Senior Psychologist

Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Senior Psychologist to enhance their dynamic Hospital Liaison Psychiatry service. This role offers the chance to provide exceptional mental health support to individuals in acute distress, ensuring their physical and psychological needs are met holistically. With flexible work patterns available, this position allows for professional development and the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of patients. Join a compassionate team committed to delivering high-quality care in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with HCPC registration.
• Experience in various clinical settings supporting individuals in distress.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality assessments and brief interventions for individuals in distress.
• Supervise practitioners and facilitate reflective practice within the team.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Counselling Psychology

Mental Health Assessment

Crisis Intervention

Education

Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

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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

We are actively recruiting for these roles across Kent, including Maidstone, Thanet, Dartford and Medway. Please express your preferred location within Kent when submitting your application.

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.

Why KMPT?

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 across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

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.

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

Tom Clarke (service manager): [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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