Senior CBT Psychotherapist/Psychologist | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 17 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 December 2025 |
| Location: | Canterbury, CT1 1TD |
| Company: | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7584262/380-EK364 |
Summary
Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.
This fantastic opportunity is for aSenior Psychologist/CBT Psychotherapist who will be responsible for the clinical delivery of psychological therapies in the At Risk Mental State (ARMS) pathway that forms part of EIP services in East Kent. This multi-professional team provides comprehensive assessment and formulation for people aged 14 to 35 years who are at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis. Treatment includes CBT for emerging psychosis and co-existing mental health needs; family interventions and carers support, and psycho-social therapeutic interventions that is trauma informed.
The ARMS pathway works collaboratively with other service providers, including ChYPPS, Substance Misuse Services and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) services (Live Well Kent and Medway, MIND) and the 18-25 pathway for young people. This not only allows quick, easy access to treatment but also enhances support for the delivery of the psychosocial offer to young people in schools, colleges, universities and local communities.
The successful candidate will be responsible for offering high quality assessment and intervention (including CBT/CBTp and family interventions) and key working/lead HCP support to young people with complex presentations entering the service. You will line manage and offer clinical supervision on psychological work to other practitioners.
Consultation, risk formulation, safety planning, facilitating reflective practice, linking with partners and teaching staff in the multi-disciplinary team will also be an expectation.
You will have high quality support from psychology leads who are passionate about psychosis services in Kent & Medway.
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
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 2010).
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification.
This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025
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