Clinical Psychologist/CBT Psychotherapist
Band 7
Main area: Adult Mental Health
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 380-NK145-B
Site: Arndale House, Town: Dartford
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum Plus HCA%
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/03/2025 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) offers a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. 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? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist or CBT therapist to join the Mental Health Rehabilitation Service as we launch Community Rehabilitation in North Kent. We welcome applications from both newly qualified or experienced therapists.
Community Rehabilitation supports people with mental health problems live a full and active life within their family & community, working in partnership with Social Care, Housing, and the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector.
As a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, you will be responsible for offering high-quality psychological treatments (individual & group) and family interventions. Case consultation and joint work with team members will also be an expectation. You will have plenty of scope and support to develop your own practice, whilst providing a highly professional service to people with psychosis and their families.
Main Duties of the Job
* To be responsible for the systematic provision of Psychological Therapies or interventions.
* To undertake high-quality direct and indirect specialist psychology interventions (including CBT/CBTp & family interventions).
* To work collaboratively as part of the multi-professional team and enhance the therapeutic practice of the team.
* At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
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.
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
Candidates must hold a postgraduate qualification in Clinical Psychology/CBT, hold HCPC or BABCP registration, and have experience of working with adults with mental health problems.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Postgraduate qualification in CBT/doctorate in Psychology.
* BABCP/HCPC registration.
* Additional training.
Experience
* Years of experience in AMH/Severe MH Problems/psychosis.
* Experience in CBT/other modalities.
* Experience in MDT working.
* Experience in groupwork/family work.
* Knowledge of recovery & social inclusion/rehab policies.
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!
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.
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 and this includes a comprehensive Induction programme. The programme's duration depends on the 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.
New Starter Bonus
At the Trust, we really value our nurses and the skills they bring. To recognise this, we offer a New Hire Bonus of £1200 pro rata for band 5 and 6 nursing staff.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Elizabeth Davison, Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Email: elizabeth.davison3@nhs.net, Telephone: 07549453952
Justine Barry (Service Manager) - 07814713615
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