CBT Therapist Maidenhead, England
Job description
Are you looking for a new rewarding position working alongside a fantastically supportive team who consistently rate their job satisfaction highly? Are you looking for a Monday to Friday role with an element of flexibility?
We are looking for mental health professionals with a core qualification and CBT Qualification to join our very well-established Adult Eating Disorders Service team based at St Marks in Maidenhead.
You will play an important role providing specialist psychological assessments, care planning and a range of evidence-based psychological interventions. You will work one to one with our patients as well as delivering group treatments.
This will be a varied role working as part of a multidisciplinary team and with professionals across agencies.
The working pattern for this role is 9:00am – 17:00pm, Monday to Friday. We are open to considering both full and part time applicants for these positions.
You will primarily be based at either St Marks Hospital in Maidenhead or in our NHS site at the University of Reading campus and there is also flexibility for some home working. Both sites offer free parking to staff.
Some of the duties are:
- Assessing adults referred to Berkshire Eating Disorders Service
- Creating care plans for patients referred to the service
- Delivering a range of specialist CBT interventions for individuals and groups
- Undertaking and reviewing risk assessments
- Providing specialist advice to and liaising with other professionals
- Maintaining up to date and accurate clinical records
- Professional qualification at Diploma / Degree level in relevant fields
- Good knowledge of psychological models relevant to eating disorders and evidence based for related interventions
- Previous experience working in a mental health setting
- Ability to manage own caseload and time to work flexibly in response to service demand
If you would like more information about the role, please contact the Clinical Team [email protected] who’ll be delighted to hear from you.
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. Some of the benefits of joining our team:
- Salary ranging from £41,902 -£47,684 per annum
- Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
- Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
- Advanced IT enablement and support
- Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff.
- And so much more
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
