Clinical Psychologist

KENT AND MEDWAY MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST; Ramsgate; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust invites applications for a qualified psychologist with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. The role demands extensive experience in specialist assessments and treatments across the full care spectrum, maintaining high professional standards in demanding environments.

Applicants should be eligible for BPS Chartered Status and HCPC registration. Travel between work bases may be required to deliver timely and effective services, with commitment to

Qualifications

• DClinPsy is essential for this role.
• Eligibility for Chartered Status with the BPS is required.
• Registration with the HCPC as a psychologist is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment across care settings.
• Maintain professionalism in face of distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
• Willingness to travel between work bases to deliver services when needed.

Education

DClinPsy

Chartered Status with BPS

HCPC registration as psychologist

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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).

We are serious about diversity and 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.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• DClinPsy


• Eligibility for Chartered Status with the BPS.


• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council ( HCPC) as a psychologist

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings.


• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.


• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.


• Experience of working with older adults


• Experience of working with family or carers.

Important Information:

In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.

Probation Period.

New employees external to the trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.

To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.

Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter

The trust takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.

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