Mental Health Specialist

5 days ago


Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Title: Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our team at NELFT NHS Foundation Trust. As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for leading, developing, implementing and evaluating the clinical model for the Vanguard Violence Reduction Project (VRP).

Main Responsibilities:
- Building capacity in partnership community organisations through delivery of training, workshops and reflective practice groups.
- Sharing specialist health and child development knowledge with non-health professionals and para-professionals to ensure this knowledge guides practice.
- Joining other professionals and community workers in direct work with young people to facilitate trauma-informed mental health formulations and access to statutory services as needed.

Person Specification:
- Post-graduate doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology.
- Professional registration with the appropriate body (e.g. HCPC).

Training Requirements:
- Additional specialist post-graduate training relevant to the population (e.g. CBTp, CBT for PTSD, CAT, DBT, MBT, substance misuse, Motivational Interviewing, etc.).
- Additional specialist training in trauma-focused interventions (e.g. Narrative Exposure Therapy, EMDR, Substance misuse, trauma).

Experience Requirements:
- Experience of working with adolescents and families where there are high levels of risk and complexity.
- Substantial post-qualification experience of supervising other staff, psychologists, and other professions.
- Extensive knowledge and experience working with safeguarding issues, issues concerning forensic risk, and highly complex mental health problems.
- Experience of working in a multicultural context.

Salary Information:
The salary for this role is approximately £45,000 - £55,000 per annum, depending on experience.

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