Job summary KMPT have an exciting opportunity to come and work with the Rough Sleepers Initiative service covering West Kent and Medway. The team work closely with West Kent and Medway Councils to enhance the homelessness services for vulnerable rough sleepers and those at risk of sleeping on the streets. The project provides the opportunity to tackle the ongoing needs of vulnerable rough sleepers who have fallen out of services, or who will not engage with traditional pathways of support and housing, often with chaotic lives and a history of offending, drug and alcohol use and being excluded from mainstream services. With estimates ranging from 40%-80% of the rough sleeping population living with mental illness, it is a major contributory factor to people not being able to find or maintain a home. As rough sleepers average age of death is 43, we cannot let this need go unmet. We are looking for an experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist with a passion for making sure these people do not carry on living without access to appropriate support. Main duties of the job The post-holder will Formulate and implement plans of brief psychologically informed treatment or management of client's mental health problems based on a multi-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence-based best practice. Undertake a range of psychological therapeutic interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a range of modalities (individual, family and group) adapted and tailored to the needs of the individual and the context and the ongoing evaluation of the outcomes of the intervention. Be responsible for providing a specialist psychological perspective in the assessment of service users and their families and contribute specialist psychological advice and support regarding referral decisions for mental health intervention. Contribute highly specialist psychological advice to the multi-disciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans, and to be involved in, or oversee specialist psychological aspects of their implementation in collaboration with other staff. Offer supervision and training to staff on trauma informed interventions. Take a major role in evaluating the Rough Sleepers Initiative service using clinical outcome measures and by designing and undertaking service-related research and evaluation projects, as agreed with the Operational Lead. About us 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.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. Our strategy Our mission is what we set out to do every day We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people Our vision is where we want to be in the future To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time. Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTube Date posted 03 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 380-WK0243 Job locations Albion Place 23-29 Albion Place Maidstone ME14 5DY Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities. Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities. Person Specification Experience Essential Experience working as a qualified specialist psychologist / psychotherapist for a minimum of one year. Experience of working in range of mental health settings with a range of levels of disability and full range of age groups. Desirable Experience of teaching, training and/or providing clinical supervision Knowledge and Skills Essential Ability to comprehend and communicate verbally and in writing highly complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities. Ability to analyse and manage complex multi-factorial clinical information from a range of sources integrating it into a formulation utilising a variety of psychological perspectives. Ability to drive. Desirable Postgraduate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and specialist research techniques appropriate for the study of psychotherapeutic process High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies Person Specification Experience Essential Experience working as a qualified specialist psychologist / psychotherapist for a minimum of one year. Experience of working in range of mental health settings with a range of levels of disability and full range of age groups. Desirable Experience of teaching, training and/or providing clinical supervision Knowledge and Skills Essential Ability to comprehend and communicate verbally and in writing highly complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities. Ability to analyse and manage complex multi-factorial clinical information from a range of sources integrating it into a formulation utilising a variety of psychological perspectives. Ability to drive. Desirable Postgraduate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and specialist research techniques appropriate for the study of psychotherapeutic process High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies 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 (opens in a new window). Additional information 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 (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust Address Albion Place 23-29 Albion Place Maidstone ME14 5DY Employer's website https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)