Psychological Therapist • Maidstone Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nPsychological Therapist with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in Maidstone, England, United Kingdom\n\nThe MTW Psychological Staff Support Team is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated psychological therapist who is committed to providing evidence-based interventions for MTW employees accessing the Staff Support service. We welcome applications from those who have interest and experience working within staff support in an Acute Hospital setting. The post-holder will work within the Psychological Staff Support team to provide psychological assessment and evidence-based treatments for staff members experiencing depression and/or anxiety or other common mental health problems arising from, and impacting, their role within the Trust. An understanding of work-related stressors and the wider psychological support offers across Kent and Medway, along with experience of the issues that present to Occupational Health, Organizational Development and Employee Relations processes would be an advantage. The post holder will be expected to work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor. To provide high Psychological / high intensity CBT services to adults with moderate to acute mental health problem To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of team policies and procedure To deliver direct and indirect staff support interventions in accordance with NICE guidelines, within agreed activity levels and model, meeting required key performance indicators (KPIs) To promote wellbeing and social inclusion To work flexibly and in accordance with service demands. This may include occasional, planned out of hours drop ins or clinics to accommodate the needs of the Hospital staff and intermittently driving to various satellite sites where other community services may be based To work to the agreed number of clinical contacts per week as set by the Team Lead Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible. MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre. In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East. 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. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natasha Mikula Job title: Principal Psychologist Email address: natasha.mikula1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01892 633608"}