Senior Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist

Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Older Peoples' Psychological Service, alongside the Community Mental Health teams, in the West Kent Directorate.
This post would suit someone who has a genuine interest in working therapeutically with this varied and rewarding client
group. An understanding of the needs of people with mental health difficulties as well as of those living with dementia, and
the ability to work with people who have cognitive difficulties, is essential.
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).
At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and about 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.
We are looking to appoint at band 8a level. We would consider supporting a suitably qualified candidate through a band 7 - 8a preceptorship.

Main duties of the job
You will work as part of the Older Peoples' Psychological Services, alongside the Community Mental Health Team based in Maidstone, focussing your time in enhancing the provision of psychological approaches for Older People and also supporting the Memory Assessment Service.
The role involves multidisciplinary teamwork with other community & inpatient colleagues, drawing on a range of
psychological modalities to provide a comprehensive service to older people with a wide range of complex mental health
difficulties and dementia.
You will be contributing to key priorities in Older People's psychological services and holding responsibility for line management & clinical supervision of a range of staff, including qualified & junior psychology & multidisciplinary (MDT) staff.
The role will also involve providing consultation to carers, families & teams, participating in multidisciplinary staff
development and contributing to group work. Undertaking service evaluations & audits across the West Kent Directorate to enhance service provision of psychological interventions to older people is also a key part of the role.
The post holder will be expected to travel to other work bases, as required by the responsibilities of the post.

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
This is a varied and busy post, which will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop invaluable skills, both clinically and organisationally. We look forward to welcoming you to the team.
Please see Job Description & Person Specification for full details. This is essential reading for all applicants.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Appropriately qualified and registered, as per JD and PS

Experience

Essential criteria

• As per jd and ps

Knowledge and skills

Essential criteria

• As per JD and spec

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.
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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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