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Clinical Associate Psychologist

Employer
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Location
Ramsgate
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 per annum
Closing date
11 Nov 2024
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Profession
Mental health, Psychologist
Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
A CAP is a semi-autonomous psychological practitioner working under the direct supervision of an experienced and HCPC registered clinical psychologist, delivering treatment within their scope of practice. CAPs are scientist-practitioners who utilise psychological knowledge, research and theory to reduce psychological distress and enhance psychological wellbeing in the clients they work with. The post holder will be responsible for assisting in providing highly specialist psychology services to adults with complex psychosis with co-morbid conditions (e.g. ASD, substance misuse) and their families

We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Associate Psychologist to work within the community rehabilitation service in East Kent. Everyone in the team is committed and passionate with a strong, shared values base: placing the person with psychosis and their family at the centre of care.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work semi-autonomously alongside community rehabilitation multi-disciplinary colleagues. The role will involve provision of individual & manualised group psychological therapy, positive behaviour support, and delivering training. The role also involves service evaluation and audits. The post holder will work in collaboration with MDT colleagues, service users, carers, community services and partner organisations towards the overall provision of evidence based, cost effective, direct and indirect person centred interventions.

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 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Achieved qualification as a CAP


Desirable

  • Other training


Experience

Essential

  • Transferable clinical experience to working with people with psychosis
  • group experience


Desirable

  • Experience working with people with co-morbid conditions (ASD, substance misuse)


Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

The Beacon

Manston Road

Ramsgate

CT12 6NT

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