Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist Maidstone

We are a well-established Psychological Therapies Team that values collaboration, innovation, and compassionate care. We are committed to creating an environment where clinicians feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We are seeking a motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist to join our team at Band 7. If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference in people's lives we would love to hear from you.

Our team consists of Clinical Psychologists, Psychotherapists, and Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (MHWP) providing evidence-based psychological care. We work in close partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring the best possible outcomes for our clients, their families, carers, and wider support networks.

We are proud to provide a broad range of specialist psychological therapies, including:

• Mentalisation-Based Treatment (MBT)
• Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)
• EMDR
• Art Psychotherapy
• Systemic Family Therapy
• Couples Therapy
• CBT

We are committed to providing excellent supervision:

• Weekly team-based supervision alternating with reflective practice and peer supervision.
• External group supervision monthly.
• A collaborative culture where learning and curiosity are actively encouraged.
• Strong peer support from experienced psychological therapy professionals.

Main duties of the job include providing assessment and treatment (individual and group), participating in multidisciplinary staff development and supervision, enhancing the provision of psychological therapies for adult mental health, especially for clients and their families impacted by complex emotional difficulties and severe and enduring mental illness including psychosis. As a key member of the team, you will provide psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for adults experiencing a range of complex mental health difficulties. You will have opportunities to contribute to service development, consultation, teaching, and the continued growth of psychologically informed practice across the service.

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.

About us: 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.

Job responsibilities: The post holders will be based at Albion Place Psychological Therapies service which includes psychological clinicians of several disciplines. The West Psychological Therapies service works closely and in collaboration with the Community Mental Health team as integrated services to provide a comprehensive service to adults with complex and longstanding mental health conditions and emotional difficulties.

Psychologist Requirements:

• HCPC-registered Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or BPS accredited).

Psychotherapist Requirements:

• Masters-level (or equivalent) training in a recognised psychotherapeutic modality.
• Full accreditation/registration with UKCP, BABCP, BPC, or BACP (Level C).
• Core profession registration and specialist clinical training.

Please see job description for further information.

Person Specification:

Experience & Training, Qualifications and Registration:

• Essential: Achieved Qualifications, Training and Registrations as per the Job Description.
• Desirable: Experience of group work; Experience of working with clients with mental health difficulties.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Essential: Able to work autonomously and manage caseload, while contributing positively to team objectives.

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.