Main area: Community Mental Health - Early Intervention in Psychosis
Grade Band: 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 380-EK262
Site: Eureka Park, Town: Ashford
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/02/2025 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
Are you a qualified CBT Psychotherapist or Psychologist looking for your next challenge?
Do you want to work for a supportive, friendly employer who supports work/life balance?
This fantastic opportunity is for a CBT Psychotherapist or Psychologist in East Kent (based in Ashford) who will be responsible for the delivery of evidenced based psychological therapies in the Psychosis pathway of At-Risk Mental State (ARMS) & Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Services.
The successful candidates will be responsible for offering high quality assessment and intervention (including CBT/CBTp and family interventions) to young people entering the service. Case consultation and joint working with staff in the multi-professional team will also be an expectation.
Essential Qualifications and Experience
Candidates must hold a postgraduate Qualification in CBT/Psychology, hold HCPC registration, and have experience of working with people with mental health problems.
Main duties of the job
* To participate in the provision of psychological services to people aged 14-35 years with an At Risk Mental State and the psychosis pathway for EIP.
* To be responsible for the systematic provision of Psychological therapies and lead HCP interventions for service users care.
* To undertake high quality direct and indirect specialist NICE compliant interventions.
* To strengthen the MDT's therapeutic capacity & work effectively with teams.
To deliver an effective service, it is essential that you are able to travel between bases and conduct home visits in a timely manner.
Working for our organisation
* Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank Holidays.
* Access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.
* Learning and Development opportunities - In addition to the mandatory subjects, there are several leadership, management, and staff topic areas, including coaching and mentoring.
* A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMPT values and promote equality and diversity.
We are 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.
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
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role.
The Service
The At Risk Mental State Service (ARMS) is a recently established multi-professional service that provides comprehensive assessment and formulation for people aged 14 to 35 years who are at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis. It works alongside the EIP Service.
The ARMS service works collaboratively with other service providers including ChYPS, Substance Misuse Services and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) services (Live Well Kent and Medway, MIND) and the 18-25 pathway for young people. This not only allows quick easy access to treatment but enhances support for the delivery of the psychosocial offer to young people in schools, colleges, universities and local communities.
Experience
* Experience in Psychosis/AMH/Severe MH problems/CHYPPS.
* Experience in CBT/CBTp.
* Experience in MDT working.
* Experience in groupwork/family work.
* Knowledge of recovery, social inclusion, EIP / ARMS policies.
* Experience in audit, service evaluation & research.
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.
NHS discounts and shopping vouchers
Staff can sign up for Red Guava, PS discounts and Health Service Discounts to receive a variety of discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc.
Induction
KMPT is committed to supporting all new staff and this includes a comprehensive Induction programme. The programme's duration depends on 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.
The programme may involve some travel to the various training venues across Kent and Medway, the main ones being Canterbury, Maidstone and Dartford.
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.
Probation Period
New employees external to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.
To deliver an effective service, it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
KMPT is committed to creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can ALL be ourselves.
We take pride in our services – which are underpinned by our Trust values:
* Respect - We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.
* 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 where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, 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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