Assistant Psychologist | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 13 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 March 2026 |
| Location: | Maidstone, ME16 9PH |
| Company: | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7789670/380-AC0778 |
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.
Are you looking to develop your clinical skills within a supportive, multidisciplinary team?
We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Assistant Psychologist to join our in-patient mental health ward for a 12-month fixed-term post.
The post holder will be involved in running psychological groups and brief individual interventions for patients.
All clinical duties relating to psychological assessment and intervention are delivered under the FULL clinical oversight and supervision of a qualified psychologist, with the qualified psychologist assuming clinical responsibility for the assistant’s case load and working as an integral part of the mental health in-patient ward team.
• To work closely as part of the MDT, part of ward rounds, safety huddles, ward routines, based predominantly on the wards to be able to actively support and work with patients both though structural engagements such as psychology groups, initial interventions and short-term, brief 1:1 therapy sessions to aid discharge and to link patients into resources in the community.
• To also support with the ward environment and help to develop a therapeutic environment and trauma informed practices.
• To implement plans of specialist psychological treatment or management of client’s mental health problems formulated by a qualified psychologist.
• To undertake a range of skills-based or protocol-driven psychological therapeutic interventions, in the light of an ongoing evaluation of the outcomes of the intervention under the clinical supervision
and guidance of a qualified psychologist.
• To provide psychological guidance and support to carers and families of service users under clinical supervision of a qualified psychologist
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.
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This advert closes on Friday 20 Feb 2026
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