Main area: Adult Mental Health - Liaison Psychiatry
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Flexible work patterns available. Part-time applications will be considered)
Job ref: 380-WK0235-A
Site: Maidstone Hospital
Town: Maidstone
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/03/2025 23:59
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good.
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you.
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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.
It is a fantastic time to join the Liaison Psychiatry service as we are developing 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.
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.
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 opportunities 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 while supporting the team in balancing the challenges of providing flexible high-quality services that deliver quick effective access and meet 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.
Quick Apply
Please send a CV and Cover Letter to kmpt.recruitmentteam@nhs.net quoting the job title and reference number.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Doctorate or Equivalent, BPS, HCPC
* Specialist training
Experience
* Years of Experience
* Hours of supervised practice
* Relevant AMH/ acute/urgent care/health psychology experience demonstrated
* Good assessment & formulation skills, psychometric testing
* Supervising & teaching others, Reflective practice
* Range of psychological models & able to flexibly adapt to needs/setting
* Previous A&E Liaison or long-term conditions experience
Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
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!
Additional Information
Medical staff have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.
Statutory and occupational maternity, paternity or adoption leave
Dependent on length of NHS service.
Staff Support
KMPT offers a face-to-face counselling service for any issues not just work-related problems.
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 with a comprehensive Induction programme.
Probation Period
New employees external to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.
KMPT Values
* Respect - We value people as individuals.
* Openness - Work in a collaborative, transparent way.
* Accountability - We are professional and responsible for our actions.
* Working together - We work together to make a difference for our service users.
* Innovation - We find creative ways to run efficient, high-quality services.
* Excellence - We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.
In cases of a high volume of applications, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.
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