Senior CBT Psychotherapist/Psychologist

Job overview
Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.
This fantastic opportunity is for a Senior Psychologist/CBT Psychotherapist who will be responsible for the clinical delivery of psychological therapies in the At Risk Mental State (ARMS) pathway that forms part of EIP services in East Kent. This multi-professional team provides comprehensive assessment and formulation for people aged 14 to 35 years who are at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis. Treatment includes CBT for emerging psychosis and co-existing mental health needs; family interventions and carers support, and psycho-social therapeutic interventions that is trauma informed.
The ARMS pathway works collaboratively with other service providers, including ChYPPS, 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 also enhances support for the delivery of the psychosocial offer to young people in schools, colleges, universities and local communities.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for offering high quality assessment and intervention (including CBT/CBTp and family interventions) and key working/lead HCP support to young people with complex presentations entering the service. You will line manage and offer clinical supervision on psychological work to other practitioners.
Consultation, risk formulation, safety planning, facilitating reflective practice, linking with partners and teaching staff in the multi-disciplinary team will also be an expectation.
You will have high quality support from psychology leads who are passionate about psychosis services in Kent & Medway.

Working for our organisation
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
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. And 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 doing well together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
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).
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification.

Person specification

Training, Qualifications and Registration

Essential criteria

• Doctorate; HCPC, BABCP, Core profession
• Specialist training ( e.g. CBTP, FI)
• Good honours degree in Psychology

Desirable criteria

• Training in psychometric assessment.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Years of relevant NHS Experience
• Hours of supervised practice
• AMH/EIP/CHYPPS competencies
• MDT & Key working
• Line managing/ clinically supervising others
• Psychological models

Desirable criteria

• Experience of teaching, training
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of having undertaken clinical audits/ service evaluation

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC/UKCP/BABCP
• Ability to comprehend and communicate verbally and in writing highly complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and specialist research techniques appropriate for the study of psychotherapeutic process

Important Information:
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.

Probation Period. New employees external to the 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.
Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police.
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.
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter
The trust takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.

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