Job Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to deliver the Clinical Care Pathways in KMPT. Intent on bringing innovative ideas into practice, the clinical care pathways are evidence-based clinical interventions delivered across Secondary Care Mental Health Services in Kent. With a focus on psychologically informed interventions, these roles will play a significant role in delivering brief manualised clinical interventions as well as co-facilitating therapy groups, under the supervision of qualified psychological practitioners.
We are committed to providing support and excellent supervision and to developing our staff. The Services have good links with the Christchurch Canterbury University Doctoral Training Course in Clinical Psychology based at David Salomon's House, to which they regularly provide clinical placements to clinical psychologists in training.
The successful candidate will hold an honours degree in Psychology and be interested in pursuing a career in a related area.
Main Duties of the Job
Participate in the provision of direct clinical work through delivery of manualised psychologically informed structured interventions as part of Psychological Services to adults with mental health difficulties within the community & recovery service line.
Deliver 'initial interventions' to people accessing adult mental health services as part of the Clinical Care Pathways in the CMHT. Specific and targeted training will be provided by experienced Psychological Practitioners and all interventions supported by weekly clinical supervision from Psychological Practitioners.
Undertake other structured therapeutic psychological interventions in an identified service or services using own independent initiative within guidelines provided by a qualified psychologist.
Undertake clinically and service performance-related administration, audit and research projects, teaching and service improvement project work under the professional guidance of a qualified psychologist.
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 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Skills
Essential Criteria
* Psychology undergraduate degree/masters
* Research/Audit skills
* IT/Statistical Packages experience
Desirable Criteria
* Previous assistant post experience
* Presentation skills
Experience
Essential Criteria
* Experience in adult mental health
* Working with patients
Desirable Criteria
* Experience in secondary care
Knowledge/Skills
Essential Criteria
* Good communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
* An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other difficulties.
* An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context.
Desirable Criteria
* High standard of report writing.
KMPT Staff Benefits:
NHS pension scheme Your employer pays 20.6% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
Annual leave for Agenda for Change
27 days for full time or pro rata if part time
29 days after 5 years NHS service
33 days after 10 years NHS service
Plus bank holidays, that's up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!
Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.
Flexible working Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help.
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.
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