Job summary INTERNAL ONLY - This post is open to Berkshire Healthcare NHS Employees Only Interviews are due to be held on Tuesday 25th March 2025. Are you a dedicated psychologist enjoying working with clients with clients presenting with difficulties associated with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD)? If so, we have an incredible full-time position (37.5 hours) waiting for you. But it's more than just a job; it's an opportunity to make a genuine difference in the lives of adults in Berkshire who are struggling with symptoms of trauma, self-harming behaviours, suicidal ideation and difficulties in personal relationships.Step into a world of compassionate care and innovation as part of our forward-thinking team. You'll be at the forefront of providing evidence-based psychological therapy, with a primary focus on Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT). It is a band 7/8a developmental post where you will be able to expand your expertise in working with complexities and co-morbidities like ASD and trauma. This position isn't just a job; it's a chance to grow, learn, and truly make a difference in the world of mental health. Join our team and let your skills and expertise shine as we work together to transform lives through the power of MBT. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity - apply today and be part of something extraordinary Main duties of the job You will be helping service users who've often endured a lifetime of adversity - abuse, deprivation, and trauma. These individuals grapple with extreme challenges in their relationships, battling issues like emotion management, identity disturbance, impulsiveness, and self-injury. You'll be their guiding light, providing assessment, formulation, and therapeutic intervention based on the latest evidence and our cutting-edge service model. You will be involved in the provision of assessment, formulation & therapeutic intervention to clients referred to the service in line with the most recent evidence and service model. You will work in collaboration with other psychological therapists to deliver specialist psychological interventions to people with Personality Disorders. This will include working individually and in groups. You will provide supervision and training to junior staff. About us 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 site Date posted 11 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £48,270 to £54,931 a year per annum (Incl. of HCAS) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 371-MHS711 Job locations University of Reading, Erlegh House Earley Gate, Whiteknights Campus Reading RG6 6BZ Job description Job responsibilities The "must haves" for this role: 1. 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). 2. Registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist. 3. Demonstrable knowledge, skills and abilities in the practice of psychological/neuropsychological or psychotherapeutic assessment, formulation and intervention, relevant to the service area. 4. Additional training/ accreditations (or working towards these) to reflect post qualification interest/ specialism in working with personality disorders. You'll be based in IMPACTT at Erlegh House in Reading and deliver care in a number of premises across Berkshire as required. 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 are 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: Mirek Boniecki on tel. 03003658000 or email: mirek.bonieckiberkshire.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. Job description Job responsibilities The "must haves" for this role: 1. 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). 2. Registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist. 3. Demonstrable knowledge, skills and abilities in the practice of psychological/neuropsychological or psychotherapeutic assessment, formulation and intervention, relevant to the service area. 4. Additional training/ accreditations (or working towards these) to reflect post qualification interest/ specialism in working with personality disorders. You'll be based in IMPACTT at Erlegh House in Reading and deliver care in a number of premises across Berkshire as required. 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 are 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: Mirek Boniecki on tel. 03003658000 or email: mirek.bonieckiberkshire.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. Person Specification Education/Qualifications/Training For Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Essential 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) Registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist Desirable Additional training/ accreditations (or working towards these) to reflect post qualification interest/ specialism in working with personality disorders. Continuous Professional Development Essential Evidence of training and/or interest and knowledge in psychological models and therapeutic approaches relevant to the post Commitment to continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant accrediting body Experience Essential Experience of working in evidence-based ways with services users (and their carers/families) presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the range of settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly 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 Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment Experience of service development and carrying out clinical audit, evaluative research and applying the findings Experience of working with, and addressing issues of diversity, including experience of working with diversity, multiculturalism, and equality of access to service. Desirable Experience of delivering teaching and training to staff Experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring, or providing structured guidance to other staff Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Essential Demonstrable knowledge, skills and abilities in the practice of psychological/neuropsychological or psychotherapeutic assessment, formulation and intervention, relevant to the service area. Knowledge and understanding of service evaluation, audit and research and completing this in the NHS. Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, technical and/or sensitive information to service users, their carers/families and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS Well-developed 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. 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 Essential Able to work flexibly around working patterns as required, and ability to travel independently between locations in Berkshire to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position Person Specification Education/Qualifications/Training For Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Essential 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) Registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist Desirable Additional training/ accreditations (or working towards these) to reflect post qualification interest/ specialism in working with personality disorders. Continuous Professional Development Essential Evidence of training and/or interest and knowledge in psychological models and therapeutic approaches relevant to the post Commitment to continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant accrediting body Experience Essential Experience of working in evidence-based ways with services users (and their carers/families) presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the range of settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly 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 Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment Experience of service development and carrying out clinical audit, evaluative research and applying the findings Experience of working with, and addressing issues of diversity, including experience of working with diversity, multiculturalism, and equality of access to service. Desirable Experience of delivering teaching and training to staff Experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring, or providing structured guidance to other staff Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Essential Demonstrable knowledge, skills and abilities in the practice of psychological/neuropsychological or psychotherapeutic assessment, formulation and intervention, relevant to the service area. Knowledge and understanding of service evaluation, audit and research and completing this in the NHS. Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, technical and/or sensitive information to service users, their carers/families and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS Well-developed 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. 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 Essential Able to work flexibly around working patterns as required, and ability to travel independently between locations in Berkshire 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. 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Address University of Reading, Erlegh House Earley Gate, Whiteknights Campus Reading RG6 6BZ Employer's website https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)