CBT Psychotherapist/ Psychologist

Job overview

We have an opportunity for an AHP Apprentice Lead, as part of the AHP Leadership team to support the AHP Practice Development and Education Lead and AHP Practice Placement Facilitator.

The role will offer you a varied and wide-ranging professional development opportunity in education and Allied Health Profession apprentice learning.

The post will involve the coordination and monitoring of the learning experiences of level 3 AHP apprentices, OT Degree Apprentices, and Peer Apprentices. Working with universities within the region and beyond, the focus of the role is to ensure quality apprentice experiences for allied health professionals including Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Paramedic, and Prosthetics.

Main duties of the job

KEY RESULT AREAS:
• Lead on the growth of AHP Apprenticeship programmes.
• Streamline the AHP Apprentice recruitment pathways. 
• Co-ordinate and provide on-site support, educational input and developmental activities for teams, work-based mentors and AHP Apprentices.
• Working collaboratively with the AHP Practice Development and Education Lead and AHP Practice Placement Facilitator providing support in the AHP Practice Education Team as required; reporting to the AHP Leadership team.
• Working in partnership with Universities/Colleges to develop, co-ordinate, evaluate and support the implementation of education programmes with providers.
• Lead on the development of work-based mentors.

The right person for this role is required to work independently, have high levels of digital literacy, manage their workload autonomously, and be involved in decision-making.

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.