Senior Psychologist

Kent And Medway Mental Health Nhs Trust; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust in Kent seeks a Senior Clinical Psychologist to join the Hospital Liaison Psychiatry service. You will lead high-quality assessments and brief interventions for adults in distress, working within a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team across hospital and community settings.

This permanent, full-time role offers opportunities for supervision, teaching, and contributing to CORE24 development while requiring HCPC registration and a doctorate in Clinical or

Qualifications

• Doctorate or equivalent, BPS; HCPC registration.
• Specialist training in psychology.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality assessment and brief interventions for distressed patients.
• Consultation, supervision of other practitioners and teaching within the hospital MDT.
• Support service development to deliver flexible high-quality access to care.

Skills

MDT working

Psychometric testing

Education

Doctorate or equivalent, BPS, HCPC

Specialist training

Job description

Senior Psychologist

Company: Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Job ID: C9380-26-0842

The closing date is 28 October 2026

Job summary

Are you a registered Clinical 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 continue to develop our services to CORE24!

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.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Clinical 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.

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, be able to support people in acute distress and hold HCPC registration.

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.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

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. 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 working well together.

Details

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 380-NK284-C

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

• Doctorate or Equivalent, BPS, HCPC
• Specialist training

Essential Experience

• Years of Experience
• Hours of supervised practice
• Relevant AMH/ acute/urgent care/health psychology experience demonstrated
• Good assessment & formulation skills, psychometric testing
• Effective MDT working
• Supervising & teaching others, Reflective practice
• Range of psychological models & able to flexibly adapt to needs/setting

Desirable

• Previous A&E Liaison or long term conditions experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Driving

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).

Employer details

Employer name: Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address: Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham, Windmill Road, Gillingham, ME7 5NY

For questions about the job, contact

Lead for Psychological Practice, Meena McGill, [e-mail], 07535654988

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