Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Job Overview
Do you have a passion for providing exceptional care and are looking for an exciting and challenging role? It is a fantastic time to join the Liaison Psychiatry service as we are developing our services to CORE24!

The Service - Liaison Psychiatry
The Liaison Psychiatry service aims to provide mental health advice and support to individuals receiving care and treatment at general hospitals in Kent and Medway. The general hospital staff can refer anyone over the age of 18 who attends A&E or is an inpatient on a medical or surgical ward. The liaison team can then offer advice, support, or a full mental and psychological health assessment as appropriate. By ensuring that an individual's physical and mental health are considered holistically, it is possible for the whole healthcare team to ensure the most effective care is delivered in a collaborative way.

Main Duties of the Job
You would be responsible for offering high-quality assessment and brief interventions with a specific focus on people in distress, related to both mental and physical health conditions. This is an exciting, varied role with opportunity for consultation, supervision of other practitioners, facilitation of reflective practice, and teaching staff in the multi-disciplinary and hospital team. You will have plenty of scope and support to develop your own practice, whilst supporting the team in balancing the challenges of providing flexible high-quality services in a way that delivers quick effective access and meets the expectations of patients, carers, and the public.

Essential Qualifications and Experience
You will have a doctorate-level or equivalent BPS approved qualification in Clinical/Counselling Psychology, with experience in a range of clinical settings, able to support people in acute distress, and will hold HCPC registration.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Doctorate or Equivalent, BPS, HCPC
• Specialist training

Experience

• Years of Experience
• Hours of supervised practice
• Relevant AMH/acute/urgent care/health psychology experience demonstrated
• Good assessment & formulation skills, psychometric testing
• Effective MDT working
• Supervising & teaching others, Reflective practice
• Range of psychological models & able to flexibly adapt to needs/setting

Desirable Criteria

• Previous A&E Liaison or long-term conditions experience

KMPT Staff Benefits:

• NHS pension scheme
• Annual leave for Agenda for Change
• Flexible working
• Staff Support
• NHS discounts and shopping vouchers
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Comprehensive Induction programme