Assistant Psychologist for Initial Interventions

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

The closing date is 12 December 2024

Job summary

We are looking to appoint an Assistant Psychologists on 6-month fixed-term contracts, working with adults with mental healthdifficulties within the South West Kent Mental Health Together team.

The Team comprises of a multidisciplinary team that 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 the 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.

Main duties of the job

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 experiencedPsychological 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.

About us

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 dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Date posted

28 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-WK0212-B

Job locations

Highlands House

Tunbridge Wells

TN1 2JN

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.
To undertake training in the delivery of the CBT-informed intervention known as InitialInterventions delivered by a group of specialist psychological practitioners.
To provide psychological guidance and support to carers and families of service users underclinical supervision of a qualified psychologist.
To use initiative and act independently within guidelines, knowing when to refer to aqualified psychologist for clinical decisions and guidance.See job specification for more details

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.
To undertake training in the delivery of the CBT-informed intervention known as InitialInterventions delivered by a group of specialist psychological practitioners.
To provide psychological guidance and support to carers and families of service users underclinical supervision of a qualified psychologist.
To use initiative and act independently within guidelines, knowing when to refer to aqualified psychologist for clinical decisions and guidance.See job specification for more details

Person Specification

Training qualifications

Essential

Upper 2nd class honours degree or higher in psychology
Entitlement to graduate membership to BPS

Desirable

Paid or voluntary work with people with mental health problems or and other difficulties
Further training in relevant areas

Good communication skills

Essential

ability to communicate in settings where atmosphere may be highly emotive

Desirable

previous experience of working with complex emotional difficulties

Person Specification

Training qualifications

Essential

Upper 2nd class honours degree or higher in psychology
Entitlement to graduate membership to BPS

Desirable

Paid or voluntary work with people with mental health problems or and other difficulties
Further training in relevant areas

Good communication skills

Essential

ability to communicate in settings where atmosphere may be highly emotive

Desirable

previous experience of working with complex emotional difficulties

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.