Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Company: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Salary: £68,852 - £79,638 per annum (Incl. of HCAS)
Location: Wokingham, RG40 2BB
Hours: Part-time
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 5 Aug 2026
Closing date: 4 Sept 2026
We areseekinga highly motivated and experiencedPrincipalPsychologist to join our team of passionate and skilled psychological therapists, working collaboratively withWokinghamCommunity Mental Health Services(CMHS)to deliver the highest quality care for adults with significant mental health needs. This is an exciting opportunity to use and further develop your clinicalexpertiseand leadership skills within a well-established service that is committed to providing evidence-based,trauma-informedinterventions and achieving excellent outcomes for those we support.
As part of the Community Mental Health Psychological Therapies (CMHPT) Service, you will provide psychological therapies to adults living in Wokingham and contribute to the delivery of specialist psychological care across Berkshire through our centralised service. The role offers a varied clinical caseload, alongside opportunities to contribute to service development,innovationand the continued growth of psychological therapies within community mental health settings.
The post is based at Resource House, Wokingham, with an expectation thatyou will work frombase at least2days per week. We support flexible and agile working, with opportunities to work from home where service needs allow. Occasional travel across Berkshire will be requiredfor meetings,trainingand collaborative working.
- Ensure the systematic provision of high-quality psychological services within the CMHS.
- Offer expert clinical supervision, consultation, and advice to psychological professionals and trainees, as well as other members of the clinical team and beyond, to support psychologically- and trauma-informed care and provision.
- Provide expert clinical assessments, case and psychological formulation, and evidence-based interventionfor a designated number of service users presenting to the service.
- Deliver training and teaching to support the learning needs of trainees and the continued professional development of psychological and multidisciplinary colleagues, the wider clinical team, other agencies, and non-professional carers.
- Work autonomously within professional and local guidelines and policies and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service.
- Utilise research and audit skills to inform service and policy development and act as a highly specialist resource to the wider professional team.
- Propose and implement policy changes and service development initiatives within the service and across the Trust, working closely with colleagues as required to progress improvement. This will include a role in effective recruitment, professional appraisal and management, and the identification of training needs.
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
- 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
FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY - If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.
The "must haves" for this role:
- Apost graduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Clinical supervision training for doctorate psychology trainees (BPS Registered course) and other qualified clinicians.
- Post qualification specialist training to accreditable level in at least two areas of psychological practice directly related to the clinical requirements of this post. Accreditations to reflect post qualification training (e.g., BABCP, UKCP, ACAT, SRCN).
- Experience of working with adults with severe mental illness (SMI).
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive, forward-thinking team that values innovation, professional growth and compassionate care, while helping to shape and develop psychological services for adults across Berkshire.
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 have identified that this is a role where we have underrepresentation of ethnically diverse colleagues. As part of our commitment to inclusion and Unity Against Racism we offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who meet the essential criteria and identify as: Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British, Mixed and 'Other' Ethnic Groups.
This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Aug 2026
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