Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Job overview Do you have a passion for providing exceptional care and are looking for an exciting, and challenging role? It is a fantastic time to join the Liaison Psychiatry service as we are developing our services to CORE24! The Service - Liaison Psychiatry The Liaison psychiatry service aims to provide mental health advice and support to individuals receiving care and treatment at general hospitals in Kent and Medway. The general hospital staff can refer anyone over the age of 18 who attends A&E or is an inpatient on a medical or surgical ward. The liaison team can then offer advice, support or a full mental and psychological health assessment as appropriate. By ensuring that an individual's physical and mental health are considered holistically, it is possible for the whole healthcare team to ensure the most effective care is delivered in a collaborative way. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Senior Clinical Psychologist to join our well-established and dynamic Hospital Liaison Psychiatry service. This is a key role within the senior clinical team within the Liaison service.
Main duties of the job You would be responsible for offering high quality assessment and brief interventions with a specific focus on people in distress, related to both mental and physical health conditions. This is an exciting, varied role with opportunity for consultation, supervision of other practitioners, facilitation of reflective practice and teaching staff in the multi-disciplinary and hospital team. You will have plenty of scope and support to develop your own practice, whilst supporting the team in balancing the challenges of providing flexible high-quality services, in a way that delivers quick effective access and meets the expectations of patients, carers and the public. Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - Essential Qualifications and Experience You will have a doctorate-level or equivalent BPS approved qualification in Clinical/Counselling psychology, with experience in a range of clinical settings, able to support people in acute distress and will hold HCPC registration.
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 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, covering an area of 1,450 square miles. 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 main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria Doctorate or Equivalent, BPS, HCPC Specialist training
Experience
Essential criteria
Years of Experience Hours of supervised practice Relevant AMH/ acute/urgent care/health psychology experience demonstrated Good assessment & formulation skills, psychometric testing Effective MDT working Supervising & teaching others, Reflective practice Range of psychological models & able to flexibly adapt to needs/setting
Desirable criteria
Previous A&E Liaison or long term conditions experience
KMPT Staff Benefits: NHS pension scheme
Your employer pays 20.6% towards your pension and life assurance benefits. Annual leave for Agenda for Change 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 staffs have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits. Flexible working
Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help. 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 various discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Job overview Do you have a passion for providing exceptional care and are looking for an exciting, and challenging role? It is a fantastic time to join the Liaison Psychiatry service as we are developing our services to CORE24! The Service - Liaison Psychiatry The Liaison psychiatry service aims to provide mental health advice and support to individuals receiving care and treatment at general hospitals in Kent and Medway. The general hospital staff can refer anyone over the age of 18 who attends A&E or is an inpatient on a medical or surgical ward. The liaison team can then offer advice, support or a full mental and psychological health assessment as appropriate. By ensuring that an individual's physical and mental health are considered holistically, it is possible for the whole healthcare team to ensure the most effective care is delivered in a collaborative way. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Senior Clinical Psychologist to join our well-established and dynamic Hospital Liaison Psychiatry service. This is a key role within the senior clinical team within the Liaison service.
Main duties of the job You would be responsible for offering high quality assessment and brief interventions with a specific focus on people in distress, related to both mental and physical health conditions. This is an exciting, varied role with opportunity for consultation, supervision of other practitioners, facilitation of reflective practice and teaching staff in the multi-disciplinary and hospital team. You will have plenty of scope and support to develop your own practice, whilst supporting the team in balancing the challenges of providing flexible high-quality services, in a way that delivers quick effective access and meets the expectations of patients, carers and the public. Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - Essential Qualifications and Experience You will have a doctorate-level or equivalent BPS approved qualification in Clinical/Counselling psychology, with experience in a range of clinical settings, able to support people in acute distress and will hold HCPC registration.
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 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, covering an area of 1,450 square miles. 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 main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria Doctorate or Equivalent, BPS, HCPC Specialist training
Experience
Essential criteria
Years of Experience Hours of supervised practice Relevant AMH/ acute/urgent care/health psychology experience demonstrated Good assessment & formulation skills, psychometric testing Effective MDT working Supervising & teaching others, Reflective practice Range of psychological models & able to flexibly adapt to needs/setting
Desirable criteria
Previous A&E Liaison or long term conditions experience
KMPT Staff Benefits: NHS pension scheme
Your employer pays 20.6% towards your pension and life assurance benefits. Annual leave for Agenda for Change 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 staffs have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits. Flexible working
Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help. 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 various discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
