A Vacancy at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join OpCourage Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. We are looking for anenthusiastic and motivated Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/ CBT therapist to join our specialist flagship service.
This role ispart of multi-disciplinary team offering mental health treatment and wellbeing support within a stepped care model to veterans.
Your role will combine both clinical and service development responsibilities. You will provide specialist assessments, formulations and evidence-based treatment for PTSD and C-PTSD, in both individual and group settings. You will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge/skills in Trauma focused CBT, EMDR, NET and Compassion Focused Therapy.
You will also contribute to the supervision and line-management of qualified psychologists, trainee and assistant psychologistsandCBT therapistsas appropriate. There will be opportunities to contribute to service development, development of our treatment pathways, research and service evaluation.
We are a dynamic and friendly team committed to providing the best care for veterans. This is a busy service and clinicians’ self-care is important to us. We offer a blended model of delivery including face to face and online and there are opportunities for home working to ensure a good work / life balance.
• To support the Clinical Service Manager and Operational Service Manager in managing and providing an exemplary and comprehensive specialist assessment and treatment for all eligible veterans referred with PTSD and other mental health problems.
• Support the multi-disciplinary team to develop and embed psychological support across the stepped care model as appropriate
• Provide expert assessment and management advice of clinical difficulties utilising the most up-to-date knowledge, validated assessment / diagnostic tools and interventions.
• Provide clinical supervision for therapists in the assessment, management and rehabilitation of veterans with mental health needs through the use of the most up-to-date clinical protocols for therapeutic interventions and management.
• To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of OpCourage through the deployment of professional skills in service management, research, service evaluation and audit.
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. Holder of an HCPC regulated Clinical/Counselling Psychology qualification and / or Post graduate diploma in CBT evidence based psychological treatments and eligible for BABCP accreditation
2. Evidence of experience of working with traumatised people including those with PTSD and C-PTSD.
3. Evidence of experience of working with military veterans presenting with complex mental health difficulties
4. A minimum of two years full time experience, or equivalent, in a relevant role
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contactMark Bruceon email: mark.bruce2@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’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 where required.
This advert closes on Sunday 7 Apr 2024
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