Assistant Psychologist | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health care provider in Maidstone is seeking an enthusiastic assistant psychologist to join their team. The role involves delivering psychological interventions, participating in clinical supervision, and supporting adults with mental health issues. Candidates should possess a relevant psychology degree and strong skills in CBT and EMDR. This position combines working across sites in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells within a supportive team environment. Competitive benefits and opportunities for professional development await the right candidate.

Benefits

Supportive supervision and training

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering psychological interventions.
• Ability to provide psychological support to families and carers.
• Clinical supervision experience in a mental health context.

Responsibilities

• Deliver initial interventions to adults accessing mental health services.
• Conduct structured therapeutic interventions independently.
• Participate in clinical and service performance related projects.

Skills

EMDR

DBT

Art therapy

Systemic Family Therapy

CBT informed intervention

Education

Relevant degree in psychology

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed assistant psychologist to perform at a band 4, and join our well established service in adult mental health for people who live in South West Kent and Maidstone (West).

The post holder will be based for 2.5 days at Albion Place in Maidstone and 2.5 days at Highlands House in Tunbridge Wells within the Psychological Therapies service which includes psychological clinicians of several disciplines.

We work closely with our colleagues in both tertiary and Community Mental Health Together and MHT Plus team.

You would participate in weekly meetings, which included peer group supervision and group supervision from an external supervisor, in addition to individual management and clinical supervision. There will be a requirement to travel between our Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust sites in a timely manner.

As a team, we offer a comprehensive service to adults with complex and longstanding mental health conditions and emotional difficulties. We offer individual therapy including EMDR and various group interventions including MBT, Art therapy, DBT and also have a Systemic Family Therapy team.

To participate in the provision of direct clinical work through the delivery of manualised psychologically informed structured interventions as part of Psychological Services to adults with mental health difficulties within the community & recovery service line of Kent & Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.

In particular:

• To deliver ‘initial interventions’ to people accessing adult mental health services as part of the Clinical Care Pathways in the CMHT. Specific and targeted training will be provided by experienced Psychological Practitioners and all interventions supported by weekly clinical supervision from Psychological Practitioners.
• To undertake other structured therapeutic psychological interventions in an identified service or services using own independent initiative within guidelines provided by a qualified psychologist.
• To undertake clinical and service performance related administration, audit and research projects, teaching and service improvement project work under the professional guidance of a qualified psychologist. This includes overseeing the clinical outcomes project for psychological therapies across the North Kent directorate
• To undertake training in the delivery of the CBT informed intervention known as ‘Initial Interventions’ delivered by a group of specialist psychological practitioners
• To provide psychological guidance and support to carers and families of service users under clinical supervision of a psychological therapist.

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.

Please see attached Job description for further details of role requirements and person specification.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025