Assistant Psychologist for Initial Interventions | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 02 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 per annum (plus HCA allowance) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2026 |
| Location: | Dartford, DA1 2DR |
| Company: | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7840037/380-NK266 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to employ an Assistant Psychologists to deliver the Clinical Care Pathways in KMMH's North Kent Directorate on a 5-month fixed contract until September 30th 2026. Intent on bringing innovative ideas into practice, ‘Initial Interventions’ is an evidence-based clinical interventions delivered across Dartford MHT services but the new posts will be expected to deliver this Initial Intervention for the population in Dartford secondary care and in Mental Health Together.
With a focus on psychologically informed interventions, these roles play a significant part in delivering a brief manualized intervention known as ‘Initial Interventions' under the supervision of qualified psychological practitioners.
You will be part of a dedicated community mental health team delivering ii and will have focused clinical supervision from an experienced psychological practitioner and be managed by MHT senior practitioner. You will have plenty of scope and backing to develop your own clinical practice with a chance to input into ii research and evaluation.
You will be working closely with a group of 3 Assistant Psychologists in the DGS, North Kent Directorate . You will be expected to work on your own and deliver Initial Interventions in both individual and group formats, for which you will receive training and weekly supervision, and also offer structured assessments using Dialog Plus.
To participate in the provision of direct clinical work through the delivery of manualized psychologically informed structured interventions as part of Psychological Services to adults with mental health difficulties within the community & recovery service line of Kent & Medway Mental Health Trust.
In particular:
• To deliver ‘initial interventions’ to people accessing adult mental health services as part of the Clinical Care Pathways in the MHT service. 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 and MHT manager.
• To undertake clinical 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 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.
• 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-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 provide psychological guidance and support to carers and families of service users under the clinical supervision of a qualified psychologist.
• To use initiative and act independently within guidelines, knowing when to refer to a qualified psychologist for clinical decisions and guidance.
What is High Cost Area Allowance?
The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.
As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.
As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month. 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,258 and a maximum payment of £2,121. (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly).
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Apr 2026
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