Assistant Psychologist

1 week ago

Dartford, United Kingdom Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust Full time

The role will involve 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. To be responsible for supporting and enhancing the provision of Specialist Psychological Services to clients with complex, severe and enduring mental health difficulties entering the Acute psychiatric Services in the area under the professional guidance of a qualified psychologist. To undertake structured assessment and therapeutic psychological interventions in these services to a level appropriate to the post holders skill using own independent initiative within guidelines provided by a qualified psychologist. To undertake clinically related administration, audit and research projects, teaching and service improvement project work under the professional guidance of a qualified psychologist.
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.
Formulate implement and review person centred care plans including the psychological treatment and management of the service user’s problems working closely with the service users and senior staff.
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 in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
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.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
Please see below for the attached document for the detailed vacancy's description and person specification.
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 the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.
The salary listed is inclusive of the High-Cost Area Allowance.

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