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Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

About

We’re a community and mental health trust, providing a wide range of services to people of all ages living in Berkshire. And to do this, we employ approximately 4,500 staff who operate from our many sites as well as out in people’s homes and in various community settings.

We've recently been rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission. This award supports our wider aim to be a leading provider of mental and physical health services.

We deliver joined up physical and mental health services, helping people to remain independent at home for as long as possible and providing the care and support that best meets the needs of our patients, in the most suitable location.  

We run a number of specialist clinics and services aimed at young people, adults and older people to support and treat mental health, physical health and sexual health conditions. 

We work in partnership with Berkshire’s two acute hospital trusts, Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. We also work closely with Berkshire’s six local authorities and a diverse range of community and charitable organisations.

We’re also a digital pioneer, having been named by NHS England as a ‘Global Digital Exemplar’– one of only seven mental health trusts in the country to gain this status. This will allow us to transform patient care through new technologies.

Contact

Address
London House
London Road
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 2UT

Find out more

Jobs Website
Open
Ref: 371-CFS769 Vacancy ID: 8094039

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Accepting applications until: 01-Jul-2026 23:59

Open

Accepting applications until: 01-Jul-2026 23:59

Location

Erlegh House, University of Reading , Earley Gate, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6BZ
Reading
RG6 6BZ
Berkshire

Contract type & working pattern

Permanent
Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

£51,657 - £58,785 per annum (Incl of HCAS)
Yearly

(Band 7)

Specialty

Primary CAMHS - Wokingham BC
Interview date
10/07/2026

Job overview

We are seeking one enthusiastic and experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Clinical Psychologist, or Counselling Psychologist to join our Getting Help Service as a Psychological Therapist. The role combines the delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions with wider responsibilities that support service quality and workforce development. Alongside managing a clinical caseload, the successful candidate will provide clinical supervision and support to Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners and other members of the workforce, helping to develop clinical skills, maintain high standards of care, and promote best practice. 

The post holder will play an active role in service leadership, contributing to service development, pathway improvement, quality initiatives, and the implementation of evidence-based practice. Working closely with operational and clinical leaders, they will help shape and enhance the delivery of psychological therapies across the service. 

Working within a dynamic, skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team and supported by senior clinicians, you will deliver high-quality psychological assessments, formulations and evidence-based interventions. You will conduct risk assessments, develop and implement risk management plans, and liaise with external agencies where required. The role includes providing safe, effective therapy aligned with service objectives, and engaging in supervision and ongoing professional development. 

 

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  • Clinical Assessment: Conduct specialised clinical assessments and develop clear and detailed psychological formulation of the service user’s presenting difficulties using evidence based cognitive behavioural models of understanding. 

  • Treatment Planning: In collaboration with service users and multi-disciplinary colleagues, develop personalised treatment plans based on service user needs, assessment findings, formulation of the presenting problems, and evidence of effectiveness to support recovery goals and improve quality of life. 

  • Individual and Group Interventions: Deliver evidence based cognitive behavioural therapy using a range of specialist knowledge and techniques, and adapting interventions based on evolving needs and formulations. 

  • Supervision and Training: In line with experience and role development plans, provide CBT supervision and mentorship to junior clinicians and trainees, contributing to their professional development and enhancing the interventions they offer.   

  • Research and Development: Support and engage in research activities as indicated, adding to the evidence base for practice, and participate in development activities and quality improvement initiatives.

  • Contributing to Service Development: Actively engage in the improvement and development of mental health services, implementing new treatment approaches, providing insights and expertise to enhance the overall quality of care.  

Working for our organisation

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 sites

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role: 

1. Graduate qualification and professional registration/accreditation in a core profession as defined by BABCP or Evidence of having achieved and completed the Knowledge, Skills, and   Attitudes (KSA) Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes – BABCP portfolio route to BABCP Accreditation   

2. Post graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) 

3. Accreditation with British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 

4. Experience of completing CBT assessments, formulations and interventions and autonomously managing a caseload in a specialist healthcare setting relevant to the service area 

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’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 welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact Annie Pass, Team Lead (Email: [email protected]) who’ll 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.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications/Training - Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Essential criteria
  • Postgraduate doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996 or for those who completed their training overseas)
  • Registered as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council
  • (Eligibility for) Chartered Membership of British Psychological Society (BPS)
Desirable criteria
  • Additional training and accreditations (or working towards these) in relevant therapeutic approaches or psychological models to reflect post qualification interests/ specialism (e.g., specific therapy models and accreditations, Health Psychology, Neuropsychology etc).

Education/Qualifications/Training - CBT Therapist

Essential criteria
  • Graduate qualification and professional registration/accreditation in a core profession as defined by BABCP (e.g. Practitioner Psychologist registered with HCPC, Registered Mental Health Nurse, registered with NMC, Occupational Therapist registered with HCPC, or Social Worker registered with Social Work England). Please see the Core Professions List – BABCP website for more detail of the core professions list and required professional registration/accreditation • OR Evidence of having achieved and completed the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes (KSA) Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes – BABCP portfolio route to BABCP Accreditation
  • Post graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Accreditation with British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP)

Continuous Professional Development - Clinical / Counselling Psycholigist

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of training and/or interest and knowledge in psychological models or therapeutic approaches relevant to the post
  • Commitment to continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant accrediting body

Continuous Professional Development - CBT Therapist

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development as recommended by the BABCP and staying up to date with advancements in CBT related therapy
  • Evidence of specific training, experience and/or interest and knowledge relevant to service area, e.g. service users with significant and severe mental health difficulties/ children and adolescents
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of post qualification training in clinical supervision

Experience - Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

Essential criteria
  • 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 environments
  • Experience of service development and carrying out clinical audits, 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 the service
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of delivering teaching and training to staff
  • Experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring and structured guidance to other staff

Experience - CBT Therapist

Essential criteria
  • Experience of completing CBT assessments, formulations and interventions and autonomously managing a caseload in a specialist healthcare setting relevant to the service area
  • Experience of providing, and adapting where necessary, CBT assessments, formulations and interventions with service users relevant to the service area
  • Experience of delivering CBT 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 and evaluative research and applying the findings
  • Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working with multiculturalism, and equality of access
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of delivering teaching and training to staff
  • Experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring, or structured guidance to colleagues

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities - Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable knowledge, skills and abilities in the practice of assessment, formulation and intervention, relevant to the specialist modality and service area
  • Knowledge and understanding of service evaluation, audit and research and how to undertake these activities in an NHS context, including how to implement learning
  • Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, complex, technical and/or sensitive information to service users, their carers/families and other professional colleagues, both within and outside of an NHS setting
  • 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 positive relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of the service within 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)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities - CBT Therapist

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable knowledge of CBT theory, models and principles, and techniques, as well as evidence-based practice, relevant to the service area
  • Knowledge and understanding of service evaluation, audit and research and of completing this in the NHS
  • Awareness of other therapeutic modalities and their integration with CBT for comprehensive treatment planning
  • Skills in delivering individual and group therapy sessions using CBT techniques to address diverse mental health needs
  • 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 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 enable changes and improvements
  • 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 ability to navigate various systems and software packages (e.g. RiO, Outlook, databases, MS office/Teams, One Consultation and the internet)

Additional Requirements - Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

Essential criteria
  • Able to work flexibly around working patterns as required
  • Ability to travel independently between locations in Berkshire to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position

Additional Requirements - CBT Therapist

Essential criteria
  • Able to work flexibly around working patterns as required
  • Ability to travel independently between locations in Berkshire to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Annie Pass
Job title
Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]

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