Assistant Psychologist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£29,812 - £32,715 per annum (Incl. of HCAS)
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Reading, RG6 6BZ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	26 Oct 2026
Closing date:	25 Nov 2026

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Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join the Berkshire West CAMHS Specialist Community Team (SCT), covering Reading, Wokingham and Newbury.

The role is Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, based at Erlegh House, University of Reading, with travel to Lower Henwick Farm, Newbury. Both sites offer free parking.

CAMHS SCT provides specialist, formulation-led interventions for children and young people experiencing complex mental health difficulties or requiring urgent or intensive support. We work collaboratively with young people, families and partner agencies to develop holistic assessments, shared formulations and tailored care plans.

Working alongside experienced multidisciplinary clinicians, you will support assessments, care coordination and evidence-based psychological interventions.

You will help develop and deliver group interventions, provide occasional individual support to young people and families, and contribute to training for carers, staff and partner agencies.

You will also undertake administrative duties, clinical audits, service evaluations and associated reports and presentations.

We offer regular clinical and management supervision, a supportive induction, in-house training and dedicated time for reflective practice and team formulation.

We welcome thoughtful, reflective team players to our compassionate and supportive team, where staff wellbeing and manageable caseloads are prioritised.

• 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:

• To work as part of a team.  

• To have an invested interest in the mental health of children, youngpeopleand their families.

• To support the clinical and operational leadership of the team

• IT,dataand reporting Skills

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:Christina Subrai on 0118 9046780 or email :christina.subrai@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 Monday 2 Nov 2026

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