Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist to join the Fear of Birth Pathway within Berkshire Healthcare Birth in Mind. Birth in Mind is a specialist service providing assessment and treatment for adults with Fear of Birth and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to their birth experience. The Fear of Birth Pathway works with people with a severe fear of birth (medically referred to as tokophobia).
The role is based at Erlegh House on the University of Reading White Knights Campus. The location has plenty of car parking with electric car charging points, access to green spaces, local shops and access to the University of Reading gym.
We offer a blended model of delivery including face to face and online working from our well resourced clinic space or from home when appropriate.
Main duties of the job
- As a valued member of our team, your role will combine clinical and service development components. You will be expected to support qualified members of staff with completing assessments and psychological birth plans, and if appropriate complete psychological interventions under supervision of a qualified staff member. This may include setting up and running a group intervention.
- You will contribute to the completion of service development and evaluation projects and research including collection of clinical outcome measures, management of the clinical outcome measure database, conduct audits, and data analysis for service evaluation.
- You would contribute to the triage process, alongside a qualified staff. You may be involved in developing clinical materials for the service and contribute to ongoing project work. There may also be the opportunity to work with our service user involvement group.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties, and ideally the perinatal population.
- Experience completing research, and the ability to complete clinical audits and service evaluation.
- The ability to establish good working relationships, both with service-users and other mental health services.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills when managing the duties and responsibilities.
We are a growing, friendly team of psychological therapists and psychologists committed to providing the best care. Birth in Mind is a specialist service providing assessment and treatment for adults with Fear of Birth and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to their birth experience. This role offers the rare opportunity of working within a growing, specialist team, while having access to the support, resources and expertise of the wider service.
We are an evolving service and you can be a part of how we develop. We are proud of the excellent outcomes that our service achieves and are constantly striving to improve.
Berkshire Healthcare has a record of achievement and success that places us as one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We are rated Outstanding by the CQC, we have a history of strong financial performance and we have a highly skilled and engaged workforce. We aspire to be an outstanding organisation for everyone: our people, our patients, their families, and their carers. For our people who work here that means we want Berkshire Healthcare to be a great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow.
We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Dr Rosalind Brock, Principal Clinical Psychologist on 07453382718 or emailrosalind.brock@berkshire.nhs.uk OR Dr Martha Nicholson Consultant Clinical Psychologist martha.nicholson@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties, and ideally the perinatal population.
- Experience completing research, and the ability to complete clinical audits and service evaluation.
- The ability to establish good working relationships, both with service-users and other mental health services.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills when managing the duties and responsibilities.
We are a growing, friendly team of psychological therapists and psychologists committed to providing the best care. Birth in Mind is a specialist service providing assessment and treatment for adults with Fear of Birth and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to their birth experience. This role offers the rare opportunity of working within a growing, specialist team, while having access to the support, resources and expertise of the wider service.
We are an evolving service and you can be a part of how we develop. We are proud of the excellent outcomes that our service achieves and are constantly striving to improve.
Berkshire Healthcare has a record of achievement and success that places us as one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We are rated Outstanding by the CQC, we have a history of strong financial performance and we have a highly skilled and engaged workforce. We aspire to be an outstanding organisation for everyone: our people, our patients, their families, and their carers. For our people who work here that means we want Berkshire Healthcare to be a great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow.
We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Dr Rosalind Brock, Principal Clinical Psychologist on 07453382718 or emailrosalind.brock@berkshire.nhs.uk OR Dr Martha Nicholson Consultant Clinical Psychologist martha.nicholson@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications/ Training
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience working with people with mental health difficulties
- Direct clinical experience of working in a psychological or mental health service
- Research experience, including a working knowledge of statistics, data analysis and report writing
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of facilitating or co-facilitating group interventions
- Experience of assessment or 1:1 work (e.g. psychoeducation, guided self-help) with people with mental health difficulties
- Experience carrying out audits within a clinical service
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
- Ability to form positive working relationships with colleagues and other professionals within an MDT or across services
- Understanding and awareness of diversity and culture and commitment to promoting anti-discriminatory practice
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
- Ability and experience of handling data and managing databases such as databases of clinical outcome measures
- Ability and experience of conducting literature searches and an understanding of the application to clinical practice
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice
- Skills in preparing and delivering presentations
- Experience of writing clinical notes, using a clinical electronic record system such as RiO
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications/ Training
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience working with people with mental health difficulties
- Direct clinical experience of working in a psychological or mental health service
- Research experience, including a working knowledge of statistics, data analysis and report writing
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of facilitating or co-facilitating group interventions
- Experience of assessment or 1:1 work (e.g. psychoeducation, guided self-help) with people with mental health difficulties
- Experience carrying out audits within a clinical service
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
- Ability to form positive working relationships with colleagues and other professionals within an MDT or across services
- Understanding and awareness of diversity and culture and commitment to promoting anti-discriminatory practice
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
- Ability and experience of handling data and managing databases such as databases of clinical outcome measures
- Ability and experience of conducting literature searches and an understanding of the application to clinical practice
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice
- Skills in preparing and delivering presentations
- Experience of writing clinical notes, using a clinical electronic record system such as RiO
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
