Assistant Psychologist for Initial Interventions

We are looking to appoint an Assistant Psychologist on a 6-month fixed-term contract, to join our DGS Mental Health Together teams based IN Dartford.
As an Assistant Psychologist you will be working with adults with mental health difficulties within the Mental Health Together team.
The Team comprises of a multidisciplinary team who deliver high-quality interventions with a range of modalities within NICE guidelines for treating severe and enduring mental illnesses and Complex emotional difficulties
**In particular**:
To participate in the provision of direct clinical work through delivery of a CBT informed treatment called Initial interventions which is delivered by a group of specialist psychological practitioners supervised by psychological therapists. Full training and weekly supervision will be provided.
To deliver ‘initial interventions’ to people accessing adult mental health services as part of the Clinical Care Pathways in the CMHT.
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.
To undertake clinically and service performance related administration, audit and research projects, teaching and service improvement project work under the professional guidance of a qualified psychologist.
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.
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 the 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
Please see the Job Description and Spec for additional responsibilities.
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.