Senior Psychologist

Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Senior Psychologist to join their dynamic Liaison Psychiatry service. This role offers the chance to provide exceptional mental health care, focusing on holistic assessments for individuals in distress. As part of a supportive team, you will have opportunities for professional development while making a meaningful impact on patients' lives. With flexible work patterns and a commitment to high-quality services, this position is perfect for those looking to advance their careers in a collaborative and compassionate environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with HCPC registration.
• Experience in acute distress and clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health advice and support in general hospitals.
• Conduct assessments and brief interventions for patients.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Counselling Psychology

Mental Health Assessment

Crisis Intervention

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

BPS Approved Qualification

Job description

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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!

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

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 Senior 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.

Senior 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.

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.

Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTube

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Debbie Timson (Mon-Weds) Job title: Consultant Psychologist Email address: [e-mail]

Seniority level

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Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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