Clinical Psychologist - Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom - Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Description

Main area Forensic & Specialist Services - Perinatal Mental Health Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (Flexible work patterns available between the hours of 9am – 5pm) Job ref 380-FR0350-E
Site Rosewood MBU, Darford Town Dartford Salary £52,963 - £59,360 per annum pro rata including HCAS% Salary period Yearly Closing 01/05/2024 23:59
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range ofongoing benefitsto our valued workforce across the Trust.

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.

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.

Kent & Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is a specialist mental health trust situated within the pleasant surroundings and open countryside of Kent.

We are seeking to recruit a part time (30hrs a week) highly experienced Senior Clinical Psychologist to join our multi professional team working within the specialist Perinatal Rosewood Mother and Baby unit (MBU) located in Dartford.

The successful candidate must be committed to the development and clinical leadership of Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Services

The successful candidate will have a good honours degree in Psychology and a Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS/ HCPC.

You will also have leadership experience and possess excellent knowledge, skills, experience and expertise in the provision of acute or perinatal mental health inpatient care.

To be responsible for the systematic provision of Specialist Clinical Psychological Services to mothers with acute perinatal mental health difficulties admitted to the Rosewood mother and baby unit (MBU).

To undertake high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist psychology interventions within the MBU 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 activities relevant to the MBU.

To be regularly responsible for providing training placements for trainee clinical psychologists in this specialism.

To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team in the MBU, liaising closely with the Perinatal Service Manager, Ward Manager, Consultant Psychiatrist and other team members.

To work as a member of the MBU and liaise with other members for co-ordination and support.

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.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.

Delivering specialist psychological assessment, therapy, advice, supervision and consultation as required

The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures.

Psychological services in the Trust consist of about 200 members of staff, and are highly respected by clinicians and managers within the organisation and beyond.

Excellent academic and training links exist with Salomons Centre, Canterbury Christ Church University College. Provision of CPD is good and strong professional development structures are in place. You will have opportunities for collaboration on research and service evaluation projects within the Service.

Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the BPS / Formal training in CBT such as a Post graduate Diploma/Masters in CBT / Formal postgraduate level training in psychological theory and practice, including specifically models of psychopathology, models of psychological therapy and lifespan development.

Candidates must also be registered with one of the following professional bodies:


HCPC:
Health and Care Professions Council /


AFT:
Association of Family Therapists and Systemic Practitioners /


BACP:
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (inc. EMDR and/or TF - CBT) /


BABCP:
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies / EMDR Association UK (with professional body / accreditation)
Experience of minimum of 50 hours specialist clinical supervision in Perinatal Mental Health
Clinical supervision training for supervision of Doctoral trainees on placement
Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books


PLEASE NOTE:

If role is patient-facing, candidates will be required to meet any government requirements for Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of deployment to be appointed.

A full course of the Covid-19 vaccination (or where applicable a valid exemption) may be required to be evidenced prior to receiving an unconditional job offer.

6% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
27 days for full time or pro rata if part time
After 5 years NHS service
29 days full time or pro rata if part time
After 10 years NHS service
33 days full time or pro rata if part time
Plus bank holidays, that's up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off
Medical staffs have national Terms and Conditions.
Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.
Recommend a friend campaign If you already work for us you could refer a friend from outside of the Trust to any of the roles below and you can receive £1000 if they are successfully recruited; Nursing staff - RMN RGN RNLD - Band 5 and 6, Medical Doctors, Clinical Psychologist and Allied Health Professionals,
Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help.
Statutory and occupational maternity, paternity or adoption leave Dependant on length of NHS service
Other paid/unpaid leave This can be for Jury Service, Reserved Armed Forces, etc. This is paid outside of annual leave.
Non paid leave for career breaks
Staff Support KMPT offers a face to face counselling service for any issues not just work related problems.

NHS discounts and shopping vouchers Staff can sign up for Red Guava, PS discounts and Health Service Discounts to receive a variety of discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc.

Learning and Development opportunities In addition to the mandatory subjects there are a number of leadership, management and staff topic areas, including coaching and mentoring.

KMPT is committed to supporting all new staff and this includes a comprehensive Induction programme. The programme's duration depends on role and can be from 2 days to 4 weeks (not always consecutive days).

The Induction programme will provide an excellent opportunity for new staff to meet and engage with KMPT's subject specialists and include the required training.

The programme may involve some travel to the various training venues across Kent and Medway, the main ones being Canterbury, Maidstone and Dartford.

New starter bonus At the Trust we really value our nurses and the skills they bring.

To recognise this we offer a New Hire Bonus of £1200 pro rata for band 5 and 6 nursing staff.

Staff Network Forums A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMPT values and promote equality and diversity.

Lease car scheme Cycle to work scheme The list goes on
Probation Period .

New employees external to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are subject to a six month probationary period.

To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check .
Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
We take pride in our services – which are underpinned by our Trust values :
Working together - We work together to make a difference for our service users.
Innovation - We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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