Assistant Psychologist - Reading, United Kingdom - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Reading, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic psychology graduate to join the CAMHS Anxiety Disorder Treatment Team (ADTT) as an Assistant Psychologist at Erlegh House, University of Reading.

The Berkshire CAMHS teams are multi-disciplinary teams that serve a child population of approximately 300,000 across the Coun ty.

The teams comprise of child psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, family therapists, nurse practitioners, psychotherapists, art/play therapists, social workers and Primary Mental Health Workers.

BHFT CAMHS ADTT members are passionate about using formulation-led Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in a creative way to help children, young people and families.

We provide specialist CBT-based care for children and young people suffering with anxiety disorders and OCD across Berkshire.

The successful applicant will be a psychology graduate who has experience of working with children and / or young people.

They will play a crucial role in the running of our service, fulfilling key clinically relevant administration tasks, maintenance of our databases and support the delivery of psychological interventions.

They will utilise structured clinical supervision, and will be able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team. A good understanding of clinical risk and safeguarding in the context of child and adolescent mental health is essential.

To maintain a database relating to the waiting list and assessment clinic under the care of the A&D.

Assist the clinical lead in the coordination of referrals to A&D by managing the external and internal waiting list.

To monitor quality standards of engagement with service users such as maintaining good practice of waiting list acknowledgement and follow up letters.

To prepare reports and presentations under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.

Assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and/or projects as needed.

To liaise effectively with other staff members regarding children and families, across the CAMHS teams and pathways.

To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all children and families of the service, across all settings where care takes place.

To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.

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:
A good understanding of clinical risk and safeguarding in the context of child and adolescent mental health is essential.

Psychology graduate

Experience of working with children and / or young people