Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- Children and Younger adults Mental Health Services:
- Gradd
- Band 7
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 380-CED020
- Cyflogwr
- Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- 1 The Courtyard
- Tref
- Gillingham
- Cyflog
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 01/07/2026 23:59
Teitl cyflogwr
Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist
Band 7
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Here are some clips of our Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
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Trosolwg o'r swydd
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Medway Children and Young Persons Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) in the Directorate.
This post would suit someone who has a genuine interest in working therapeutically with this varied and rewarding client group. An understanding of and ability to work with Children and Young People with severe and complex mental health difficulties is essential.
We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
This is a varied and busy post, which will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop invaluable skills, both clinically and organisationally. We look forward to welcoming you to the team.
Whilst driving is not essential for this role, it is desirable as there will be travel required in the Community.
We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
- To be responsible for the systematic provision of a range of evidence-based psychological interventions to Children and Young People with severe and enduring mental health difficulties referred by the Mental Health teams within the locality.
- To undertake high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect(consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist psychology interventions within the service and taking substantial professional responsibility and exercising autonomous judgement in their professional practice.
- To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development relevant to the service area.
- To be regularly responsible for providing and contributing to training placements for trainee clinical/counselling psychologists and for providing professional support and line-management to basic/senior psychologists in this specialism
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s working well together.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
Manyleb y person
Knowledge and Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to analyse and manage complex multi-factorial clinical information from a range of sources integrating it into a formulation utilising a variety of psychological perspectives
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health.
- Ability to organise own workload effectively, prioritising a complex range of tasks and responsibilities to meet agreed deadlines.
Qualifications and Registrations
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Post Graduate Qualification in Counselling or Family Therapy or Clinical Psychology or equivalent Psychotherapy Training
- To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, AFT, ACP)
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working in CAMHS
- Experience of working in range of mental health settings with a range of levels of disability and full range of age groups
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Victoria Yard
- Teitl y swydd
- Integrated Team Manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0300 300 1989
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