Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in mental health is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to provide psychological interventions for adults with severe mental health difficulties in Royal Tunbridge Wells. The ideal candidate will have a post-graduate qualification in psychology, experience in adult mental health services, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. This full-time, permanent position offers a salary range of £50,952 to £58,972 per year.

Qualifications

• Essential: Experience in working in adult mental healthcare services.
• Desirable: Experience as a qualified specialist psychologist/psychotherapist for a minimum of one year.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based psychological interventions to adults with severe mental health difficulties.
• Undertake assessments and therapeutic interventions in a responsible manner.
• Contribute to the training of trainee psychologists and support staff.

Skills

Ability to work with severe mental health difficulties

Evidence-based psychological interventions

Consultative and evaluative skills

Education

Post Graduate Qualification in Counselling or Clinical Psychology

Job description

Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist

Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Younger Adults Psychological Service in Mental Health Together PLUS, in the West 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 and ability to work with people with severe and complex mental health difficulties is essential.
At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we warmly welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under‑represented communities for our more senior roles.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the systematic provision of a range of evidence‑based psychological interventions to working age adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties referred by the Community Mental Health teams within the locality.
• To undertake high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist psychology interventions within the service and taking substantial professional responsibility and exercising autonomous judgement in their professional practice.
• To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development relevant to the service area.
• To be regularly responsible for providing and contributing to training placements for trainee clinical/counselling psychologists and for providing professional support and line‑management to basic/senior psychologists in this specialism.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential: Post Graduate Qualification in Counselling or Clinical Psychology or equivalent Psychotherapy Training.

Experience
Essential: Experience in working in adult mental healthcare services.
Desirable: Demonstrable experience working as a qualified specialist psychologist / psychotherapist for a minimum of one year.

Application details

Minimum salary: £50,952.00 - £58,972.00 per year (full time, permanent). Location: Leatherhead, Surrey, England.
Closing date may be earlier due to high volume of applications; please apply early.