Senior Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist/ Psychotherapist inDartford inDartford PUBLISHED
THU 7 NOV 2024
Candidates will have opportunities for training, supervision, and management experience, with a focus on enhancing psychological therapies. The service fosters strong collaborative ties with the South Thames Clinical Psychology Training Centre, offering access to a range of post-qualification training and events. A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use are required unless exempted under the Equality Act 2010.
It's an exciting time to join us. KMPT has been rated Outstanding for Caring and Good overall in our most recent CQC inspection. KMPT is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all.
We are looking for a part-time enthusiastic and committed senior clinical/counselling psychologist or psychotherapist to perform at a band 8a, to join our well-established and dynamic service in adult mental health for people who live in Dartford, Gravesend, and Swanley, in Kent. Working 33.75 hours a week.
The post holder will be based at Arndale House within a Psychological Therapies service which includes psychological clinicians of several disciplines and trainees. The DGS Secondary Care Psychological Therapies service is situated within the Swale Community Mental Health Together Plus team and we provide a comprehensive service to adults with complex and longstanding mental health conditions and emotional difficulties.
Here are some clips of our KMPT staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us.
Working at KMPT (youtube.com)
Dartford site tour (youtube.com)
Jessica Delo - Clinical Associate Psychologist (youtube.com)
You will have the opportunity to be involved in providing assessment and treatment (individual and group), participating in multidisciplinary staff development and supervision, enhancing the provision of psychological therapies for adult mental health, service development and evaluation, and taking part in a monthly program of continuing professional development.
As part of your role, you will have a role in supervising established interventions within the Transformation pathways delivering interventions to MHT and MHT+. Training and supervision will be available. Management experience is also available for interested candidates with opportunities to develop leadership competencies and skills.
About us
The post holders will join a supportive and diverse psychological therapies service with 6 clinicians from clinical psychology, CBT psychotherapy, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and trainees. We have strong links with the South Thames Clinical Psychology Training Centre in Tunbridge Wells, attached to Christ Church University in Canterbury and our service is in the process of offering an annual rotation of both first and third-year trainees on placement who join our service. These links also provide access to a wide variety of post-qualification training courses and events.
We welcome you to contact us for additional information or an informal telephone conversation or visit. Please contact Dr. Paula Maggi, Consultant Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Lead for North Kent Secondary Care Psychological Therapies service at
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 2.
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