Clinical Associate in Psychology

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP) on a temporary basis covering maternity leave. You will work semi-autonomously under supervision of an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist to support adults with learning disabilities and their families.

The role involves delivering evidence-based assessments and interventions, contributing to service development, training colleagues, and providing specialist advice across the team.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate master's level training as a clinical associate in psychology.
• Experience with adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health difficulties.
• Experience in an NHS Mental Health of Learning Disability Team.
• Ability to undertake psychological assessments and deliver interventions under supervision.
• Knowledge of various models and approaches for work with adults with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Clinical assessment, formulation, and tailored psychological interventions (including Positive Behaviour Support) for adults with learning disabilities.
• Identify clinical risks and determine when specialist assessment is required.
• Oversee and manage a clinical caseload under supervision.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and seek supervision when needed.
• Deliver training and provide specialist advice to families, paid carers, MDTs and partner agencies.
• Assist in service development initiatives and contribute to clinical decision-making.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Interventions under supervision

Communication skills

Adapt interventions for learning/disb

Knowledge of models/approaches

Education

Post-graduate master's level training as a clinical associate in psychology

Job description

We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP) to join our team on a temporary basis covering maternity leave.

In this role, you will work semi-autonomously under the direct supervision of an experienced, HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist. As a scientist-practitioner, you will use psychological knowledge, research, and theory to reduce psychological distress and enhance the well-being of adults with learning disabilities, their families, and paid carers.

Working alongside MHLD colleagues, Community Learning Disability Teams, and external partner organisations, you will deliver evidence-based interventions, support service development, and provide specialist advice and training across the service.

Please note Visa Sponsorship is unavailable for this post.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Assessment & Intervention: Deliver comprehensive assessments, formulations, and tailored psychological interventions (including Positive Behaviour Support) for complex clinical presentations within your scope of practice.

Risk Management & Safeguarding: Identify clinical risks early, evaluate conflicting factors in complex situations, and determine when specialist assessment or treatment is required.

Caseload Management: Oversee and manage your own clinical caseload under appropriate supervision, utilizing a range of evidence-based assessment tools to evaluate predisposing and precipitating factors.

Evaluative & Reflective Practice: Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of your interventions with service users, proactively seeking additional consultation or supervision whenever a case falls outside your scope of competence.

Training & Consultation: Deliver training, offer specialist advice, and provide clinical guidance to families, paid carers, multi-disciplinary teams, and partner agencies.

Service Development & Leadership: Assist in service development initiatives, contribute to clinical decision-making processes, and support evaluation projects to help maintain high-quality, cost-effective care.

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.

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 responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

Person Specification

Training

• Post-graduate masters's level training as a clinical associate in psychology

Experience

• Experience working with adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health difficulties
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience within an NHS Mental Health of Learning Disability Team

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to undertake psychological assessments and deliver psychologically informed interventions under supervision. Skills in communication and adapting interventions for people with learning disabilities.
• Knowledge and skills in a wide variety of models, approaches and adaptations required for work with adults with learning disabilities

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.

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum pro rata