About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to support Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation work in In-patient Rehabilitation Services in East Kent!
You will provide psychological intervention to two in-patient rehab units: The Grove & Rivendell.
We can support newly qualified staff through regular high-quality supervision, alongside the opportunity to develop clinical skills and work creatively with service users.
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.
Main duties of the job
You will join the multi-professional teams in delivering the rehabilitation program in line with evidenced based practice. Your goal will be to assist individuals with severe mental health problems to re-establish their lives in the community. The post offers opportunity for individual therapy with psychosis and other co-morbid difficulties, family work and group work.
There will be opportunities to joint work with team members, offer reflective practice & facilitate team case formulation sessions.
The Rehabilitation teams value a psychological approach to service delivery so you can be assured of a warm welcome to the service.
The service provides intensive, multidisciplinary assessment, treatment and care to adults with complex psychosis. The team work collaboratively with service users to develop person-centred care plan focusing on individual goals for recovery. Individual and group interventions and personalised social and vocational activities in the community are central to the therapy programme. The goal is to support individuals in their recovery journey and to empower them with the knowledge and skills to ensure their recovery is sustainable in their local community
About us
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
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. And 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 doing well together.
Job description Job responsibilities
Essential Qualifications and Experience
Candidates must hold a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Qualification (or its equivalent as accredited by BPS/HCPC), and have experience of adult mental health & psychosis interventions. Trainee Clinical psychologists who will be qualifying in 2026 can apply for this role.
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities of the role.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Doctorate & Registration Specialist Training
Experience Essential
Years of NHS Experience AMH/ Rehab/psychosis experience Psychometric testing MDT working Treatment modalities (e.g. CBT, Family work, groupwork)
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 The Grove
1 Grove road
Ramsgate
CT11 9SH
Employer's website https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)