Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and energetic Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work in Acute Mental Health. You will be working in a very dynamic environment, which will provide you with many opportunities to learn and develop your therapeutic and systemic skills. There will also be an opportunity to be creative and innovative within the role, bringing new ideas, incorporating evidence-based practice into how the service is delivered.
Within the ward environment, you will have the opportunity to develop skills and expertise in the application of psychology not just at an individual level, but at the team and group level. A strong interest in pursuing consultation and leadership roles and developing skills in assessment and practice within a group context is desired. Running reflective practice sessions for staff, consider your position in the team and wider systemic issues, together with an interest in developing the skills to intervene via a range of formats, e.g., ward groups, staff consultation, families/carers and the MDT.
You will be well supported through regular clinical and managerial supervision as well as training to develop both professionally and personally within the role. There are many CPD opportunities as well as opportunities to join specialist supervision groups, such as the Trauma Clinical Network Group and other groups.
Experience in an Acute Setting is not required for this role and we would consider newly qualified psychologists.
Main duties of the job
You will support and assist the core aims within the service, both in direct clinical work and as a positive member of the multi-disciplinary team and wider service, having an important liaison function supporting the transition of patients between services.
You will provide psychological assessment and treatment, as well as psychological formulations and consultation to the multi-disciplinary team. You will also provide evidence-based group interventions such as DBT informed skills and support groups, as well as reflective practice/case discussions for staff.
You will also be a qualified practitioner on site to offer supervision, advice, support and to work with the assistant psychologists and trainee CAPS.
Working for our organisation
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every day: We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the future: To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria:
* HCPC registration
* Doctoral level training in psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, two or more distinct psychological therapies
Desirable criteria:
* Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience
Essential criteria:
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
Desirable criteria:
* Experience of working with psychosis.
* Experience of working in an acute care service.
KMPT Staff Benefits:
NHS pension scheme: Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
Annual leave for Agenda for Change: On appointment to NHS: 27 days for full-time staff, or pro rata if part-time.
Recommend a friend campaign: If you already work for us, you can refer a friend from outside of the Trust to any of the roles below and receive £1000 if they are successfully recruited.
Flexible working: This covers job shares, term-time working, flexible shifts, and more.
Statutory and occupational maternity, paternity or adoption leave: This is dependent on the length of your NHS service.
Other paid/unpaid leave: This can be for Jury Service, Reserved Armed Forces, etc., and is paid outside of annual leave.
Staff Support: KMPT offers a face-to-face counselling service for any issues, not just work-related problems.
NHS discounts and shopping vouchers: Staff can sign up for Red Guava, PS discounts, and Health Service Discounts to receive a variety of savings on travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out, and more.
Learning and Development opportunities: In addition to
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