Psychologist / Senior Psychologist | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Margate; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Margate is seeking a dedicated Senior Clinical Psychologist to join their Liaison Psychiatry service. This position involves providing high-quality assessments and brief interventions for individuals in distress, along with opportunities for consultation, supervision, and professional development. Applicants should have a doctorate-level qualification and HCPC registration. This is a great opportunity to work in a supportive environment while making a real difference to mental health care.

Benefits

Exceptional professional development opportunities

Great quality of life in the Garden of England

Qualifications

• Experience in a range of clinical settings is essential.
• You must be able to support people in acute distress.
• Flexibility in work patterns is available.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality assessment and brief interventions.
• Consult and supervise other practitioners.
• Facilitate reflective practice and teach staff.

Skills

Ability to support people in acute distress

Excellent communication skills

Supervision of other practitioners

Education

Doctorate-level qualification in Clinical/Counselling psychology

HCPC registration

Job description

Are you a registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with a passion for providing exceptional care?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Senior Clinical Psychologist to join our well-established and dynamic Hospital Liaison Psychiatry service. This is a key role within the senior clinical team within the Liaison service.

It is fantastic time to join the Liaison Psychiatry service as we are developing our services to CORE24!

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 if suitable would start on band 7 and with a development plan progress to Band 8a. Please read band 7 & 8a job description and person specification.

The Service – Liaison Psychiatry

The Liaison psychiatry service aims to provide mental health advice and support to individuals receiving care and treatment at general hospitals in Kent and Medway. The general hospital staff can refer anyone over the age of 18 who attends A&E or is an inpatient on a medical or surgical ward. The liaison team can then offer advice, support or a full mental and psychological health assessment as appropriate. By ensuring that an individual’s physical and mental health are considered holistically, it is possible for the whole healthcare team to ensure the most effective care is delivered in a collaborative way.

KMPT | Our Services - Liaison Psychiatry

As a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in our Liaison Service you will be responsible for offering high quality assessment and brief interventions with a specific focus on people in distress, related to both mental and physical health conditions.

This is an exciting, varied role with opportunity for consultation, supervision of other practitioners, facilitation of reflective practice and teaching staff in the multi-disciplinary and hospital team.

You will have plenty of scope and support to develop your own practice, whilst supporting the team in balancing the challenges of providing flexible high-quality services, in a way that delivers quick effective access and meets the expectations of patients, carers and the public.

Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - Essential Qualifications and Experience

You will have a doctorate-level or equivalent BPS approved qualification in Clinical/Counselling psychology, with experience in a range of clinical settings, able to support people in acute distress and will hold HCPC registration.

Flexible work patterns available. Part time applications will be considered.

**Previous applicants need not apply**



Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as 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 our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

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This advert closes on Thursday 31 Jul 2025