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This is a 1.0 wte (37.5 hours/ week), permanent role for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Psychological Therapist to work in the IMPACTT DBT team.  

IMPACTT is a specialist therapy team working with personality disorders in Berkshire. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for working with people with a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) and delivering standard DBT. You will be joining an already established programme delivering DBT across Berkshire alongside specialist assessments and liaison with other key professionals.  

You will be joining a DBT team that trains and supports therapists to work in a way that is adherent to the DBT model so that our clients have the best opportunity to lead a fulfilling life.  Our Clinical Lead for DBT is an accredited DBT therapist and an accredited DBT supervisor, and over half the team are enrolled on the DBT Diploma.  Staff wellbeing is paramount and we deliver DBT on a foundation of compassion.  We are one of Berkshire Healthcare’s compassionate teams, having participated in compassionate team training.   

Your main base will be at Erlegh House, University of Reading.  As part of the role, you will also be expected to travel to other locations across the Trust, mainly in the East of Berkshire.  The role will be carried out face-to-face and remotely using Microsoft Teams.

Main duties of the job

• You will be delivering all components of standard DBT; individual therapy, skills group, telephone coaching and attending weekly Consult. 
• You will be facilitating specialist psychological assessments. 
• You will be assessing and monitoring risk and acting to manage these in discussion/ collaboration with colleagues to ensure these are appropriately and safely managed.  
• You will attend supervision. 
• You will attend IMPACTT meetings. 
• You will liaise with other key professionals. 

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.

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

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

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.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

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