Clinical Psychologist

North Thames Genomics Laboratory Hub; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist within the Older Peoples' Psychological Service in East Kent. The role involves working therapeutically with older adults, focusing on dementia and complex mental health needs, with opportunities for professional development and supervision.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full, valid UK driving licence.
• Experience with older populations and dementia is essential.
• Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Conduct neuropsychological assessments for dementia diagnosis.
• Provide individual and group therapeutic work for older people.
• Collaborate with families, carers, and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Neuropsychological assessment

Therapeutic work

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Job description

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 28 May 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Older Peoples' Psychological Service, alongside the Community Mental Health teams, in the East Kent Directorate. This post would suit someone who has a genuine interest in working therapeutically with this varied and rewarding client group. An understanding of the needs of people with mental health difficulties as well as of those living with dementia, and the ability to work with people who have cognitive difficulties, is essential.

We would be happy to receive applications from recently qualified Trainee Clinical Psychologists to recruit into a Band 7/8a preceptorship role. In this circumstance, the post holder would start on band 7 and move upwards. Please read the band 7 & 8a job description and person specification.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and about inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of the Older Peoples' Psychological Services, alongside Community Mental Health Teams based in South Kent Coast (which includes Folkestone, Hythe, Dover and Deal), focusing your time in Memory services & enhancing the provision of psychological approaches for Older People. The role involves multidisciplinary teamwork with other community & inpatient colleagues to provide a comprehensive service to older people with complex mental health difficulties and dementia. Experience of neuropsychological assessment for dementia is a key requirement for this post.

You will contribute to key priorities in Older People's psychological services and hold responsibility for line management & clinical supervision of qualified & junior psychology & multidisciplinary (MDT) staff. The role will also involve providing consultation to carers, families & teams, participating in multidisciplinary staff development, and contributing to group work.

Undertaking service evaluations & audits across the East Kent Directorate to improve psychological intervention services for older people is also a key part of the role. The post holder will be expected to travel to other work bases as required.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

About us

Join us in the Garden of England, where we combine excellent professional development opportunities with a high quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability, and specialist services to 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, plus specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year, we care for over 2,000 people in hospitals and 54,000 in the community.

We employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, serving diverse communities across rural and urban areas.

Join our passionate, diverse team committed to excellent care. Everyone, from cleaners to the chief executive, plays a vital role in our service delivery.

Our strategy

Our mission: To deliver brilliant care through brilliant people.

Our vision: To provide outstanding care and work in partnership to deliver it, in the right place, for every service user, every time.

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Job responsibilities

You will be part of the Older Peoples' Psychological Services, mainly focusing on South Kent Coast Memory services & enhancing psychological interventions for Older People. Your work will include neuropsychological assessments for dementia diagnosis, individual and group therapeutic work, and collaboration with families, carers, colleagues, and external agencies. Opportunities exist for service evaluation and audit projects, with support from high-quality supervision and ongoing CPD activities. You will be part of the Kent & Medway Older Peoples Psychological Service, comprising clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, art and music therapists, counselling psychologists, trainee psychologists, and other mental health professionals.

This diverse and dynamic role offers significant learning and development opportunities. We look forward to welcoming you to our team.

Please see the Job Description & Person Specification for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualifications

Experience

• Experience

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge & Skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a DBS check for any criminal convictions.

Salary: £46,148 to £60,504 per year, depending on experience.