Applied Psychologist/CBT Therapist Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Florin Chilian; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000

Job description

Our Home treatment teams have been awarded significant new funds to expand their service provision. This includes a number of new psychological professions posts for HTTs in Kent and Medway.

The teams are based in Canterbury, Gillingham, Dartford. All posts are for a minimum of 3 days per week (0.6wte), we welcome applications for full time work.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provide psychological assessment and treatment of individuals in acute mental health crisis.
2. Provide specialist consultation, training, and supervision to non-psychologically trained clinical staff in evidence-based psychological interventions.
3. Participate in the provision of Psychological Practice to adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, aged 18 and upwards.
4. Responsible for the systematic provision of a range of evidence-based psychological interventions.
5. Undertake high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist psychology interventions.
6. Ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development relevant to the service area.
7. Provide training placements for trainee applied psychologists and professional support to basic/senior psychologists.
8. Provide specialist psychological assessment of adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
9. Formulate and implement plans of specialist psychological treatment or management.
10. Undertake a range of psychological therapeutic interventions.
11. Provide specialist psychological advice to the multi-disciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches.
12. Undertake psychologically based risk assessment and risk management for relevant clients.
13. Consult with and provide specialist psychological guidance to carers and families of service users.

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).

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 across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

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.

This advert closes on Thursday 3 Apr 2025.

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