Overview
Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist role at Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. An exciting opportunity within the Younger Adults Psychological Service in Mental Health Together PLUS, in the West Kent Directorate. This post would suit someone who has a genuine interest in working therapeutically with this varied and rewarding client group. An understanding of and ability to work with people with severe and complex mental health difficulties is essential.
KMPT values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds. We proactively encourage applications from under-represented communities for senior roles like this one.
Our organisation
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, with specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC. Each year we care for thousands of people in our hospitals and in the community, and we employ people from many nationalities across rural and urban areas. Our staff are friendly, passionate colleagues who are committed to providing excellent care to service users and their loved ones.
Our strategy and mission are to deliver brilliant care through brilliant people and to provide outstanding care in partnership with service users, in the right place, every time.
For informal visits contact: Name: Dr Sharon Hodgson, Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Email: sharon.hodgson2@nhs.net, Telephone: 01892 709211. Dr Carolyn Harbert, Clinical Psychologist and SWK Operational Team Lead, Email: carolyn.harbert@nhs.net, Telephone: 01892 709211. Interested candidates are welcome to contact us for an informal discussion prior to applying. To hear from a Psychologist about working in KMPT, watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EsrD63k-ZE
Responsibilities
* To be responsible for the systematic provision of a range of evidence-based psychological interventions to working age adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties referred by the Community Mental Health teams within the locality.
* To undertake high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist psychology interventions within the service, taking substantial professional responsibility and exercising autonomous judgement in professional practice.
* To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development relevant to the service area.
* To regularly provide and contribute to training placements for trainee clinical/counselling psychologists and to provide professional support and line-management to basic/senior psychologists in this specialism.
Qualifications and requirements
* Experience and/or qualification as a Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist as applicable.
* Ability to work therapeutically with a varied client group and with people who have severe and complex mental health difficulties.
Employment details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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