Senior Psychologist

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust; Gillingham, Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Senior Clinical Psychologist to enhance their dynamic Hospital Liaison Psychiatry service. This role offers the chance to provide exceptional mental health support to individuals in distress, ensuring holistic care that addresses both physical and mental health needs. With flexible working patterns and a commitment to professional development, this position promises a fulfilling career where your expertise will make a significant impact. Join a diverse and dedicated team focused on delivering high-quality services to the community, while enjoying the benefits of generous annual leave and ongoing training opportunities.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexible working options

Staff support services

NHS discounts and shopping vouchers

Learning and development opportunities

Comprehensive induction programme

Qualifications

• Doctorate-level qualification in Clinical/Counselling psychology required.
• Experience in acute distress and HCPC registration essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality assessments and brief interventions for patients in distress.
• Consult and supervise other practitioners while supporting team development.

Skills

Assessment & formulation skills

Psychometric testing

Effective MDT working

Supervising & teaching others

Range of psychological models

Education

Doctorate or Equivalent in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

BPS approved qualification

Job description

Job overview
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.

Main duties of the job
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.

Working for our organisation
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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities of the role.
At KMPT, 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.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Doctorate or Equivalent, BPS, HCPC
• Specialist training

Experience
Essential criteria

• 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 criteria

• Previous A&E Liaison or long term conditions experience

KMPT Staff Benefits:
NHS pension scheme Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
Annual leave for Agenda for Change On appointment to NHS
27 days for full time or pro rata if part time
After 5 years NHS service
29 days full time or pro rata if part time
After 10 years NHS service
33 days full time or pro rata if part time
Plus bank holidays, that's up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!
Flexible working Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help.
Staff Support KMPT offers a face to face counselling service for any issues not just work related problems.
NHS discounts and shopping vouchers Staff can sign up for Red Guava, PS discounts and Health Service Discounts to receive a variety of discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc.
Learning and Development opportunities In addition to the mandatory subjects there are a number of leadership, management and staff topic areas, including coaching and mentoring.
Induction
KMPT is committed to supporting all new staff and this includes a comprehensive Induction programme. The programme's duration depends on role and can be from 2 days to 4 weeks (not always consecutive days).
The Induction programme will provide an excellent opportunity for new staff to meet and engage with KMPT's subject specialists and include the required training.