Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist Or Psychological Therapist

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Canterbury is seeking a committed clinical/counselling psychologist or psychological therapist to deliver NICE-guideline-based trauma-focused care for veterans.

The role covers the Kent locality, involves working in a small multidisciplinary team with psychologists, psychiatrists, peer support workers, and clinical nurse specialists, and includes supervision and service development.

Job description

Join Op Courage, the NHS specialist service for veterans, as we expand our dynamic therapy team.

We are seeking a committed and compassionate clinical/counselling psychologist or psychological therapist to help us provide high-quality, evidence-based care to ex-armed forces personnel.

Our service provides timely access to trauma-informed, recovery-focused interventions tailored to the needs of those who have served.

You will work within a small, supportive team compromising psychologists, psychological therapists, psychiatrists, peer support workers, and clinical nurse specialists, delivering care across a range of presentations including PTSD, complex trauma, depression, anxiety and substance misuse.

This role will cover the Kent locality and be initially based at Canterbury Hospital

Main duties of the job

• Deliver psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions in line with NICE guidelines.
• Offer specialist trauma-focused therapy e.g., EMDR, TF-CBT where qualified.
• Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary setting, contributing to care planning and clinical reviews.
• Provide clinical supervision to junior team members and trainees.
• Contribute to service development and evaluation initiatives.

We are Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, providing mental health, learning disability and neurodevelopmental services to people living in southeast England. Our services are for children, young people, adults of working age and older people.You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.

We are passionate about research and it's our aim to put it at the core of everything we do so we can continually improve our clinical care.

Our vision is to deliver great care and improve outcomes together.

Our Vaues underpin everything we do and the experience we want people to have when using our services, working within them and working alongside them, as a partner. Compassionate, Accountable and Optimistic.