Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist / Psychotherapist

It's an exciting time to join us. KMPT has been rated Outstanding for Caring and Good overall in our most recent CQC inspection. KMPT is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all., You will have the opportunity to be involved in providing assessment and treatment (individual and group), participating in multidisciplinary staff development and supervision, enhancing the provision of psychological therapies for adult mental health, service development and evaluation, and taking part in a monthly program of continuing professional development.
As part of your role, you will have a role in supervising established interventions within the Transformation pathways delivering interventions to MHT and MHT+. Training and supervision will be available. Management experience is also available for interested candidates with opportunities to develop leadership competencies and skills.

Working for our organisation
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.
What is High Cost Area Allowance?
The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.
As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.
5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,192 per year and a maximum payment of £2,011 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly)

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

We are looking for a part-time enthusiastic and committed senior clinical/counselling psychologist or psychotherapist to perform at a band 8a, to join our well-established and dynamic service in adult mental health for people who live in Dartford, Gravesend, and Swanley, in Kent. Working 33.75 hours a week.
The post holder will be based at Arndale House within a Psychological Therapies service which includes psychological clinicians of several disciplines and trainees. The DGS Secondary Care Psychological Therapies service is situated within the Swale Community Mental Health Together Plus team and we provide a comprehensive service to adults with complex and longstanding mental health conditions and emotional difficulties.
Here are some clips of our KMPT staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us.
Working at KMPT (youtube.com)