About this role
Job summary
We are a well-established Psychological Therapies Team that values collaboration, innovation, and compassionate care. We are committed to creating an environment where clinicians feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work.
We are seeking an motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist to join our team at Band 7. If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference in people's lives we would love to hear from you.
Our team consists ofClinical Psychologists, Psychotherapists, and Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) providing evidence-based psychological care. We work in close partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring the best possible outcomes for our clients, their families, carers, and wider support networks.
We are proud to provide a broad range of specialist psychological therapies, including:
Mentalisation-Based Treatment (MBT) Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) EMDR Art Psychotherapy Systemic Family Therapy Couples Therapy CBT We are committed to providing excellent supervision.
Weekly team-based supervision alternating with reflective practice and peer supervision. External group supervision monthly. A collaborative culture where learning and curiosity are actively encouraged. Strong peer support from experienced psychological therapy professionals
Main duties of the job
You will have the opportunity to be involved in providing assessment and treatment (individual and group), participating in multidisciplinary staff development and supervision, enhancing the provision of psychological therapies for adult mental health, especially for client and their families impacted by complex emotional difficulties, and severe and enduring mental illness including psychosis.
As a key member of the team, you will provide psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for adults experiencing a range of complex mental health difficulties. You will have opportunities to contribute to service development, consultation, teaching, and the continued growth of psychologically informed practice across the service.
We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
About us
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holders will be based at Albion Place Psychological Therapies service which includes psychological clinicians of several disciplines.
The West Psychological Therapies service works closely and in collaboration with the Community Mental Health team as integrated services to provide a comprehensive service to adults with complex and longstanding mental health conditions and emotional difficulties.
Psychologist Requirements:
HCPC-registered Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or BPS accredited)
Psychotherapist Requirements:
Masters-level (or equivalent) training in a recognised psychotherapeutic modality
Full accreditation/registration with UKCP, BABCP, BPC, or BACP (Level C)
Core profession registration and specialist clinical training
Please see job description for further information.
Person Specification
Experience & Training, Qualifications and Registration Essential
Achieved Qualifications, Training and Registrations as per the Job Description
Desirable
Experience of group work Experience of working with clients with mental health difficulties
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Able to work autonomously and manage caseload, while contributing positively to team objectives.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Address Albion Place
23-29 Albion Place
Maidstone
ME14 5TS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)