Assistant Psychologist | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
| Posting date: | 02 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2024 |
| Location: | Maidstone, ME14 5TS |
| Company: | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6386048/380-WK0176 |
Summary
The post holder will be working with adults with mental health
difficulties within the Maidstone 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.
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 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.
To undertake training in the delivery of the CBT informed intervention known as ‘Initial Interventions’ delivered by a group of specialist psychological practitioners.
To deliver CBT the informed interventions to a range of adults accessing Secondary Care Mental Health Services under the direct responsibility and clinical supervision of experienced Psychological Practitioners.
To undertake a range of other skills-based or protocol-driven psychological therapeutic interventions, in addition to Initial Interventions, depending upon the needs of the service.
To receive and participate in weekly clinical supervision around all clinical work.
To undertake training in the delivery of the CBT informed intervention known as ‘Initial
Interventions’ delivered by a group of specialist psychological practitioners.
2. To deliver CBT the informed interventions to a range of adults accessing Secondary Care Mental
Health Services under the direct responsibility and clinical supervision of experienced
Psychological Practitioners.
3. To undertake a range of other skills-based or protocol-driven psychological therapeutic
interventions, in addition to Initial Interventions, depending upon the needs of the service.
4. To receive and participate in weekly clinical supervision around all clinical work.
5. To provide psychological guidance and support to carers and families of service users under
clinical supervision of a qualified psychologist.
6. To use initiative and act independently within guidelines, knowing when to refer to a
qualified psychologist for clinical decisions and guidance.
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This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Jul 2024
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