Job summary
- Main area
- Early Intervention in Psychosis
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 380-NK052-E
- Employer
- Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Britton House
- Town
- Gillingham
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
CBT Psychotherapist / Psychologist
Band 7
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
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Job overview
Are you a qualified CBT Psychotherapist or Psychologist looking for your next challenge? Do you want to work for a supportive, friendly employer who supports work/life balance?
This is an exciting opportunity for a CBT therapist or Psychologist to join the North Kent (Dartford & Medway) team as it continues to expand and offer innovative interventions.
You will be responsible for offering high-quality CBT and family interventions across the KMPT EIP teams. Case consultation and joint work with staff in the multi-disciplinary team will also be an expectation.
You will have plenty of scope and support to develop your own practice, whilst providing a highly professional service to people with psychosis and to their families.
Main duties of the job
To participate in the provision of psychological services to people aged 14+ years with a first/recent experience of psychosis and to their families within the localities served by Kent & Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. In particular:
- To be responsible for the systematic provision of Psychological therapies and interventions
- To undertake high quality direct and indirect specialist NICE compliant interventions
- To strengthen the MDT's therapeutic capacity & work effectively with teams.
Essential Qualifications and Experience
Candidates must hold a postgraduate Qualification in CBT/Psychology, hold BABCP/HCPC registration, and have experience of working with people with mental health problems.
The Service
The Early Intervention for Psychosis Service is a well-respected and well-established multi-disciplinary service with a reputation for excellence. The EIP psychological therapies staff are integrated within EIPS and committed to providing support, excellent supervision and to developing its staff.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Psychologist or CBT therapist to join the team as it continues to expand and offer innovative interventions.
KMPT | Our Services - Early Intervention for Psychosis (West Kent and Medway)
KMPT | Our Services - Early Intervention for Psychosis (East Kent)
Working for our organisation
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 across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Postgraduate Qualification in CBTp/ Psychology
- BABCP registration/HCPC
- additional training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Years of Experience
- Experience in EIP/AMH/Severe MH problems
- Experience in CBT/CBTp
- Experience in MDT working
- Experience in groupwork/familywork
- Written communication
- Knowledge of recovery, social inclusion and EIP policies
- audit, service evaluation & research
Desirable criteria
- Experiences in CHYPPS
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Meena McGill
- Job title
- Lead for Psychological Practice
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07535654988
- Additional information
For service information:
Collette Chamberlain (General Manager): 07766 726272
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Eastern & Coastal Area Offices
Littlebourne Road
Canterbury
CT1 1AZ
- Telephone
- 01227 230855 | ext. 730855
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