Assistant Psychologist for Initial Interventions inCanterbury inCanterbury PUBLISHED 15 OCT 2024
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As we have several positions available, the main location of work can be discussed as we have several sites across the Kent region.
Full time and part time applications are welcome.
We welcome applications from internal or external staff who may wish to take up the post (if offered) as a secondment.
As an Assistant Psychologist you will be working with adults with mental health difficulties within the Mental Health Together team.
The Team comprises of a multidisciplinary team who deliver high quality interventions with a range of modalities within NICE guidelines for treating severe and enduring mental illnesses and Complex emotional difficulties
In Particular
To participate in the provision of direct clinical work through delivery of a CBT informed treatment called Initial interventions which is delivered by a group of specialist psychological practitioners supervised by psychological therapists. Full training and weekly supervision will be provided.
- To deliver ‘initial interventions’ to people accessing adult mental health services as part of the Clinical Care Pathways in the CMHT.
- Specific and targeted training will be provided by experienced Psychological Practitioners and all interventions supported by weekly clinical supervision from Psychological Practitioners.
- To undertake other structured therapeutic psychological interventions in an identified service or services using own independent initiative within guidelines provided by a qualified psychologist.
- To undertake clinically and service performance related administration, audit and research projects, teaching and service improvement project work under the professional guidance of a qualified psychologist.
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 in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
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.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Jamie Brazil Job title: Principal Psychological Placement Coordinator Email address:
We are looking to appoint a number of Assistant Psychologists on 6 month fixed-term contracts, to join our Mental Health Together teams based across Kent.
As we have several positions available, the main location of work can be discussed as we have several sites across the Kent region.
Full time and part time applications are welcome.
We welcome applications from internal or external staff who may wish to take up the post (if offered) as a secondment.
As an Assistant Psychologist you will be working with adults with mental health difficulties within the Mental Health Together team.
The Team comprises of a multidisciplinary team who deliver high quality interventions with a range of modalities within NICE guidelines for treating severe and enduring mental illnesses and Complex emotional difficulties
In Particular
To participate in the provision of direct clinical work through delivery of a CBT informed treatment called Initial interventions which is delivered by a group of specialist psychological practitioners supervised by psychological therapists. Full training and weekly supervision will be provided.
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 in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
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.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Jamie Brazil Job title: Principal Psychological Placement Coordinator Email address:
As we have several positions available, the main location of work can be discussed as we have several sites across the Kent region.
Full time and part time applications are welcome.
We welcome applications from internal or external staff who may wish to take up the post (if offered) as a secondment.
As an Assistant Psychologist you will be working with adults with mental health difficulties within the Mental Health Together team.
The Team comprises of a multidisciplinary team who deliver high quality interventions with a range of modalities within NICE guidelines for treating severe and enduring mental illnesses and Complex emotional difficulties
In Particular
To participate in the provision of direct clinical work through delivery of a CBT informed treatment called Initial interventions which is delivered by a group of specialist psychological practitioners supervised by psychological therapists. Full training and weekly supervision will be provided.
- To deliver ‘initial interventions’ to people accessing adult mental health services as part of the Clinical Care Pathways in the CMHT.
- Specific and targeted training will be provided by experienced Psychological Practitioners and all interventions supported by weekly clinical supervision from Psychological Practitioners.
- To undertake other structured therapeutic psychological interventions in an identified service or services using own independent initiative within guidelines provided by a qualified psychologist.
- To undertake clinically and service performance related administration, audit and research projects, teaching and service improvement project work under the professional guidance of a qualified psychologist.
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 in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
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.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Jamie Brazil Job title: Principal Psychological Placement Coordinator Email address:
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