowledge in psychological models and therapeutic approaches with an evidence base in the area of specialism
- Registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC)
- Additional accreditations to reflect to post qualification specialist training (e.g., BABCP, UKCP, ACAT, BPS).
- Clinical supervision training for psychology trainees and qualified staff.
- Professional leadership qualification or equivalent level of substantial experience
- Training and/or proven ability in providing effective education, consultation and coaching to develop and support others.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working as a qualified (Principal) clinical/counselling psychologist, including demonstrable post qualification experience at a highly specialist level in the related specialisms.
- Substantial experience of working in evidence-based ways with children and young people (and their carers and families) presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the range of care settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and threatening behaviour
- Demonstrable experience of applying professional expertise when leading multidisciplinary teams / in multi-agency environments in a relevant clinical setting.
- Extensive experience of leading services and teams with complex caseloads requiring the application of evidence-based psychological methods, assessments, formulation, and interventions.
- Extensive experience of teaching and professional/clinical supervision as well as experience of developing training and supervisory models
Desirable
- Experience of budget and resource management
- Evidence of successfully holding responsibility for, delivering and being accountable for services that meet local and national targets
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to manage a demanding and complex caseload while supporting junior colleagues.
- High level and well-developed ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within the Trust and across the system
- Extensive experience of successfully managing complex and challenging discussions with system partners, including where there may be disagreement about responsibility for care.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Teaching and group facilitation skills
- Exceptional and highly effective interpersonal communication skills with the ability to support, engage and lead patients, clinicians and other stakeholder groups in change, development and improvement
- Exceptional IT skills and the ability to navigate various systems and software packages (such as RiO outlook, databases, MS office and the internet)
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
Additional requirements
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to respond to people's needs sensitively particularly regarding all aspects of diversity
- Able to work flexibly as required (including on call where relevant) and to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical/counselling psychology (or approved equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996) which provides eligibility for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Evidence of post-doctoral specialist training in at least two areas of psychological practice directly related to the clinical requirements for this post. OR Evidence of substantial post-doctoral training, experience and expert knowledge in psychological models and therapeutic approaches with an evidence base in the area of specialism
- Registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC)
- Additional accreditations to reflect to post qualification specialist training (e.g., BABCP, UKCP, ACAT, BPS).
- Clinical supervision training for psychology trainees and qualified staff.
- Professional leadership qualification or equivalent level of substantial experience
- Training and/or proven ability in providing effective education, consultation and coaching to develop and support others.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working as a qualified (Principal) clinical/counselling psychologist, including demonstrable post qualification experience at a highly specialist level in the related specialisms.
- Substantial experience of working in evidence-based ways with children and young people (and their carers and families) presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the range of care settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and threatening behaviour
- Demonstrable experience of applying professional expertise when leading multidisciplinary teams / in multi-agency environments in a relevant clinical setting.
- Extensive experience of leading services and teams with complex caseloads requiring the application of evidence-based psychological methods, assessments, formulation, and interventions.
- Extensive experience of teaching and professional/clinical supervision as well as experience of developing training and supervisory models
Desirable
- Experience of budget and resource management
- Evidence of successfully holding responsibility for, delivering and being accountable for services that meet local and national targets
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to manage a demanding and complex caseload while supporting junior colleagues.
- High level and well-developed ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within the Trust and across the system
- Extensive experience of successfully managing complex and challenging discussions with system partners, including where there may be disagreement about responsibility for care.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Teaching and group facilitation skills
- Exceptional and highly effective interpersonal communication skills with the ability to support, engage and lead patients, clinicians and other stakeholder groups in change, development and improvement
- Exceptional IT skills and the ability to navigate various systems and software packages (such as RiO outlook, databases, MS office and the internet)
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
Additional requirements
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to respond to people's needs sensitively particularly regarding all aspects of diversity
- Able to work flexibly as required (including on call where relevant) and to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
