Are you a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist who wants to make a real difference to the wellbeing of our NHS workforce? Do you have experience and expertise in staff support and are you committed to providing effective, accessible and responsive psychologically informed services? If you are ready to lead at scale this post might be for you.
This Consultant role provides clinical, operational and strategic leadership for Wellbeing Matters, the Trust’s staff psychological support service. You will lead a small team and work closely with other clinical leads, teams and managers, as well as Organisational Development, HR, Patient Safety and senior leaders, to shape an inclusive, evidence-based offer that supports staff wellbeing, psychological safety and organisational resilience.
This is a high-impact leadership role combining clinical expertise, strategic working and service development with operational management and clinical delivery. You will influence Trust-wide policy and culture, respond to complex workforce challenges, and play a key role in organisational developments and incident responses.
The role supports your ongoing development in clinical leadership and change management, while enabling you to apply your expertise in supervision, consultation, training and governance.
On site working and Berkshire wide travel is required but reasonable adjustments are supported alongside hybrid working.
Interviews are due to take place in person on Friday 22nd May.
Duties
- Continually refine the Wellbeing Matters model to meet local needs and enhance staff support.
- Ensure rapid, effective psychosocial assessment, training, and support for all staff and managers.
- Operate the service efficiently, meeting financial and performance targets while balancing demand and capacity.
- Govern practice, report on performance, and maintain systematic quality standards.
- Manage multidisciplinary staff through recruitment, supervision, appraisal, and professional development.
- Provide expert advice, training, and consultation on staff wellbeing to internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate psychological support for staff involved in incidents or investigations, working with directors and managers.
- Represent Wellbeing Matters and the trust at local, regional, and national forums, driving initiatives in staff support.
- Collaborate with corporate teams to review and shape staff wellbeing policy.
- Advise and respond to major incidents, supporting the Director of Psychology and Psychological Therapies.
- Resolve complex ethical and organisational dilemmas within the workforce.
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
Benefits
- 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
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.
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This Consultant role provides clinical, operational and strategic leadership for Wellbeing Matters, the Trust’s staff psychological support service. You will lead a small team and work closely with other clinical leads, teams and managers, as well as Organisational Development, HR, Patient Safety and senior leaders, to shape an inclusive, evidence-based offer that supports staff wellbeing, psychological safety and organisational resilience.
This is a high-impact leadership role combining clinical expertise, strategic working and service development with operational management and clinical delivery. You will influence Trust-wide policy and culture, respond to complex workforce challenges, and play a key role in organisational developments and incident responses.
The role supports your ongoing development in clinical leadership and change management, while enabling you to apply your expertise in supervision, consultation, training and governance.
On site working and Berkshire wide travel is required but reasonable adjustments are supported alongside hybrid working.
Interviews are due to take place in person on Friday 22nd May.
Duties
- Continually refine the Wellbeing Matters model to meet local needs and enhance staff support.
- Ensure rapid, effective psychosocial assessment, training, and support for all staff and managers.
- Operate the service efficiently, meeting financial and performance targets while balancing demand and capacity.
- Govern practice, report on performance, and maintain systematic quality standards.
- Manage multidisciplinary staff through recruitment, supervision, appraisal, and professional development.
- Provide expert advice, training, and consultation on staff wellbeing to internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate psychological support for staff involved in incidents or investigations, working with directors and managers.
- Represent Wellbeing Matters and the trust at local, regional, and national forums, driving initiatives in staff support.
- Collaborate with corporate teams to review and shape staff wellbeing policy.
- Advise and respond to major incidents, supporting the Director of Psychology and Psychological Therapies.
- Resolve complex ethical and organisational dilemmas within the workforce.
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
Benefits
- 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
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.
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