Mental Health Homelessness Senior Psychologist/Psychotherapist

Kent PLC; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health organization is looking for a highly motivated Mental Health Homelessness Senior Psychologist/Psychotherapist in Canterbury. The role involves providing psychological assessments and interventions within the Kent and Medway Homelessness Service, ensuring effective clinical practice. Candidates must hold a doctorate in psychology and a valid UK driving licence. The position promotes diversity and welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds. Join a dedicated team striving for improved mental health care in the community.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a car for business use.
• Experience in conducting psychological assessments and providing therapeutic interventions.
• Ability to work within ethical guidelines and professional standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions to clients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop treatment plans.
• Ensure high standards of clinical practice and record keeping.
• Participate in clinical supervision and professional development.
• Consult with families and carers regarding mental health interventions.

Skills

Psychological therapeutic interventions

Risk assessment and management

Clinical supervision

Autonomous professional judgement

Communication skills

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology/Psychotherapy

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.

We are seeking a highly motivated Mental Health Homelessness Senior Psychologist/Psychotherapist.

The post holder will be part of the Kent and Medway Homelessness Service, which provides screening and assessment of physical and mental health to homeless and vulnerably housed adults in the East Kent area.

The post holder will 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.

The post holder will ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development relevant to the service area.

The service is based on an outreach model and is delivered through a range of outreach activities and venues and link with other key health, social and voluntary agencies.

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).

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• To participate in regular clinical supervision receiving professional support appropriate to the newly qualified grade and to negotiate further specialist supervision, development and training with the Head of Speciality including training in advanced supervision skills.
• To work within the Code of Ethics and the relevant professional practice guidelines of the relevant recognised professional body and the professional guidance framework of the Trust.
• To work within the framework of the policies and procedures of the Trust.
• To be responsible for the relevant data collection on work activities, as required, and to maintain a high standard of clinical record keeping.
• To participate fully in supporting the activities of the Psychological Therapies Services within the Trust, Including attending relevant meetings.
• To be responsible for ensuring a regular process of review is in place to detect incidents that indicate adverse quality of care, and triangulate.
• To formulate and implement plans of brief psychologically informed treatment or management of client's mental health problems based on a multi-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence-based best practice.
• To undertake a range of psychological therapeutic interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a range of modalities (individual, family and group) adapted and tailored to the needs of the individual and the context and the ongoing evaluation of the outcomes of the intervention.
• To be responsible for providing a specialist psychological perspective in the assessment of service users and their families and contribute specialist psychological advice and support regarding referral decisions for mental health intervention.
• To contribute highly specialist psychological advice to the multi-disciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans, and to be involved in, or oversee specialist psychological aspects of their implementation in collaboration with other staff.
• To undertake psychologically based risk assessment and risk management for relevant clients and provide advice on the psychological aspects of risk to the Mental Health Homelessness Service.
• To consult with and provide specialist psychological guidance to carers and families of service users.
• To take substantial professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional judgement with regard to their professional practice.

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification.

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

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.