Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Kent PLC; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Maidstone seeks an enthusiastic Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in the Mental Health A&E unit. The role involves delivering psychological assessments, clinical supervision, and leading research developments. Ideal candidates will have a Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and experience in mental health settings. This position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth and innovation.

Qualifications

• Must be a psychologist with relevant qualifications and training.
• Experience in mental health or similar therapeutic settings is essential.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment and treatment within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Support core aims within the service and assist in direct clinical work.
• Offer clinical supervision to assistant psychologists and trainees.
• Lead service development-oriented research and publish findings.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Clinical supervision

Research and development

Team collaboration

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology

Job description

Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and energetic Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work in the A & E of Mental Health. You will be working in a very dynamic environment, which will provide you with many opportunities to learn and develop your therapeutic and systemic skills. There will also be an opportunity to be creative and innovative within the role, bringing new ideas, incorporating evidence-based practice into how the service is delivered.

Responsibilities

• Support and assist the core aims within the service, both in direct clinical work and as a positive member of the multi-disciplinary team and wider service, having an important strategic and liaison function supporting the transition of patients between services.
• Provide psychological assessment and treatment within a multi-disciplinary team and offer consultation and treatment for our more complex cases.
• Offer clinical supervision to assistant psychologists and trainees, as well as Band 7 Psychologists and our multi-disciplinary colleagues.
• Take a lead role in service development-oriented research and publishing research.
• Ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development activities relevant to the service area.
• Be regularly responsible for providing training placements for trainee clinical/counselling psychologists in this specialism.
• Undertake high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist psychology interventions in these services taking substantial professional responsibility and exercising autonomous judgement in their professional practice.

About the Trust

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.