Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist
Kent PLC, Morehall, Shepway
Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist
£57528-£64750
Kent PLC, Morehall, Shepway
- Part time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 6 days ago, 31 Jul | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 1f78f2e038504211a7abcaff204b70e7
Location ref: Morehall, Shepway
Full Job Description
- To be responsible for the systematic provision of a range of evidence-based psychological interventions to working age adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties referred by the Mental Health teams within the locality.
- To undertake high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect(consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist psychology interventions withinthe service and taking substantial professional responsibility and exercisingautonomous judgement in their professional practice.
- To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning byundertaking research and development relevant to the service area.
- To be regularly responsible for providing and contributing to training placements for trainee clinical/counselling psychologists and for providing professional support and line-management to basic/senior psychologists in this specialism.
This post would suit someone who has a genuine interest in working therapeutically with this varied and rewarding client group. An understanding of and ability to work with people with severe and complex mental health difficulties is essential., You will be working across our Dover and Folkestone localities, so being a driver would be an advantage.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Younger Adults Psychological Service in Mental Health Together Plus, in the East Kent Directorate., We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD. Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve. Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident. Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.
Direct job link
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