Assistant Psychologist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£29,812 - £32,715 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Slough, SL1 2BJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	20 Oct 2026
Closing date:	19 Nov 2026

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Summary

We are seeking a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist, to take up the exciting opportunity to work in the Berkshire East CAMHS Specialist Community Team (SCT). An excellent opportunity has become available for an Assistant Psychologist to cover Slough, Bracknell and Windsor and Maidenhead boroughs. This role is full time (1WTE) 9-5pm, with the main base being at Upton Hospital, Slough with expected travel to other Berkshire sites.

CAMHS SCT provides a responsive, formulation led intervention for children and young people experiencing complex mental health difficulties or needing urgent and/or intensive specialist support. The service develops an early, holistic understanding of each young person by coproducing formulations with them, their families and key professionals across education, social care and the voluntary sector. This shared approach clarifies the young person’s difficulties and the systemic factors influencing their presentation and creates the best care plan to meet their needs.

• Assist and work jointly with senior clinicians, following their clinical recommendations.

• Respond to the needs of the service, gathering data reports and information as the service requires.

• Undertake administrative tasks to support the multidisciplinary team and senior staff including taking accurate clinical meeting notes and engaging in audit and service evaluation.

• Use supervision effectively.

• Work with colleagues to support the clinical and operational leadership of the team.

• Work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and within a multi-agency system.

• Maintain own continuing professional development and contribute to team professional development initiatives. 

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

The “must haves” for this role:

1. To work as part of a team. 

2. To have an invested interest in the mental health of children, young people and their families.

3. To support the clinical and operational leadership of the team

4. IT, data and reporting Skills

The post holder will join a team of clinicians from various disciplines to assist and work jointly with senior clinicians undertaking assessments, care-coordination, and evidence-based psychological interventions with young people and their families.

The post holder will respond to the needs of the service and is likely to co-ordinate and assist in the development and delivery of group interventions and to occasionally work individually with service users and their family/carers. This may also involve supporting the development and running of relevant training to carers, staff and system partners.

The post holder will undertake administrative; audit and service evaluation tasks as directed and deliver reports and presentations associated with any such undertakings as required.

There will be support through regular clinical and management supervision as well as receiving support and guidance through the regular Multi-Disciplinary Team approach. You will be provided with a supportive induction, and in-house training opportunities.

The ideal clinician will be thoughtful and reflective, and a team player. We are an experienced team that is supportive, compassionate and welcoming. As a service we can provide a supportive structure and a safe, working environment with manageable caseloads.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be 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: Stonewall Proud Employer, 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 call: Bharti Kumar on 07815485178 or email: bharti.kumar@berkshire.nhs.uk 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.

This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Oct 2026

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