Psychotherapist

Job overview

This is an exceptional and exciting opportunity for a Psychotherapist with group experience, who would be interested in gaining additional invaluable skills working across mental health services in an accredited Therapeutic Community, which is a part of  Slough Adult Mental Health Services.  As the successful postholder, you will be working at the forefront of the Co-production pathway in Slough.

This exciting role offers an excellent opportunity for a career development due to the experiences on offer, and we would welcome passionate and dynamic candidates, keen to widen their careers.

Main duties of the job

• You will work as a valued member of the Slough Mental Health Services, and you will provide a specialist recovery service to users presenting with severe/complex mental health difficulties requiring multiple interventions, complex/intensive risk management plans and high levels of multiagency work.

• You will initiate the safe delivery of the EMBRACE programme, its continuous accreditation, overall Co-production pathway, and contribute to the multidisciplinary teams within the locality and wider Trust services.

• You will be reliable and knowledgeable, and you will have great IT skills and be familiar with various systems and software packages.

• You will need to be able to travel independently across Berkshire.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The 3/4 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:

• Significant experience working as a qualified Psychotherapist with professional accreditation and registration with UKCP as a psychotherapist or with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC).

• Significant experience of facilitating and delivering therapeutic groups, ideally  within the NHS setting and / or Therapeutic Communities.

• An enhanced DBS check.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.